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So I'm finally setting up my A/V setup in my new apartment's living room, and I'm hoping to not have to buy a new receiver but I might be screwed. I've got a Yamaha RX-V479 receiver, paired with my speaker setup. Source wise, I have my new Sony TV, along with a PlayStation 4 Pro (4K source) and Xbox One S (4K source) along with some other stuff(1080p sources). Of course, the TV itself can run 4K sources through the receiver, and the RX-V479 has only one HDMI port labeled as HDCP 2.2 compliant. Before, in my old place, I was having to basically unplug one console to plug in another in order for video/sound to go through the receiver since they both require 2.2. Is there any way or product around this, or am I just hosed and need to buy a new receiver?
 

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So I'm finally setting up my A/V setup in my new apartment's living room, and I'm hoping to not have to buy a new receiver but I might be screwed. I've got a Yamaha RX-V479 receiver, paired with my speaker setup. Source wise, I have my new Sony TV, along with a PlayStation 4 Pro (4K source) and Xbox One S (4K source) along with some other stuff(1080p sources). Of course, the TV itself can run 4K sources through the receiver, and the RX-V479 has only one HDMI port labeled as HDCP 2.2 compliant. Before, in my old place, I was having to basically unplug one console to plug in another in order for video/sound to go through the receiver since they both require 2.2. Is there any way or product around this, or am I just hosed and need to buy a new receiver?
It depends on your priorities. A current-model receiver would provide the most versatile connectivity.

You can plug your 4K devices into your TV and use the TV's optical audio output or ARC to forward their audio to the receiver. Unfortunately optical and ARC can't provide HD audio or Atmos. Also, your receiver's own on-screen informational displays (like volume) won't be visible while you're using one of the devices plugged into the TV.
 
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It depends on your priorities. A current-model receiver would provide the most versatile connectivity.

You can plug your 4K devices into your TV and use the TV's optical audio output or ARC to forward their audio to the receiver. Unfortunately optical and ARC can't provide HD audio or Atmos. Also, your receiver's own on-screen informational displays (like volume) won't be visible while you're using one of the devices plugged into the TV.

Interesting. I don't have an Atmos setup yet, so that wouldn't be a problem, but the HD Audio one might be. I've got a pretty good (at least to me) speaker setup, so I don't want to compromise too much, but if I can save $300-400 for the moment, that would be good too. Compromises...ugh.
 

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Interesting. I don't have an Atmos setup yet, so that wouldn't be a problem, but what would I be missing when you refer to
"HD Audio"? I've got a pretty good (at least to me) speaker setup, so I don't want to compromise too much, but if I can save $300-400 for the moment, that would be good too. Compromises...ugh.
By HD audio I mean Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA -- the types of soundtracks which are included on Blu-ray discs. They also provide 7.1 channels of audio.

BDs also include high bitrate (lossy) Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks. They max out at 6.1 (but more often provide either 2.0 or 5.1) channels of audio. DVDs, Broadcast TV, cable stations and streaming services primarily use low to medium bitrate (lossy) Dolby Digital.

In other words, you probably can postpone upgrading the receiver for a while.
 
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Maybe a splitter from Monoprice. ARC would be ultimately unsatisfactory, most people run into issues. E.g. Streaming services are favoring Dolby Digital+, but TVs apparently must transcode to DD. Seemingly a very simple thing as DD+ is backwards compatible, but my Samsung TV (or the Netflix app on Smart Hub) introduce audio dropouts. I never fixed it, just upgraded to Apple TV.

I understand that some 4K players come with dual HDMI out, so you can send audio to an AVR while video is going straight to the display. I guess the PlayStation and Xbox don't? :(
 

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I've never used one, but the least expensive solution might be an active HDMI switch. A quick look (Amazon) suggests that a number are available that claim HDMI 2.0a / HDCP 2.2 compatibility. It'll require yet another remote. (I wonder whether a Logitech Harmony universal supports any such switches?)

I thought of the famous HDFury (which can fake an HDCP 2.2 port), but those are much too expensive to make sense in your application.

A $43 example:

https://www.amazon.com/Expert-Connect-HDMI-Switch-Port/dp/B01MYPSCGN/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1487302784&sr=8-2&keywords=hdmi+switch+hdcp+2.2&refinements=p_72%3A2661618011

Let me emphasize that I don't own one, and don't need one. I have a TSR-5810 (= RX-V581, as sold by Costco). It has 4 HDMI inputs, all HDCP 2.2.
 

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Interesting, thanks for the tips! That switcher would be okay, I think, other than introducing a new remote to the mix - that's always the worst part. I'm considering setting the PS4 Pro up via HDMI straight to the TV and optical audio to the receiver, then the Xbox One S to the one HDCP 2.2 port on the receiver - I realize that it has HDCP 2.2 on the Out port which is ARC on the receiver, and then HDMI 6 also has 2.2 as well. But since most of my Blu-Ray/4K viewing would be with the UHD player in the Xbox One S, maybe that's the one that should go to the receiver and the PS4 Pro will just have a bit lossy audio for now. Sucks though, when I bought this receiver I failed to notice the HDCP 2.2 problem, at least to the extent it would be anyway. Lesson for next time for sure.
 

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I've found that when buying an AVR, don't buy one with just enough inputs for what you have now. Get one with extra inputs for the things coming down the pike in the future, so they don't displace what's plugged in now. I've always had to be klugey when I ran out of inputs. :}
 

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Yep...Definitely know that one now - I thought it was all 2.2 compliant, but messed up. I'm wondering just how much I'll notice the loss of HD Audio if I run the PS4 through optical to the receiver for audio and straight to the TV for video.
 
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