HDMI inputs: TV vs. Receiver?

[jlm86]

Q. ROKU, FireTV, NVShield, BluRay Player HDMI

: whether to continue to use AVR as primary HDM inputs, switching etc.as has been done for long time.
OR, Use newer 4K TVs' HDMI inputs, that have all the various upscaling built in now.

Thank you

 

[Mark E. Long]

Q. ROKU, FireTV, NVShield, BluRay Player HDMI

: whether to continue to use AVR as primary HDM inputs, switching etc.as has been done for long time.
OR, Use newer 4K TVs' HDMI inputs, that have all the various upscaling built in now.

Thank you

Does your AVR have 4 k pass threw ? I might be wrong but if it passes it threw to the tv it will still upscale I’d think . But there’s other guys way more knowledgeable about this than myself .

 

[lovinthehd]

I never use video processing in my avrs, my tv is more capable and its not even 4k....I'd use all sources via avr and video via a pass thru so I still get superior audio switching at least.

 

[WaynePflughaupt]

My understanding is that connecting all components to the TV and then sending audio to the AVR, you will not get Dolby Digital or DTS sound. Surround sound will be limited to Dolby Pro Logic.

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt

 

[lovinthehd]

My understanding is that connecting all components to the TV and then sending audio to the AVR, you will not get Dolby Digital or DTS sound. Surround sound will be limited to Dolby Pro Logic.

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt

FWIW Dolby Pro Logic is a sound mode on an avr to upmix to multi-ch with. Dolby Digital and DTS are lossy multi-ch codecs that current ARC/optical connections can pass, they can't pass lossless codecs like Dolby TrueHD or DTS HDMA or above. Altho HDMI 2.1 ARC will be able to pass the lossless codecs, if the tv is capable.

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

I would keep going through the AVR. Use the video pass through and the tv will still upscale. Same thoughts as HD. I never use video processing in my AVR’s and I NEVER send audio through my tv.

 

[enrique chavarry]

I have allways gone thru reciever even before passthru. Never used arc/earc either.Allways heard arc very finicky

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

I have allways gone thru reciever even before passthru. Never used arc/earc either.Allways heard arc very finicky

Yes. Imo, NO reason to use eARC. Too fussy, and Ime takes away from the equation, save for possibly convenience.

 

[Trebdp83]

ARC is a mess. eARC makes it less so in that you do not have to activate HDMI-CEC to get audio return as you do with ARC. So, devices connected directly to the TV can have their audio sent unchanged to the AVR via eARC provided the TV and AVR are both capable of the feature. If one is using their Smart TV apps and does not have other streaming devices, audio return via ARC/eARC makes sense so that their audio is not down mixed via the optical output since some apps are streaming in DD+/Atmos. But, ARC/eARC and Optical will not always get you DD 5.1 if the TV app only sends DD 2.0. With TVs dropping DTS, I do not think the TV will pass a DTS track along to the AVR from an external device. I use ARC but am having more issues with it lately. Still, it is nice to use the TV remote control for everything via HDMI-CEC in combination with its universal remote control function and have it switch the AVR to the proper input when I want to watch another device. I think many people find there aren't enough HDMI inputs on their TV for all of their devices and many new TVs use composite break out connectors for older analog devices. To each his own. Read those manuals and make sure the way you want to hook things up gets you the picture, sound and convenience you desire.