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HDMI confusion

post #1 of 4
2/20/07 at 7:26pm
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I'm a little confused on how to use HDMI. How would you connect a system that has an HDMI output when you want to send the video directly to the display and the multi-channel audio to a receiver? Or how to get the MCH output from a HDTV to your receiver?

thanks in advance
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post #2 of 4
2/21/07 at 6:11am
It depends if you have a HDMI receiver or not.

If no:
- Plug the HDMI into the TV for video. Plug a toslink or coaxial into the receiver for audio.

If yes:
- Plug the HDMI into the receiver. Plug an HDMI from the receiver to the TV. The receiver will take process the audio and pass the video to the TV.
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post #3 of 4
2/22/07 at 7:45pm
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tokerblue,
Ah, so HDMI device will still likely output the MCH audio through the other ports as well as the HDMI? I'll need to look at the back of the some the pieces I was hoping to buy.
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post #4 of 4
2/22/07 at 8:20pm
Keep in mind some receivers are HDMI pass through only. They don't process the audio, they only act as a switcher.
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