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I'm trying to get my TV to play sound through my new receiver and HDMI doesn't seem to output from the TV (laptop to receiver HDMI works). Both the TV and the amp have a co-ax jack, so I bought a cord but it doesn't fit anywhere! It screws into the RF-IN (antenna?)slot on the TV, so I'm just going to take a wild guess and assume it's the wrong cord. What cord will work? Or is there a way to get the HDMI to output that I don't know about?
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TV's usually have an audio out jack. Run that wire (cause it could be in a few different types) to the input jack on your receiver.
Or run the audio out from each separate peripheral to the receiver.
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My first question though would be, why are you connecting the TV to the receiver? Optimally, you should be connecting the source (cable box, gaming box, blu ray etc.) directly to the receiver. You can skip the TV entirely when it comes to sound, if you are always going to use the receiver for audio.
If it's necessary to connect TV to receiver, the other 'best' option is optical, last option is RCA jacks.
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I have 3 HDMI slots, an RF-IN, a coax, and then the headphone and PC audio jacks.
I don't see any outputs.
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My sources are my laptop (one HDMI slot, so that goes to the TV) and the Xbox, which is old and only has the component. The video-audio split is too short for me to plug into both the TV and the receiver. The receiver does not have an video converter, so I don't think I can plug them into it and then into the TV.
edit: plus, I bought a 25ft HDMI cable to plug into my laptop across the room. The idea being I can put a movie/tv show on from the laptop to the TV and browse the internet/write from a distance.
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There should be something that says Audio Output, with a red jack and a white jack.
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Altra_Shadowstalker posted:
My sources are my laptop (one HDMI slot, so that goes to the TV) and the Xbox, which is old and only has the component. The video-audio split is too short for me to plug into both the TV and the receiver. The receiver does not have an video converter, so I don't think I can plug them into it and then into the TV.
You can use the HDMI plugs for sound only, if the receiver does not throughput video, and use component video cables for the picture.
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Kjarhall posted:
Altra_Shadowstalker posted:
My sources are my laptop (one HDMI slot, so that goes to the TV) and the Xbox, which is old and only has the component. The video-audio split is too short for me to plug into both the TV and the receiver. The receiver does not have an video converter, so I don't think I can plug them into it and then into the TV.
You can use the HDMI plugs for sound only, if the receiver does not throughput video, and use component video cables for the picture.
I'm not sure I understand. The xbox is an old model and does not have HDMI. I'm not too worried about the xbox right now, I think I'm going to buy a new model anyway when I get my tax return.
The laptop has only one HDMI slot, otherwise I would hook one to the TV and one to the receiver (video/audio respectively). I guess worst case scenario is I could hook up the laptop to the TV via the monitor plug and then use it's HDMI for the receiver. But that's yet another cord (clumsy too) that would have to go across the room.
Is there no way to get sound output from the TV?
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Do you have the TV and reciever model #'s?
Just want to see the set-up.
Usually, you'd have the TV connected via HDMI input to the Receiver HDMI output, and then everything else runs through the receiver. So you'd plug the laptop into the receiver via HDMI and be done, and you'd have one more component that you could connect via HDMI to the receiver. (see chart)
An old Xbox would be component cables for video, connected to the TV and optical for audio, to the receiver.
But if you're saying that won't work, i'd need to look at the connection charts for the TV and receiver.
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Altra_Shadowstalker posted:
My sources are my laptop (one HDMI slot, so that goes to the TV) and the Xbox, which is old and only has the component.
Then your audio sources are the Xbox and the laptop - not the TV.
Laptop to receiver via HDMI, Xbox to receiver via component or more likely RCA (does XBox have optical?) Edit: And as far as I know you can't daisy-chain the HDMI through the TV to the receiver.
Edit Edit: Apparently you can, but it would appear that you have to connect from the laptop to the receiver and then to the TV. If your receiver has multiple HDMI you should be able to do it? Maybe?
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It is better to run the inputs into the Rx and let it feed the video to the TV with a HDMI cable. It will depend on your Rx's age but there should be enough HDMI and/or cable inputs. I was able to connect everything, even the Xbox with HDMI. My older system did not have enough HDMI connections so I used a switch to connect the less used stuff. I would have to look at your Rx to be sure how best to set it up.
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Koneg posted:
Altra_Shadowstalker posted:
My sources are my laptop (one HDMI slot, so that goes to the TV) and the Xbox, which is old and only has the component.
Then your audio sources are the Xbox and the laptop - not the TV.
Laptop to receiver via HDMI, Xbox to receiver via component or more likely RCA (does XBox have optical?) Edit: And as far as I know you can't daisy-chain the HDMI through the TV to the receiver.
Edit Edit: Apparently you can, but it would appear that you have to connect from the laptop to the receiver and then to the TV. If your receiver has multiple HDMI you should be able to do it? Maybe?
Both my old white Xbox and my new black Xbox had optical. It's what i used for a bit due to lack of enough HDMI inputs on my receiver.
Until i got, THIS!
Best piece of electronics i've ever owned, it's dreamy. 
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THANK YOU GUYS! For some reason I didn't try it before (considering its the first thing I thought of), but the laptop to the receiver via HDMI video in, to the tv via video out worked. The only thing I can think of is I probably retired doing it with the xbox component cables which didn't work and figured I tried it with the laptop. I probably wouldn't have tried "again" if what you guys were saying didn't sound so right.
