http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ Forum for the Home Theater Network community en-US Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:41:53 +0000 http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/topic/user-help-question#post-109 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:25:08 +0000 mrHTN 109@http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ <p>Should just need to connect HDMI cables since it carries audio.<br /> 1)Dish HDMI out to Receiver HDMI in<br /> 2)Blu-ray player HDMI out to Receiver HDMI in<br /> 3)Receiver HDMI out to Sony HDTV HDMI in</p> <p>My guess on why you're not getting audio is the settings on the DVR or blu-ray player. Check to see if audio output is set for HDMI. </p> http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/topic/user-help-question#post-108 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:23:58 +0000 mrHTN 108@http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ <p>I have just lost audio and want to reconnect whole system. I have the following components:</p> <p>Sony HD TV w/HDMI</p> <p>DishNetwork VIP622DVR</p> <p>Pioneer VSX-917V Receiver</p> <p>Panasonic DMP-BD65 Blue Ray player</p> <p>Yamaha NS-AP200X with CLS-200 Subwoofer</p> <p>I would think this would be pretty straightforward but I have no sound now.</p> <p>I have 3 HDMI cables and 2 Optic cables. </p> http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/topic/connections#post-107 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:38:21 +0000 petefitz61 107@http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ <p>Yeah, just one HDMI out on the Cinema Surround!<br /> Thanks for your advice I'll try it and let you know, Cheers. </p> http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/topic/connections#post-106 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:41:16 +0000 mrHTN 106@http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ <p>So your Cinema Surround has 1 HDMI out, but none in? That's odd. A normal connection would be Sky HD -&gt; Receiver (cinema surround in your case) -&gt; to HDTV.</p> <p>I would connect the Sky HD HDMI out to the HDMI in on the TV. Then, the optical out on the TV to the Cinema optical in. Connecting it this way would prevent lip sync issues that sometimes arise. Another way is to connect the optical out on the Sky HD straight to the Cinema surround.</p> <p>Hope this helps. </p> http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/topic/connections#post-105 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:47:48 +0000 petefitz61 105@http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ <p>Yeah, TV has 4 HDMI imputs, 2 scart and 1 Digital Audio Out.<br /> Cinema Surround has 5 speakers &amp; subwoofer with 1 HDMI out port &amp; optical in port.<br /> I'm not sure if I HDMI from Cinema to Sky HD or to TV. Ditto for optical audio. </p> http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/topic/connections#post-104 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:50:04 +0000 mrHTN 104@http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ <p>Does your TV have any HDMI inputs? Should be a direct connection if it does. For optical, you shouldn't need to connect it to your TV since its sound only. Does your home cinema system have speakers connected to it? </p> http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/topic/connections#post-103 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:13:24 +0000 petefitz61 103@http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ <p>How do I connect my satellite receiver to my home cinema system &amp; my TV using:<br /> (i) HDMI cable<br /> (ii) Optical Audio cable?<br /> Do I need splitters and/or switches? </p> http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/topic/event-ghost#post-102 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:28:11 +0000 mrHTN 102@http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ <p>Sorry, don't think it does. </p> http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/topic/event-ghost#post-101 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:08:48 +0000 sirmike1970md 101@http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ <p>Does anyone know if autohtn works with eventghost </p> http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/topic/dlp-hdtvs-still-ok-to-purchase#post-100 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:03:26 +0000 mrHTN 100@http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ <p>DLP is still popular in the front projector market, but I think Mitsubishi is the only DLP HDTV manufacturer left and they are focused on LaserVue. People just like flat screens so LCD and plasma took over. A few years ago, DLPs had better picture quality than LCDs, bigger screen sizes, and were far cheaper then LCDs. However, today, LCDs have significantly fallen in price with the picture quality improving greatly. This caused companies like Toshiba to stop making DLP HDTVs.</p> <p>Companies will still value their warranties so there shouldn’t be any issues purchasing a new DLP HDTV. You should be able to get a great price for a larger screen. As long as you don’t want to hang the TV on the wall, DLP is still a good choice. I’ve had a Toshiba DLP for over 4 years now and people still comment on the quality of the picture. </p> http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/topic/dlp-hdtvs-still-ok-to-purchase#post-99 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:25:59 +0000 malarky 99@http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ <p>Is it me or is DLP starting to go away? Its too bad because the picture is great and the screens are crazy big. I'm thinking about getting one, but not sure if I want to get an obsolete device. What does everyone think, is is still safe to buy a DLP HDTV? </p> http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/topic/hdmi-amp-optical#post-98 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:37:40 +0000 photobuff 98@http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ <p>the consumerist did an artical a while back on &quot;do coat hangers sound as good as monster cables.