I need some help and/or advice please.
I have a sony HDTV which has a DVI connector on it and on that I have an HDMI to DVI adapter. I have had it connected to a HDMI switching box with my cable box, Blue ray and Roku netflix box attached. I bought a new amp, the Sony STR-DG820 to clean up my HDMI connections and switching, but when I connect the Sony TV to the amp, it kills the sound outputted to the surround speakers. I worked on it for hours and called Sony support. He told me it was because of the HDMI-DVI adapter on the TV..He was right, if I pulled the HDMI connection from the TV, the sound would come on. I then got out my 19" Samsung TV which does have HDMI connections and it worked..This really seems stupid since I have the amp set to NOT send audio to the TV..He mentioned "maybe" an HDMI to DVI converter "might" make it work..Surely there is a cost effective way to fix this? I don't want to upgrade my perfectly good 50" Sony yet..Has anyone else had this issue and figured out a way around it, without replacing the TV, or buying a 300.00 converter? The picture is beautiful, just kills the audio..
Thanks,
John
I have a sony HDTV which has a DVI connector on it and on that I have an HDMI to DVI adapter. I have had it connected to a HDMI switching box with my cable box, Blue ray and Roku netflix box attached. I bought a new amp, the Sony STR-DG820 to clean up my HDMI connections and switching, but when I connect the Sony TV to the amp, it kills the sound outputted to the surround speakers. I worked on it for hours and called Sony support. He told me it was because of the HDMI-DVI adapter on the TV..He was right, if I pulled the HDMI connection from the TV, the sound would come on. I then got out my 19" Samsung TV which does have HDMI connections and it worked..This really seems stupid since I have the amp set to NOT send audio to the TV..He mentioned "maybe" an HDMI to DVI converter "might" make it work..Surely there is a cost effective way to fix this? I don't want to upgrade my perfectly good 50" Sony yet..Has anyone else had this issue and figured out a way around it, without replacing the TV, or buying a 300.00 converter? The picture is beautiful, just kills the audio..
Thanks,
John