switching between cable & roku with denon avr-3000

[MJ5ELRB]

i have a denon avr-3000 with a roku connected and a samsung blu-ray just using basic internet via cable company. they raised the monthly bill and its cheaper to get "cable & internet" now for at least a year.

do i need to get something like a kinivo hdmi switch or can this Denon avr do the switching. i don't get a "cable box" with the new subscription, trying to figure out how to switch between the services.

 

[markw]

If you don't get a cable box, how/where do you connect the cable and select channels?

 

[highfigh]

i have a denon avr-3000 with a roku connected and a samsung blu-ray just using basic internet via cable company. they raised the monthly bill and its cheaper to get "cable & internet" now for at least a year.

do i need to get something like a kinivo hdmi switch or can this Denon avr do the switching. i don't get a "cable box" with the new subscription, trying to figure out how to switch between the services.

If this is the current model AVR-X3000, how many of the six HDMI inputs are being used?

 

[MJ5ELRB]

If this is the current model AVR-X3000, how many of the six HDMI inputs are being used?

3 used & 3 unused:

1 CBL/SAT .......>Roku
2 DVD .............>unused
3 Blu-ray .........>Samsug Blu-ray
4 Game ...........>xbox
5 Media Player ..>unused
6 CD ...............>unused

 

[MJ5ELRB]

If you don't get a cable box, how/where do you connect the cable and select channels?

embarasing, but its been so long in years since i have had a cable box, just using internet, not sure i can wrap my head around answering your pertinent question.

currently, i have the typical motorola surf modem for internet access. i had thought the sales rep with cox said i didn't need a cable box with basic cable service, hook up the tv and then scan channels. may be she and i mis-communicated the new cable package and i need that cable box with hdmi out?

 

[highfigh]

embarasing, but its been so long in years since i have had a cable box, just using internet, not sure i can wrap my head around answering your pertinent question.

currently, i have the typical motorola surf modem for internet access. i had thought the sales rep with cox said i didn't need a cable box with basic cable service, hook up the tv and then scan channels. may be she and i mis-communicated the new cable package and i need that cable box with hdmi out?

If the TV is a recent model (the last few years), it may have an optical output jack, or one of the HDMI jacks may have 'ARC' near the input number. In either case, you would need to connect the cable feed to the TV and do a channel scan and send the audio to the AVR in one of two ways- use an optical link to get the sound from the TV to the AVR OR use ARC (Audio Return Channel) and select that option in the TV and AVR menu.

It may be as simple as moving the HDMI cable to the ARC jack on the TV (if that isn't already the case) and then, set up the input for the AVR.

Many cable providers are eliminating their basic cable without a box, so get ready for them to tell you that changes are coming.

 

[markw]

embarasing, but its been so long in years since i have had a cable box, just using internet, not sure i can wrap my head around answering your pertinent question.

currently, i have the typical motorola surf modem for internet access. i had thought the sales rep with cox said i didn't need a cable box with basic cable service, hook up the tv and then scan channels. may be she and i mis-communicated the new cable package and i need that cable box with hdmi out?

Fair enough. In the past, before digital cable transmission became the norm, one could do as you say: Simply connect the "F" connector from the wall to your TV's ANTENNA input and it'll pick up the channels and use the TV as your tuner.

Maybe your company still works that way. I'd be surprised but it's easy enough to try and cost nothing. You've got nothing to lose and that would be great. again, I would be surprised, though since both my cable providers, both in Jersey and in Texas, require a cable box.

If it works, you would simply set your TV's input to "Antenna".