[mythtv-users] Audio amplifiers for myth systems

[Eric Sharkey]

On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 11:49 AM, Simon Hobson <linux at thehobsons.co.uk> wrote:
> Eric Sharkey <eric at lisaneric.org> wrote:
>
>> Some TV's also support "audio return channel" via HDMI.
>
> Yes, I believe that is what you want to be looking for.
> Otherwise, you need to route your HDMI sources (all of them) via the 5.1 system
> so it can pick out the sound. As long as you have ARC, the sound system will
> automagically get the sound for whatever source the TV is using.

It's not really that big of a deal either way, it just saves some
cabling.  You don't have to route all HDMI sources through the 5.1
system.  You just need one extra cable to send the audio out from the
TV into the digital in of your 5.1 system if you don't have ARC.

Eric