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thebarefootkid · 11-07-2007, 11:30 AM

sorry if this has been discussed before but there are so many reams to look through i thought id just give it a new stab

i am getting this for 80 its blu-ray movie playback. i am surprised to see that it only has 1 hdmi port. obviously i would use this to connect to my 1080 tv but what about my surround sound which has hdmi ports? what would be the optimum way to connect this?

dont hate me cos im stupid just help if you can

cheers guys (please speak to me in basic terms)

Xerious · 11-07-2007, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by thebarefootkid

sorry if this has been discussed before but there are so many reams to look through i thought id just give it a new stab

i am getting this for 80 its blu-ray movie playback. i am surprised to see that it only has 1 hdmi port. obviously i would use this to connect to my 1080 tv but what about my surround sound which has hdmi ports? what would be the optimum way to connect this?

dont hate me cos im stupid just help if you can

cheers guys (please speak to me in basic terms)

your surround sound should have an HDMI input and an HDMI output... run your player to your reciever and then your reciever to your tv... you don't need more than one input on your TV if you have a reciever with two+ HDMI inputs.

thebarefootkid · 11-07-2007, 02:40 PM

so our saying the signal from the ps3 will have to pass through the surround sound then to the tv? is that wise - will there be any loss/delay in information?

what are my other options? if any

thanks for the advice

cathexist · 11-07-2007, 02:45 PM

There won't be a loss, the entire point is to have audio/video running through one high definition cable. So the receiver is just a passthrough point for the video.

I have my HDMI cable going from my PS3 to my receiver, and then an HDMI cable going from my receiver to my projector...always looks and sounds amazing.

Xerious · 11-07-2007, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by thebarefootkid

so our saying the signal from the ps3 will have to pass through the surround sound then to the tv? is that wise - will there be any loss/delay in information?

what are my other options? if any

thanks for the advice

you're talking about a digital signal here, a signal that's probably not gonna go more than 4 feet of cable... what loss are you concerned about?? you have no other options of getting video/audio using one cable to one HDMI port on your tv, unless you have an optical input in your reciever and optical output on your player, but then, you would be limited to 5.1 channels.

cathexist · 11-07-2007, 02:48 PM

I've considered going back to optical on my audio so I can just have video going to my projector...

I may do a comparison on sound quality via hdmi/optical when I get Cars in the mail.

Living Near Shamu · 11-07-2007, 02:59 PM

Wait, are you guys saying that you have to connect to HDMI to the receiver only? is there a digital/optical output on the PS3 to the receiver? This would suck because my receiver does not have hdmi input/output...

cathexist · 11-07-2007, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Living Near Shamu

Wait, are you guys saying that you have to connect to HDMI to the receiver only? is there a digital/optical output on the PS3 to the receiver? This would suck because my receiver does not have hdmi input/output...

Ah, then yes...you'll have to use the optical output, which the PS3 has as well.

HDJK · 11-07-2007, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by cathexist

I've considered going back to optical on my audio so I can just have video going to my projector...

I may do a comparison on sound quality via hdmi/optical when I get Cars in the mail.

Optical can only give you DD in 5.1, not PCM. Just something to consider...

Xerious · 11-07-2007, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Living Near Shamu

Wait, are you guys saying that you have to connect to HDMI to the receiver only? is there a digital/optical output on the PS3 to the receiver? This would suck because my receiver does not have hdmi input/output...

then optical is the the best bet in your situation. HDMI to TV/Optical to Receiver... again, only DD 5.1

cathexist · 11-07-2007, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by HDJK

Optical can only give you DD in 5.1, not PCM. Just something to consider...

Yeah, definitely something I was already thinking about.

My receiver gives me some issues with the video output though, so I'm going to also just call JVC and yell at them about it or something...

I want to get a different receiver, but I didn't get this one that long ago...so...it's going to be a while, probably another year or two when I also upgrade to a 1080p projector.

thebarefootkid · 11-07-2007, 04:01 PM

thanks for all the advice guys

will go through the reciever

Thanks

groovyone · 11-07-2007, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Living Near Shamu

Wait, are you guys saying that you have to connect to HDMI to the receiver only? is there a digital/optical output on the PS3 to the receiver? This would suck because my receiver does not have hdmi input/output...

No worries. My receiver is 9 years old (but works great) and I have optical to the receiver and HDMI to the TV. Works fine. Once I upgrade the receiver I will run HDMI from PS3 to Receiver and Receiver to TV.

11-07-2007, 11:30 AM	#1
thebarefootkid Junior Member Member since:Oct 2007	hdmi ports sorry if this has been discussed before but there are so many reams to look through i thought id just give it a new stab i am getting this for 80 its blu-ray movie playback. i am surprised to see that it only has 1 hdmi port. obviously i would use this to connect to my 1080 tv but what about my surround sound which has hdmi ports? what would be the optimum way to connect this? dont hate me cos im stupid just help if you can cheers guys (please speak to me in basic terms)

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11-07-2007, 02:40 PM	#3
thebarefootkid Junior Member Member since:Oct 2007	so our saying the signal from the ps3 will have to pass through the surround sound then to the tv? is that wise - will there be any loss/delay in information? what are my other options? if any thanks for the advice

11-07-2007, 02:45 PM	#4
cathexist Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Aurora, CO 4K collection:302 Blu-ray collection:1253 DVD collection:73 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:8	There won't be a loss, the entire point is to have audio/video running through one high definition cable. So the receiver is just a passthrough point for the video. I have my HDMI cable going from my PS3 to my receiver, and then an HDMI cable going from my receiver to my projector...always looks and sounds amazing.

11-07-2007, 02:48 PM	#6
cathexist Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Aurora, CO 4K collection:302 Blu-ray collection:1253 DVD collection:73 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:8	I've considered going back to optical on my audio so I can just have video going to my projector... I may do a comparison on sound quality via hdmi/optical when I get Cars in the mail.

11-07-2007, 02:59 PM	#7
Living Near Shamu Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Austin, TX Trading Score:42	Wait, are you guys saying that you have to connect to HDMI to the receiver only? is there a digital/optical output on the PS3 to the receiver? This would suck because my receiver does not have hdmi input/output...

11-07-2007, 04:01 PM	#12
thebarefootkid Junior Member Member since:Oct 2007	thanks for all the advice guys will go through the reciever Thanks

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