HDMI cable question.

[psbfan9]

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

 

[jostenmeat]

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

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]

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

 

[Nestor]

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

Do you mean "audio input" to the TV? Can you clarify what you are trying to do?

 

[psbfan9]

Do you mean "audio input" to the TV? Can you clarify what you are trying to do?

I'm trying to get audio through the my HT setup and not use the speakers on the tv.

 

[Pyrrho]

I'm trying to get audio through the my HT setup and not use the speakers on the tv.

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]

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

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]

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.

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

 

[jostenmeat]

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

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.