psbfan9 Audioholic Samurai Dec 29, 2010 2,790 0 113 Jan 6, 2011 #1 If I use an HDMI cable from my Blu ray out to my receiver in, do I need to use an HDMI from the receiver to the TV? I, uh, um, I still have a *cough* tube tv with no HDMI connection. Thanks. Barry
If I use an HDMI cable from my Blu ray out to my receiver in, do I need to use an HDMI from the receiver to the TV? I, uh, um, I still have a *cough* tube tv with no HDMI connection. Thanks. Barry
J jostenmeat Audioholic Spartan Feb 26, 2007 6,789 0 0 Jan 6, 2011 #2 psbfan9 said: If I use an HDMI cable from my Blu ray out to my receiver in, do I need to use an HDMI from the receiver to the TV? I, uh, um, I still have a *cough* tube tv with no HDMI connection. Thanks. Barry Click to expand... No. Send component video directly from bluray player to TV. Keep the HDMI for lossless audio while maintaining the most flexibility with bass mgmt and post-processing. Reactions: zumbo and psbfan9
psbfan9 said: If I use an HDMI cable from my Blu ray out to my receiver in, do I need to use an HDMI from the receiver to the TV? I, uh, um, I still have a *cough* tube tv with no HDMI connection. Thanks. Barry Click to expand... No. Send component video directly from bluray player to TV. Keep the HDMI for lossless audio while maintaining the most flexibility with bass mgmt and post-processing.
psbfan9 Audioholic Samurai Dec 29, 2010 2,790 0 113 Jan 22, 2011 #3 Trying to hook up an Lg 47ld650 lcd tv. There is no HDMI output on the tv. There is only an optical out for sound. I called LG they said to connect the HDMI from cable box directly into my receiver. I have heard for 'video nirvana' the best thing to is connect directly to the display. I do have an optical line I can use, but I'm unsure of what to do here. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Barry
Trying to hook up an Lg 47ld650 lcd tv. There is no HDMI output on the tv. There is only an optical out for sound. I called LG they said to connect the HDMI from cable box directly into my receiver. I have heard for 'video nirvana' the best thing to is connect directly to the display. I do have an optical line I can use, but I'm unsure of what to do here. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Barry
N Nestor Senior Audioholic Dec 14, 2006 636 0 43 Small Town Ontario, Canada Jan 22, 2011 #4 psbfan9 said: Trying to hook up an Lg 47ld650 lcd tv. There is no HDMI output on the tv. There is only an optical out for sound. I called LG they said to connect the HDMI from cable box directly into my receiver. I have heard for 'video nirvana' the best thing to is connect directly to the display. I do have an optical line I can use, but I'm unsure of what to do here. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Barry Click to expand... Do you mean "audio input" to the TV? Can you clarify what you are trying to do? Reactions: psbfan9
psbfan9 said: Trying to hook up an Lg 47ld650 lcd tv. There is no HDMI output on the tv. There is only an optical out for sound. I called LG they said to connect the HDMI from cable box directly into my receiver. I have heard for 'video nirvana' the best thing to is connect directly to the display. I do have an optical line I can use, but I'm unsure of what to do here. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Barry Click to expand... Do you mean "audio input" to the TV? Can you clarify what you are trying to do?
psbfan9 Audioholic Samurai Dec 29, 2010 2,790 0 113 Jan 22, 2011 #5 Nestor said: Do you mean "audio input" to the TV? Can you clarify what you are trying to do? Click to expand... I'm trying to get audio through the my HT setup and not use the speakers on the tv.
Nestor said: Do you mean "audio input" to the TV? Can you clarify what you are trying to do? Click to expand... I'm trying to get audio through the my HT setup and not use the speakers on the tv.
