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>>> I'm not sure about the limited audio capabilities you mention, is this<br>
>>> the<br>
>>> fact that it cannot output multi-channel PCM? There is a setting in the<br>
>>> frontend somewhere to always re-encode to dolby. This is how I use multi<br>
>>> channel audio.<br>
>><br>
>> No, I was simply talking about the lack of physical connections:) I<br>
>> would have prefered if it was possible to connect the frontend<br>
>> directly to my DAC or my amplifier.<br>
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> You could always connect to your A/V receiver using HDMI, and let that just<br>
> repeat the video signal to your TV.<br>
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Yes, but I don't have any equipment with HDMI-connectors, besides the<br>
TV (and the frontend at the other end of the wire). I don't think I<br>
have ever seen a dedicated DAC with HDMI input/passthrough - they<br>
probably exists, I've just never come across them or had a need to<br>
look for them.<br>
<br>
I only think I've seen HDMI-connectors on integrated surround<br>
receivers (..which are not allowed anywhere near my living room audio<br>
set up ;)).<br></blockquote><div><br></div></div><div>My cheap TV has an SPDIF (coaxial) output on it that I use to feed the digital audio to my receiver.</div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div><br>Out of interest what does the TV pass through? Some TVs only seem to support stereo PCM out their spdif outputs, others seem to pass through everything up to DTS. <br>
</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div> I'n my TV's menus it give me an option to pass "PCM" or "Dolby Digital". So far, the Dolby Digital passes everything I have fed it (up to DTS).</div>
<div><br></div><div>It's a cheap Emerson that my wife picked up on Black Friday at Walmart two years ago. It would be hard to find a TV with fewer bells and whistles.</div></div></div></div>