I needed to hook up a 4th digital audio device (and wanted more HDMI to the TV), and my old Pioneer receiver only has 3 digital input (2 toslink and 1 coax). My old Panasonic TV is also limited to 1 DVI-HDCP and 2 component. My current setup:
- TiVo HD with component to TV and toslink to receiver
- Xbox 360 with component to TV and toslink to receiver
- Vizio Blu-Ray player with HDMI to TV (HDMI-DVI cable) and coax to receiver
I bought the Monoprice HDX-401TA (PID 5557) 4x1 HDMI switcher with separate audio output (toslink, coax, and 3.5mm stereo), along with new Monoprice HDMI cables for the devices. The new setup has all three above devices with HDMI to the switch, HDMI from the switch to the TV (same HDMI-DVI cable), and toslink (also tried the coax) from the switch to the receiver (no audio cables from the devices to the receiver).
No matter what I do, I can't get DTS or DD5.1 audio now from any of the three devices. I have tried various combinations of settings, power-on order, and different cables, all with no change in behavior. I tried with no TV on the output of the HDMI switch, as well as with a different TV (a few month old Vizio 26" LCD).
Now, reading online, some have reported only being able to get formats out that are supported by the device on the HDMI switch output port (e.g. to get DTS through the switch, you must have a DTS-supporting TV or receiver connected to the switch HDMI output port). Is that correct? If so, what's the point of the audio outputs? I could just as well run the HDMI into my receiver if it supported HDMI.
If this is the case, it seems like blatant false advertising by Monoprice, since it describes my setup and touts this switch as a solution. I am highly disappointed in Monoprice if this is the case.
- TiVo HD with component to TV and toslink to receiver
- Xbox 360 with component to TV and toslink to receiver
- Vizio Blu-Ray player with HDMI to TV (HDMI-DVI cable) and coax to receiver
I bought the Monoprice HDX-401TA (PID 5557) 4x1 HDMI switcher with separate audio output (toslink, coax, and 3.5mm stereo), along with new Monoprice HDMI cables for the devices. The new setup has all three above devices with HDMI to the switch, HDMI from the switch to the TV (same HDMI-DVI cable), and toslink (also tried the coax) from the switch to the receiver (no audio cables from the devices to the receiver).
No matter what I do, I can't get DTS or DD5.1 audio now from any of the three devices. I have tried various combinations of settings, power-on order, and different cables, all with no change in behavior. I tried with no TV on the output of the HDMI switch, as well as with a different TV (a few month old Vizio 26" LCD).
Now, reading online, some have reported only being able to get formats out that are supported by the device on the HDMI switch output port (e.g. to get DTS through the switch, you must have a DTS-supporting TV or receiver connected to the switch HDMI output port). Is that correct? If so, what's the point of the audio outputs? I could just as well run the HDMI into my receiver if it supported HDMI.
If this is the case, it seems like blatant false advertising by Monoprice, since it describes my setup and touts this switch as a solution. I am highly disappointed in Monoprice if this is the case.