Home Theater Forum - View Single Post - So the 360 HDMI cable will not pass 5.1 audio?

Zack Gibbs · 02-08-2008, 05:00 PM

HDMI does output 5.1, as far as I know it's the only way to output the new lossless formats of HD as optical/coax doesn't have the bandwidth. Your problem is the TV isn't going to divert the HDMI signal to your receiver, it will only output stereo. You can't use your TV as the hub, the A/V receiver is the hub, you connect all your components to that and it goes out to the TV.

02-08-2008, 05:00 PM	#3 of 6
Zack Gibbs Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Local Time: 04:27 AM Local Date: 08-30-2008 Posts: 859	Re: So the 360 HDMI cable will not pass 5.1 audio? HDMI does output 5.1, as far as I know it's the only way to output the new lossless formats of HD as optical/coax doesn't have the bandwidth. Your problem is the TV isn't going to divert the HDMI signal to your receiver, it will only output stereo. You can't use your TV as the hub, the A/V receiver is the hub, you connect all your components to that and it goes out to the TV.