&quot; some funny stuff. <a href="http://www.interiorexpress.com">home theater seating</a> </p> http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/topic/anybody-get-anything-fun-for-the-holidays#post-97 Sat, 09 Jan 2010 02:51:34 +0000 matto 97@http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ <p>I got a Wii and an wirless-N router </p> http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/topic/anybody-get-anything-fun-for-the-holidays#post-96 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:58:41 +0000 mrHTN 96@http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ <p>As usual, Christmas passed quickly this year. I hope everyone had a good holidays and found some HDTVs, blu-ray players, or smartphones underneath the Christmas tree. I didn’t get anything that exciting, but I did get a really nice printer. It’s a Canon MX860 networked printer and its significantly better than what I had before. I also received a few blu-rays including Star Trek, Hangover, and District 9. </p> http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/topic/no-sound-on-input-1#post-95 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:43:52 +0000 hdtvnoob 95@http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ <p>This is the current setup. The sound is good on the PSP and the DVD (Home Theater) by switching source on the home theater.</p> <p>Set up:</p> <p>Cable box<br /> coax in from wall<br /> A/V out to Input 1 on TV (RCA)</p> <p>TV<br /> HDMI to HDMI Out on PSP<br /> Input 2 to Video Out on Home Theater (Y,PB,Pr)<br /> Center Channel to Audio In on Home Theater<br /> Input 1 to A/V out on cable box (RCA)</p> <p>PSP<br /> HDMI out to HDMI on TV<br /> Digital Out to Digital In on Home Theater</p> <p>Home Theater<br /> Digital In to Digital Out on PSP<br /> Video Out to Input 2 on TV<br /> Audio In to Center Channel on TV<br /> To SP-PWC5 on Center Channel Speaker </p> http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/topic/how-to-connect-pc-to-home-theatre-system#post-94 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:11:45 +0000 marislexia 94@http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ <p>You will have to use the sound output to go to your Tuner or Amplifier that will power the speakers. It would be good if you had a sound card that has RCA output. Otherwise you will have to use the little jack plug in with a connector to change it to RCA jack.<br /> The computer can't push enough power to those speakers. Look at your PC speakers, even they have internal amplifier (the computer isn't powering them) they have to plug into the wall or a USB port to get power to the internal amplifier.<br /> <a href="http://samsunglcds.net/">home theater price</a> </p> http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/topic/hdmi-amp-optical#post-93 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:20:57 +0000 marislexia 93@http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ <p>I've read over and over that there is absolutely no difference between quality in HDMI cables-they all transmit the same information at the same rate.<a href="http://samsunglcds.net/">home theater price</a> </p> http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/topic/no-sound-on-input-1#post-92 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:25:22 +0000 mrHTN 92@http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ <p>How did you connect your cable box? I'm guessing there is setting on the cable box you have to change. </p> http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/topic/no-sound-on-input-1#post-91 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:11:55 +0000 hdtvnoob 91@http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ <p>I have a JVC HD-52886G, a JVC TH-C7 Home Theater System, and a PSP. The trouble is that I can get audio for the home theater system and the PSP but nothing from the cable tv. The cable box is in from the wall and only a video out to the TV. Doesn't seem to make a differnce with the audio connected. My thought is that the cable has no way to talk to the tv but I don't have any other inputs on the HTS. I'm out of ideas. I know this is a bit vague but any suggestions? </p> http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/topic/hdmi-amp-optical#post-90 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:37:33 +0000 SJBerube 90@http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ <p>Excellent! Thanks for your help!! </p> http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/topic/hdmi-amp-optical#post-89 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:29:46 +0000 mrHTN 89@http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ <p>You got it right, connect the HDMI to the receiver, and the HDMI output of the receiver to the TV. Digital signals are not affected by being passed through multiple device as long as its just a passthrough. </p> http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/topic/hdmi-amp-optical#post-88 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:53:05 +0000 SJBerube 88@http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ <p>As I understood it, the more times the signal is decoded by a device, the weaker the signal gets. So, if I am hooking up a PS3, I should connect an HDMI to my Audio Receiver and then to my TV instead of running the HDMI to my TV and the optical to my receiver ? Just making sure I have it straight.</p> <p>Thanks,<br /> Shawn </p> http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/topic/hdmi-amp-optical#post-87 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:12:47 +0000 mrHTN 87@http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ <p>Actually, its the opposite with HDMI as HDMI requires video to go along with any audio signal. You could have vidoe by itself though. One of the benifts of HDMI is that you can have audio and vidoe on the same cable so that's what's typically done. Some people have older receivers without HDMI so I've seen cases where the HDMI was run to the TV for video and an optical cable was run to the receiver for audio. </p> http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/topic/hdmi-amp-optical#post-86 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:37:14 +0000 SJBerube 86@http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ <p>I am connecting a system for a friend and I have a question. I have always been told that you send the video signals to the video devices (ie. DVD Player to TV) and you send the audion signals to the audio devices (ie. DVD Player to Audio Receiver). Now with HDMI are you still supposed to do this ? Or do you carry the audio/video signals throughout and have the signal decoded an extra time before it gets to its destination. Just trying to bring myself up to speed!