BushrodW
Auditioning
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- Feb 3, 2005
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Hello, all. Thank you for this Forum.
In short, my question is can HDMI audio be "split" from the signal?
Here's tbe long part.
My TV's "a/v controller," as Hitachi (model 42HDT51) calls it, has HDMI inputs and my surround sound processor (rotel 1068) does not. I was wondering if connecting HDMI direct from DVD player to the tv and connecting digital audio from dvd to audio processor would work.
I called Hitachi customer svc who didn't know and referred me to the dvd manufacturer, saying it could be dependent on the brand/model of dvd player used. My initial newbie/layman's thought was that HDMI is a standard and that such things would be determined accordingly. My second thought was why did I bother calling Hitachi customer svc with such a question? Another case of operator stupidity, I guess.
Regarding my dvd player - I have not yet bought a good one. In fact I don't know if I should just wait until the HD DVD format "wars" play out - but that's another discussion.
If it does indeed matter, I'll probably end up with a sub-$400 Yamaha or their the soon-to-be-released (by March 2005 per Yamaha customer svc) dvd s2500.
Thank You.
BW
In short, my question is can HDMI audio be "split" from the signal?
Here's tbe long part.
My TV's "a/v controller," as Hitachi (model 42HDT51) calls it, has HDMI inputs and my surround sound processor (rotel 1068) does not. I was wondering if connecting HDMI direct from DVD player to the tv and connecting digital audio from dvd to audio processor would work.
I called Hitachi customer svc who didn't know and referred me to the dvd manufacturer, saying it could be dependent on the brand/model of dvd player used. My initial newbie/layman's thought was that HDMI is a standard and that such things would be determined accordingly. My second thought was why did I bother calling Hitachi customer svc with such a question? Another case of operator stupidity, I guess.
Regarding my dvd player - I have not yet bought a good one. In fact I don't know if I should just wait until the HD DVD format "wars" play out - but that's another discussion.
If it does indeed matter, I'll probably end up with a sub-$400 Yamaha or their the soon-to-be-released (by March 2005 per Yamaha customer svc) dvd s2500.
Thank You.
BW