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

Jeremy Little · 02-08-2008, 05:06 PM

Zack has it right. You need to pass the HDMI to you receiver, then out to the tv. The tv cannot pass on the hdmi audio in 5.1 and the optical port on your tv is just for the integrated ATSC tuner.

02-08-2008, 05:06 PM	#4 of 6
Jeremy Little Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Local Time: 02:23 AM Local Date: 08-30-2008 Posts: 735	Re: So the 360 HDMI cable will not pass 5.1 audio? Zack has it right. You need to pass the HDMI to you receiver, then out to the tv. The tv cannot pass on the hdmi audio in 5.1 and the optical port on your tv is just for the integrated ATSC tuner. If it wasn't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college.