HDMI and Optical Audio Question - HELP!

[TimZ55]

Hey guys - I recently bought a Yamaha dvd player with upconvert. It doesn't have an Optical Audio Output, but my plasma (Pioneer 5060HD) does. I figured I'd be able to run the HDMI from the new dvd player into the plasma, then run the optical Audio out into my 7.1 surround receiver. It's just not working. I've screwed with all the settings and everything, but it still doesn't work. The video looks great, but I'm not getting any audio to my receiver. What can I do? Thanks for any help!

Tim

 

[jake5717]

No audio at all? My Panasonic has optical out but will only pass stereo.

 

[Pwner_2130]

What are you using for a receiver? Many have assignable inputs designed for using different types of input. Make sure your DVD input is assigned to Optical input not HDMI or COAX or Analog. If this doesn't solve your problem, there is something wrong with your TV, or maybe your TV just doesn't have the ability to convert HDMI to optical

 

[TimZ55]

Yeah none at all. I could use the Coax audio out. I always thought that Optical was far superior to Coaxil though. Is this true?

Thanks

 

[BMXTRIX]

Typically the digital audio output from a TV is when the TV has a built in NTSC/ATSC tuner for feeding to a A/V receiver. It is not a conversion/passthru device for all your other gear.

I'm guessing that you do have a S/PDIF digital output on your DVD player... why not use that? You can use a S/PDIF to optical converter which can be had for about 20 bucks from Monoprice.com

Yamaha has two models that appear not to have Toslink outputs... Both very similar...
http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/productdetail.html?CNTID=451774&CTID=5001800&RLTID=1504&DETYP=RELATION

 

[obscbyclouds]

Yeah none at all. I could use the Coax audio out. I always thought that Optical was far superior to Coaxil though. Is this true?

Thanks

They are both digital signals and as such, should sound identical (barring any ground loops or shoddy connectors). In fact, a lot of people prefer coax because the cables themselves are cheaper, and it seems to have a more secure connector.

 

[whitestone]

They are both digital signals and as such, should sound identical (barring any ground loops or shoddy connectors). In fact, a lot of people prefer coax because the cables themselves are cheaper, and it seems to have a more secure connector.

Now I know I wondered about that, thanks.