My man cave is complete! Now I'm going to work on upgrading the xbox or its capabilities.
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Unless your tv has an hdmi out and most dont, it wont work. Use either digital audio(orange plug)/rca or component audio/optical audio from the tv out to the receiver. All components run video and audio (depending on how you want it from the component (cable/satellite/dvd/blu ray boxes) to your receiver (if it passes video AND audio) then use 1 hdmi from the receiver to the tv. Less wiring and changing of inputs on the tv, only need to change the video input on the receiver.
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optical audio out to optical audio in
optical > copper
unless your name is uverse in which case pony express > optical
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Kjarhall posted:
My first question though would be, why are you connecting the TV to the receiver? Optimally, you should be connecting the source (cable box, gaming box, blu ray etc.) directly to the receiver. You can skip the TV entirely when it comes to sound, if you are always going to use the receiver for audio.
If it's necessary to connect TV to receiver, the other 'best' option is optical, last option is RCA jacks.
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An issue i had before was that the surround sound reciever only had an hdmi out, and couldn't take audio through it no matter what. I had to use an optical cable in order to get it to work
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my reciever has to be turned on to pass audio through it.
i dont see a need to sit and watch the evening news in full blown 7.1 surround.
when i had cable, i used hdmi from the box to the tv, which also carried audio, and an optical to the reciever so i could crank movies and football games in full blown 7.1.
my ps3 is set up the same way. hdmi to the tv for video and optical to the reciever. now adays, post cable, my htpc is also set up that way
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If you are going to keep a receiver for awhile, you might want to consider one with multiple HDMI inputs. That way as you add additional pieces to your home theater you won't have to deal with issues like this down the road.
That way you can plug 3/4/5 HDMI devices into the receiver and just have one HDMI out to the TV and easily switch among the various inputs.
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Your TV might have a setting for audio out in a menu. mine does. Just set it to your jacks from your speakers. The type of coax you need for sound isn't the same as the coax you use for cable. You need a special cable with special ends on it if it hooks to your video in jack it isn't the right cable.
I didn't read everything so if you already got this answer, sorry. I have mine setup exactly like you, because I have four devices hooked to my bigscreen, so I don't have enough inputs to hook them all to my receiver. Good Luck.
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Altra_Shadowstalker posted:
THANK YOU GUYS! For some reason I didn't try it before (considering its the first thing I thought of), but the laptop to the receiver via HDMI video in, to the tv via video out worked. The only thing I can think of is I probably retired doing it with the xbox component cables which didn't work and figured I tried it with the laptop. I probably wouldn't have tried "again" if what you guys were saying didn't sound so right.
My man cave is complete! Now I'm going to work on upgrading the xbox or its capabilities.
Do yourself a favor and just stay away from electronics. I'm willing to bet you don't even have an equalizer to adjust your settings which is probably the reason why your sound sounds like crap. Just hire somebody next time cause you don't know what you are doing.
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PhillsburyBandit posted:
Altra_Shadowstalker posted:
THANK YOU GUYS! For some reason I didn't try it before (considering its the first thing I thought of), but the laptop to the receiver via HDMI video in, to the tv via video out worked. The only thing I can think of is I probably retired doing it with the xbox component cables which didn't work and figured I tried it with the laptop. I probably wouldn't have tried "again" if what you guys were saying didn't sound so right.
My man cave is complete! Now I'm going to work on upgrading the xbox or its capabilities.
Do yourself a favor and just stay away from electronics. I'm willing to bet you don't even have an equalizer to adjust your settings which is probably the reason why your sound sounds like crap. Just hire somebody next time cause you don't know what you are doing.
Ya know Phils this isn't Rocket Surgery. People are allowed, even encouraged to experiment and get things wrong until they figure it out. This is called "teh learning process". I know the very idea gives you the hives so we'll all just pretend nobody learned anything here OK?
Feel better now?
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I domt know what componets you have but this is what people do
Use the tv as a monitor - so put the out video from the reciever to the tv via hdmi
Then connect all your other stuff to the reciever.
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Yeah, my mistake cost me a whole $5 and an Outpost thread. How much did you waste on snorting coke off your friends dick? You didn't see me giving you shit about it after you quit.
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Yeah, my mistake cost me a whole $5 and an Outpost thread. How much did you waste on snorting coke off your friends dick? You didn't see me giving you shit about it after you quit.
I'm not giving you sh*t I'm giving you good advice in a snide tone. Invite an expert over your place, watch what he does, and ask questions so your system will be set up right and sound good. When he leaves you won't need him again.
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If you say so... although I don't recall ever mentioning my sound system sounded bad. 
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we just assume it sounds bad since you hooked it up
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PhillsburyBandit posted:
Altra_Shadowstalker posted:
THANK YOU GUYS! For some reason I didn't try it before (considering its the first thing I thought of), but the laptop to the receiver via HDMI video in, to the tv via video out worked. The only thing I can think of is I probably retired doing it with the xbox component cables which didn't work and figured I tried it with the laptop. I probably wouldn't have tried "again" if what you guys were saying didn't sound so right.
My man cave is complete! Now I'm going to work on upgrading the xbox or its capabilities.
Do yourself a favor and just stay away from electronics. I'm willing to bet you don't even have an equalizer to adjust your settings which is probably the reason why your sound sounds like crap. Just hire somebody next time cause you don't know what you are doing.
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sweeny_comodore posted:
we just assume it sounds bad since you hooked it up
Damn bro, red goes to red.
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