HDMI Connection Question

[Jinen14]

If I connect an HDMI cable out from my satellite receiver to my home theatre receiver, then do I also have to use the optical cable connection (for audio) out from my satellite receiver to my home theatre receiver to get 5.1? I thought that HDMI cable is good for video and audio. Is that correct?

 

[adk highlander]

All you need is the HDMI cable. It will pass both HD video and audio.

 

[Gimpy Ric]

If I connect an HDMI cable out from my satellite receiver to my home theatre receiver, then do I also have to use the optical cable connection (for audio) out from my satellite receiver to my home theatre receiver to get 5.1? I thought that HDMI cable is good for video and audio. Is that correct?

Depends on your receiver, whatcha running? I have my Sat. hooked up video direct to my switcher, and audio to the prepro via Optical In. It decodes EVERYTHING via optical.

 

[Jinen14]

An Onkyo receiver is being used...I don't know the model number though...

So, I took the HDMI cable from the satellite receiver and put it in HDMI1 in the receiver....then I took another HDMI cable out from the Blue Ray player and put it in HDMI2...then I took another HDMI cable OUT from the receiver to the TV...Do I still need to do optical from the DVD player to the receiver or should the HDMI cable take care of that?

The reason why I am asking is because I wasn't able to get 5.1 when I played a DVD...I'm thinking that if I run an optical cable from the DVD player to the receiver, then I should be able to get 5.1...correct?

 

[bandphan]

did you find ot the model of your recv yet?

 

[markw]

Unless your receiver is capable of decoding multi-channel souund from an HDMI feed, which most can't, you'll have to use another digital feed such as optical, coax, or whatever it takes.

Otherwise, you'll get stereo.

 

[joe68]

Hdmi

I found the best way not to miss any audio is to connect any digital connections via optical/comp then set the reciever up to match, that with the HDMI you shouldn't miss a note.

 

[joe68]

Hdmi

woops I ment optical/coax
I also have a question regarding old equipment with no HDMI Denon AVR3000 with a tos 55 rear projection HD ready 1080i both have componant video also HD-DVD player and HD sat both with componant. The question is should I run through my 3300 or straight to the TV? would there be a difference if any?