HDMI port on TV, Optical ports on Home Theatre
 

Ok so here's my setup:

I have an HDtv with HDMI port and a toslink port
a PS3 with HDMI connection
a home theatre with only 2 toslink ports

I'm wondering if it's possible to plug my ps3 via hdmi to the tv and output the audio from the tv to the home theatre via the optical plugs.

so what i'm trying to say is get the TV to be the middle man off this situation.

You may ask why don't I plug in the ps3 directly to the home theatre, I wish I could, as I use one connection to my 360, and the other directly to the tv already. So I'm out of ports.

I don't want to buy a toslink switch if I don't have to.

Yes it's possible this is what I do in my living room. My xbox + optik tv + ps3 + DVD are hdmi'ed to the tv and all the tv audio output goes through an optic cable into a rotel amp with a 2.1 setup. I think it's pretty common for anyone who has a DVD player + cable box and doesn't want to use the built in speakers. You should be able to select to use the line in for audio on your tv

hi, i have a similar question, i'm kind of new to the home theatre jig.

i have a 1. Blu Ray Player, 2. HD PVR 3. PS3
Currently, the PVR and the PS3 are connected to my TV directly through HDMI, and the Blu Ray player is connected through HDMI from the receiver. Now I have to have the receiver one to watch my Bluray player.

if i were to connect the the blu ray player directly to my TV through HDMI, and have an Optical from my TV to the Receiver, would i be able to turn my receiver on for all 3 things?

thanks guys!

When I worked at the Sony Store - I was always told that the TV doesn't output proper 5.1 through the output Toslink - that it would only output 2 channel. I never read anything to support that - but I could believe it.

I do know that Toslink doesn't support the top audio streams, and that HDMI is the only one that would transmit the best things - but it totally depends on what your receiver is capable of decoding.

Problem solved?
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so should i just connect everything seperately to my receiver ?

If you have a proper receiver with multiple HDMI inputs, and one HDMI output - I would definitely do it that way. Use your receiver as a switch.

Not all receivers have multiple inputs like that though - a lot of basic ones (especially ones with built in DVD/BD players) only have one output, and MAYBE one toslink input.

y would a TV have/need a toslink out? i can't think of situations where I would want/need that. anything digital would come with their own digital-out.

since my lcd tv is very old i only have 1 hdmi port, and my receiver, also very old, has 0 hdmi and 1 toslink in / out. i own both the monoprice hdmi switch and their manual toslink switch, both work very well.

For example - if you have a surround sound system with a built-in blu-ray player - usually it only has one or two analog L/R inputs, plus 1 toslink input. Let's say you have a HD Box, as well as an Xbox. All you need to do is plug in your toslink output from the tv straight into your sound system. That way you still get to use your surround sound system when watching TV or playing on your Xbox, rather than having each of their audio outputs going into a switch, then going into the sound system.

Not the best sound possible, but much easier than having a switch box.

Audio output from TV toslink is only 2.0 stereo. If you are using the built in HD tuner in the TV (not a set top box) then the output from TV toslink can be up to 5.1. Any devices connected to the TV via component/toslink, composite, or HDMI will only output as 2.0 stereo from TV toslink....

This is because the device (pvr, ps3, xbox, etc) auto negotiates with the tv, because the tv only supports 2.0 output the hdmi output will dumb down and will only output 2.0... The tv toslink will repeat this same signal and output stereo
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Short answer, go hdmi from ps3 to tv for video and regular audio. Also go toslink from ps3 to amp for surround sound.
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oh ok. i think it's a good example as to why not to get those htib systems. or to pay attention to the inputs/outputs for future proofing.

Thanks for the replies guys.

my receiver's brand new so it has an unnecessary amount of hdmi inputs,

i decided to connect my PVR to my receiver through optical and my blu ray to my receiver instead of blu ray to tv. and if i REALLY want my ps3 to have surround sound i'll either connect it through the receiver through the HDMI or use an optical cable.


anyone see a flaw in that set up? let me know

thanks!

Don't see any flaws but why not connect all devices via hdmi to the receiver?

... Keep the tv on input hdmi 1 and use the receiver for hdmi switching and much better sound than tv speakers.
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a friend of mine just had the issue where the PVR wasn't handshaking correctly with their receiver, so the quality would get kicked down from what was set on the PVR itself. He ended up sending all the HDMI's straight to the TV, and all the optical audio out's to the receiver. It's a pain to have to change the source on 2 things, but if you have one of those Logitech remotes it wouldn't be a problem.

The best setup will be all your devices connect to the receiver, and your receiver outputs to the TV/projector

the thing is I don't want to have the receiver on when i'm just watching tv, and if i'm watching something like south park or house i don't care about surround sound, it's just when during hockey games or tv movies.


could i connect the PVR through the receiver and still use the tv speakers?

I think it depends on your receiver. I've heard of many receivers being able to pass the audio/video through when it's off.

To me it's not about having surround but added a higher quality and fuller range sound, also the convenience of hdmi switching...

Depending on your receiver you may be able to go pvr to tv over hdmi for audio/video and pvr to receiver over toslink for just audio...

With the different listening scenarios and all of the input switching you may way to invest in a logitech harmony remote. I'm on my third one and I love it, so easy and great for old people and visitors to the house.
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