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| Thread ID: 138585 | 2014-12-20 09:27:00 | HDMI ARC - Sound quality | learning (5137) | PC World Chat |
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| 1390655 | 2014-12-20 09:27:00 | I have a Sony Soundbar and it is connected to my TV via the HDMI ARC output from Soundbar to HDMI ARC input on TV. The sound bar has 2 additional HDMI inputs which I am not using. I have Blu-Ray player, Cable TV connected directly to TV's HDMI inputs. Does this setup downgrade sound quality vs having HDMI inputs from Blu-Ray player /Cable TV going directly to Soundbar? |
learning (5137) | ||
| 1390656 | 2014-12-20 10:00:00 | Maybe, I believe some TV's will pass through the HDMI unchanged and some will downgrade it to stereo because that's all the TV can do. When HDMI devices are powered on there's some data that goes back and forth to establish what format the receiving end can handle, in the case of a TV that's generally stereo only, the source then will not send 5.1 etc because it knows the other end can't use it. You're better off connecting through the soundbar if you want full surround support but if you want to sometimes use the TV without the soundbar leave it how you have it. Myself I connect everything to my receiver and then connect it's output to the TV. I never use the TV speakers at all as they are terrible. My receiver does let you select a passthrough input though so when you switch it off it snds that signal to the TV - in my case it's the TiVo so I can theoretically watch TV without turning on the sound system (never happens). |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1390657 | 2014-12-20 17:53:00 | I do the same as dugimodo. HDMI from tuner to HDMI on tv. Then optical to my sound system. If I do it the other way (HDMI to sound then HDMI to tv, I can't use the headphone out on th tv to my wireless headphones. DNLA stuffs it I think. I get great sound from my sound system. Ken |
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