Posted by whosbest54 on 02/26/07 17:52

In article <1172456424.997502.101420@z35g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
mckay020@umn.edu says...
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>I have a new Sony 1080 55" with an HDMI input.
>I have a new Sony upconversion DVD player
>I do NOT have a reciever and speaker yet.
>
>Ok, I know that if I hook up my DVD player to the TV, I get amazing
>sound and picture with both the HD sound/video running through the
>HDMI cable.
>
Amazing sound from TV speakers? Doubtful. Get an A/V receiver and a
surround sound setup. That will be amazing.

>If I buy a receiver WITHOUT an HDMI passthrough (HDMI in/HDMI out),
>hook up the HDMI from the DVD player to the TV, and I run the single
>coaxial and left right channel sound from the DVD player to the non-
>HDMI receiver, will I still get amazing sound?
>
>Do I need to buy a receiver with and HDMI passthrough to go from the
>DVD to the receiver to the TV?
>
No.

>I guess I really want to know if I run HDMI for the digital sound from
>the DVD player to the receiver, will I get superior sound?
>
Don't bother, digital audio is digital audio. Simply hook up a coax or
optical (Toslink) cable from the DVD player to the receiver and the
receiver will manage the digital sound. You don't need to hook up the
analog left and right cables from the DVD player to the receiver, the
digital out will do.

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