[mythtv-users] getting surround sound to amp when hdmi goes to TV

[James Orr]

On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 11:46 AM, Brian J. Murrell <brian at interlinx.bc.ca>wrote:

> On Sun, 2010-07-11 at 15:12 -0400, James Orr wrote:
> > My TV (Sony Bravia), has an optical audio out which I feed into the
> > amp.  This is nice because it means I can get 5.1 sound on everything
> > including anything from the TVs tuner, MythTV and my PS3.
>
> Have you tried a device like a DVD or B/R player?  Do you still get 5.1
> on your receiver from one of those, going through the TV?


Well, my PS3.  I do get 5.1 from it, the amp displays what kind of signal
it's receiving on the front and lights up a picture of each speaker it has a
signal for.

I use my PS3 for DVD and blu-ray, so no need for another player.

jansenj, my TV is a W-series, not an XBR, but all I needed to do was click
Options, go to Speakers and change it from "TV Speakers" to "Audio System".
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