Pyrrho Audioholic Ninja Aug 30, 2005 3,723 0 113 Jan 22, 2011 #6 psbfan9 said: I'm trying to get audio through the my HT setup and not use the speakers on the tv. Click to expand... When watching the built-in tuner for the TV, use its digital audio output to send the audio to your receiver. For everything else, hook up directly to the receiver for the sound. Reactions: psbfan9
psbfan9 said: I'm trying to get audio through the my HT setup and not use the speakers on the tv. Click to expand... When watching the built-in tuner for the TV, use its digital audio output to send the audio to your receiver. For everything else, hook up directly to the receiver for the sound.
Pyrrho Audioholic Ninja Aug 30, 2005 3,723 0 113 Jan 22, 2011 #7 psbfan9 said: Trying to hook up an Lg 47ld650 lcd tv. There is no HDMI output on the tv. There is only an optical out for sound. I called LG they said to connect the HDMI from cable box directly into my receiver. I have heard for 'video nirvana' the best thing to is connect directly to the display. I do have an optical line I can use, but I'm unsure of what to do here. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Barry Click to expand... Do what LG told you to do. And whatever your source of the nonsense about "video nirvana" from directly connecting to the TV, don't listen to them anymore, as they are telling you bullshit. Reactions: psbfan9
psbfan9 said: Trying to hook up an Lg 47ld650 lcd tv. There is no HDMI output on the tv. There is only an optical out for sound. I called LG they said to connect the HDMI from cable box directly into my receiver. I have heard for 'video nirvana' the best thing to is connect directly to the display. I do have an optical line I can use, but I'm unsure of what to do here. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Barry Click to expand... Do what LG told you to do. And whatever your source of the nonsense about "video nirvana" from directly connecting to the TV, don't listen to them anymore, as they are telling you bullshit.
psbfan9 Audioholic Samurai Dec 29, 2010 2,790 0 113 Jan 22, 2011 #8 Pyrrho said: Do what LG told you to do. And whatever your source of the nonsense about "video nirvana" from directly connecting to the TV, don't listen to them anymore, as they are telling you bullshit. Click to expand... That's the kind of honest response I was hoping for. Thanks Pyrrho!! I will run HDMI through the receiver. Thank you as well Nestor! Barry
Pyrrho said: Do what LG told you to do. And whatever your source of the nonsense about "video nirvana" from directly connecting to the TV, don't listen to them anymore, as they are telling you bullshit. Click to expand... That's the kind of honest response I was hoping for. Thanks Pyrrho!! I will run HDMI through the receiver. Thank you as well Nestor! Barry
J jostenmeat Audioholic Spartan Feb 26, 2007 6,789 0 0 Jan 22, 2011 #9 psbfan9 said: That's the kind of honest response I was hoping for. Thanks Pyrrho!! I will run HDMI through the receiver. Thank you as well Nestor! Barry Click to expand... The only thing you can gain by running HDMI from TV source to receiver is convenience. Otherwise, you do have to buy another HDMI cable (albeit cheap, and the other method requires SPDIF), you might be subject to HDCP handshake issues, you may not have the added flexibility of using TV speakers only if so desired, and you may lose convenience and/or flexibility in having dedicated calibrations per source input. So, when there is absolutely nothing to be gained in performance by running video to the receiver first, I usually don't with a TV. My projector system is different, because of how long the runs are, the associated costs, and the difficulty of fishing it, all the way through the PJ mount. And it's not bullshit that there are audio processors out there will muck up your video. They shouldn't, but some do.
psbfan9 said: That's the kind of honest response I was hoping for. Thanks Pyrrho!! I will run HDMI through the receiver. Thank you as well Nestor! Barry Click to expand... The only thing you can gain by running HDMI from TV source to receiver is convenience. Otherwise, you do have to buy another HDMI cable (albeit cheap, and the other method requires SPDIF), you might be subject to HDCP handshake issues, you may not have the added flexibility of using TV speakers only if so desired, and you may lose convenience and/or flexibility in having dedicated calibrations per source input. So, when there is absolutely nothing to be gained in performance by running video to the receiver first, I usually don't with a TV. My projector system is different, because of how long the runs are, the associated costs, and the difficulty of fishing it, all the way through the PJ mount. And it's not bullshit that there are audio processors out there will muck up your video. They shouldn't, but some do.
