[mythtv-users] getting surround sound to amp when hdmi goes to TV

jansenj jansenj+myth at gmail.com
Mon Jul 12 17:36:08 UTC 2010


On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 11:46 AM, Brian J. Murrell <brian at interlinx.bc.ca>wrote:

> On Sun, 2010-07-11 at 15:12 -0400, James Orr wrote:
> > My TV (Sony Bravia), has an optical audio out which I feed into the
> > amp.  This is nice because it means I can get 5.1 sound on everything
> > including anything from the TVs tuner, MythTV and my PS3.
>
> Have you tried a device like a DVD or B/R player?  Do you still get 5.1
> on your receiver from one of those, going through the TV?
>
> I have tested a DVD player, and couldn't get it to work.  I don't
understand why they would find it necessary to have the ability to pass 5.1
through the TV, now I have to have a mess of cables, or buy a new amp that
has the hdmi switch built-in, and put all those TV hdmi inputs to waste..how
stupid is that?
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