Display Sound Connection

[hawk14]

I'm about to purchase a Pioneer plasma, and I have been considering hooking it up independent of the prepro, just so I can watch regular tv without having to fire up the entire system. Question is, how do I connect the tv's sound to the prepro when its time to do some movie watching. Also share the pros and cons on this setup. Thanks.

[Biggiesized]

This is just off the top of my head, but if you have a CableCard, maybe you can hook your coaxial cable to the TV for normal viewing and also use an optical out cable to send to the pre-pro for movie watching on movie channels. At least I think it has an optical out...

[bandphan]

This is just off the top of my head, but if you have a CableCard, maybe you can hook your coaxial cable to the TV for normal viewing and also use an optical out cable to send to the pre-pro for movie watching on movie channels. At least I think it has an optical out...
yes pioneer displays use optical out

[ParadigmDawg]

I just run a HDMI directly from the Sat box to the TV and an opt cable from the Sat box to the AVR. I leave the AVR off if I want to use the TV speakers and fire it up if I want awesome sound.

[Biggiesized]

Do you have to mute your television or will turning on the receiver make the set top box correctly divert the audio signal?

[ParadigmDawg]

The TV mutes automatically via the Harmony remote when I use the AVR.Do you have to mute your television or will turning on the receiver make the set top box correctly divert the audio signal?

[hawk14]

Thanks for your reponses guys. I suppose that this setup presents no problems with decoding the various soundfields. Thanks for the responses. I just posted a similar question elsewhere in the forums before seeing these replies. thanks again.

[itschris]

Wait a minute... assume everything is HDMI, if I connect the Cable box to the tv and the tv to the receiver... again all HDMI, would really need to run another cable? So, I just want to watch the TV, without the system on it should be fine, but if I want to watch a movie on HBO and run it in surround sound through the systm, I'm assuming I just switch the audio to the input that the tv is connected to correct? That should be carrying the audio signal (Dolby Digital)from the cable right?

[bandphan]

if using cable card, also there would be a need for audio out. pioneer doesnt hdmi out that im aware of.