</p> <p>Thanks,<br /> Shawn </p> http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/topic/how-to-connect-pc-to-home-theatre-system#post-85 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:53:45 +0000 mrHTN 85@http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ <p>It's not too difficult to connect a PC to a receiver. HDMI is the easiest way if it worked, but sometimes it too much hassle. IF HDMI doesn't work, try using an optical connection for sound. </p> http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/topic/how-to-connect-pc-to-home-theatre-system#post-84 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:27:56 +0000 Glessrob 84@http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ <p>Good evening friends.</p> <p>Due to continuously changing formats ( .wmv, .mpg, .mpeg, divx, then xvid, and now .mkv). </p> <p>I was hoping if it was possible to play a say .MKV/.avi movie in my PC with VLC player or any other player and stream it to my Home Theatre and get the output of sound from home theatre speakers and the video from the TV connected with the home theatre.</p> <p>If someone knows how to do achieve this please enlighten me. I also need to know the products needed to achieve this task.</p> <p>I am guessing conecting my PC somehow to the HDMI port of Onkyo AV receivers might achieve this task, but since I do not own these products I am not sure.</p> <p>Please help if you know how. </p> http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/topic/hdmi-cables-should-be-all-i-need-right#post-83 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:17:11 +0000 mrHTN 83@http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ <p>If matto it right and you don't have enough HDMI inputs on the HTiB, you can proably use an optical audio out from your TV (if it has one) and connect it to the HTiB input. </p> http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/topic/windows-7-and-hdmi#post-82 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:05:56 +0000 matto 82@http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ <p>I haven't tried Window's 7 yet either, but I might if I get some free time during the upcoming holidays. </p> http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/topic/hdmi-cables-should-be-all-i-need-right#post-81 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:04:14 +0000 matto 81@http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ <p>Do you have your HDMI inputs/outputs connected correctly? The out of the HTiB should go into the &quot;in&quot; of the TV. The out of the DVR should go into the in of the HTiB. The same with the Apple TV. How many HDMI inputs does your HTiB have? I'm guessing it doesn't have enough which made you connect them to the TV instead which is why you don't have sound. </p> http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/topic/hdmi-cables-should-be-all-i-need-right#post-80 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:24:49 +0000 cminnow 80@http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ <p>My components:<br /> Panasonic SA-BT300 HTiB with HDMI ports<br /> Panasonic TC-54PS14 HDTV with HDMI ports<br /> DirecTv HR22-100 HD satelite receiver/DVR with HDMI ports<br /> AppleTv 3.0 with HDMI ports<br /> Apple Airport Extreme Wi-Fi router<br /> I find that I still have to use audio (using fiber optic cables) cables to get any sound. WTF? I thought that HDMI cables carried sound and video. I think I just don't have the HDMI settings correct on the different menus on all the different components. Any advice out there? Thanks </p> http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/topic/droid-phone-keeps-crashing#post-79 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:14:20 +0000 mrHTN 79@http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ <p>If anyone's Droid is crashing constantly, then there is a chance its defective. I had to return my first one as it was randomly crashing through out the day. Motorola recommended calling *228 and hitting option 2 first. However, that didn't work for me. Once I got my new one, it hasn't crashed once. </p> http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/topic/windows-7-and-hdmi#post-78 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:34:03 +0000 mrHTN 78@http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ <p>Has anyone sucesffuly tried Windows 7 on their HTPC? I like Windows 7 enough that I wouldn't mind updating my HTPC's Window's XP ...but I'm worried about any HDMI issues that may come up. I heard Window's 7 has more restrictions. I use my HTPC as a blu-ray player so any issues with HDMI including 7.1 master audio would be a deal breaker for me. Also my HTPC goes through a receiver which I'm not sure how Window's 7 would treat the receiver. </p> http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/topic/all-in-one-home-network#post-77 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:02:58 +0000 mrHTN 77@http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ <p>Thanks, and couldn't agree more! I think what's been missing from home automation is the ability to control it away from home. Most people don't have a huge house so they have no use for home automation ...unless they need to use outside of their home. </p> http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/topic/all-in-one-home-network#post-76 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:56:54 +0000 dntpanic 76@http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ <p>Since the early days of WinMo, I've been looking for a mobile platform to remotely control multiple home devices around my LAN. I picked up Android late last year and knew that this would finally be it, just had to learn Java. </p> <p>Just did a quick search and stumbled on this project. It's funny that you all have summed up every piece of that idea. From remotely monitoring networked (motion detecting, infrared) webcams to selecting streaming media based upon the availability in a room. This is the future of the home network and Android has the flexibility to fully realize the administration. Keep up the good work! </p> http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/topic/how-can-i-get-autohtn#post-75 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:29:21 +0000 mrHTN 75@http://www.yourhtn.com/htnforum/ <p>domopyx, welcome to the forum. The initial version will only work with z-wave. Do you have z-wave? </p>