HDMI help!!!

Naruto

///Member
Hi all,

I recently got a new TV and it has one HDMI slot :( which I'm using for the PVR. I'm using the AV for the PS3 but then my sound is coming out of the TV. Can I connect the HDMI cable in the PS3 and AMP and have sound coming out of the AMP?

Naruto
 

UpNcOmiNg!

Events Organiser
Nope.
Not that I know of.
The HDMI is both video and sound.
You will have to disconnect the PVR and connect the HDMI when you want to play.

But this is just me speaking from limited knowledge of such things
 
J

Jakkals_F30

Guest
HDMI is usually a problem so i bypass all this crap by doing fibre from TV to AMP :thumbs:

HDMI version compatibility can be the issue here and i have seen some hdmi cables don't like doing the sound part of things.. As i said in my other post now is i bypassed all those issues by doing fibre optic for my sound all my devices work 100% :)

that's then PVR + XBOX + Mede8er etc... Luckily i have 4 hdmi ports
 

ASH M

Active member
-If your amp has HDMI inputs then use them to connect the PVR and PS3 and have the output HDMI from the amp going into your tv. This way you will have sound from the amp and TV if needed.

-If your amp doesn't support HDMI then connect a fibre optic cable from your PS3 to the amp. When doing this you can set the PS3 to use multiple audio outputs, which in turn allows you to still use the audio from the TV if you don't want very loud sound while playing/watching on the PS3.

-If your amp doesn't accept fibre optic then you can connect av cable into the amp then have the amps output going into the TV for video. If your amp doesn't have its own video output then leave the PS3 connected like how you described and then connect the audio output from your TV to the amp.

Now if you don't come right with this go outside and cry:cry:

Just kidding, good luck:roflol:
 

Stefan

New member
If your amp doesn't have its own video output then leave the PS3 connected like how you described and then connect the audio output from your TV to the amp.


As mentioned by Ash above.
The most simple solution will be:
Keep the PVR connected with the HDMI, Keep the PS3 connected with the AV and send another pair of AV's from your TV (AUDIO OUTPUT) to the AMP.
 

Caddy101

Active member
ASH M said:
-If your amp has HDMI inputs then use them to connect the PVR and PS3 and have the output HDMI from the amp going into your tv. This way you will have sound from the amp and TV if needed.
+1
:thumbs:
If your amp has a video output, then connect all the inputs to the amp and the video out from the amp to the TV.

My system is connected this way.
 
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Jakkals_F30

Guest
Naruto - What amp have you got ? i recall you said a SONY but which model ?
 

protegetech

New member
Most all-in-one surround sound systems have only 1 hdmi output, so we connected that via hdmi 2 tv, then for ps3/xbox we connected hdmi/av and had the sound connected via optic cable from tv to amp, now everything has sound.

Ps. There is a big difference in picture quality between av and hdmi on ps3/xbox
 
Caddy101 said:
ASH M said:
-If your amp has HDMI inputs then use them to connect the PVR and PS3 and have the output HDMI from the amp going into your tv. This way you will have sound from the amp and TV if needed.
+1
:thumbs:
If your amp has a video output, then connect all the inputs to the amp and the video out from the amp to the TV.

My system is connected this way.

Mine too, however I lose Surround Sound as the TV's "Line Out" is only 2 channels.

Alternatively, get an HDMI splitter - if u want I can try get cost for you on this. The HDMI splitter, will have for eg - 4 inputs and one output. The signal you want displayed will be controlled on the remote of the splitter.

 

TheMo

///Member
All you need is a S Video cable, goes straight in the ps3 and straight in the AMP, I do this :thumbs:

oh then go to audio settings on the ps3 then set multiple sound to on ( not sure of exact wording )
 

msm

Well-known member
And if your amp doesn't allow you to input multiple HDMI inputs, you can always resort to this (or similar):


3x1_HDMI_Switch_Wiring_Diagram.jpg


HDMI Switch

Also, HDMI is digital, not analog, so you should not lose any quality with a decent switch. Just don't get the cheap and nasty ones.
 

Naruto

///Member
TV has one HDMI slot. I have connected the HDMI cable from the PVR to the TV and connected the AV cables in the PS3.

I have the AV cables from the PVR to the AMP....

Now all I want is to have the SOUND coming out the the Surround(AMP).

Was thinking of connecting the HDMI cable into the PS + AMP. Would this work?

ASH M said:
-If your amp has HDMI inputs then use them to connect the PVR and PS3 and have the output HDMI from the amp going into your tv. This way you will have sound from the amp and TV if needed.
-If your amp doesn't support HDMI then connect a fibre optic cable from your PS3 to the amp. When doing this you can set the PS3 to use multiple audio outputs, which in turn allows you to still use the audio from the TV if you don't want very loud sound while playing/watching on the PS3.

-If your amp doesn't accept fibre optic then you can connect av cable into the amp then have the amps output going into the TV for video. If your amp doesn't have its own video output then leave the PS3 connected like how you described and then connect the audio output from your TV to the amp.

Now if you don't come right with this go outside and cry:cry:

Just kidding, good luck:roflol:
This might be key!
Will try it tonight

 

Smartiesman

///Member
Naruto said:
TV has one HDMI slot. I have connected the HDMI cable from the PVR to the TV and connected the AV cables in the PS3.

I have the AV cables from the PVR to the AMP....

Now all I want is to have the SOUND coming out the the Surround(AMP).

Was thinking of connecting the HDMI cable into the PS + AMP. Would this work?

ASH M said:
-If your amp has HDMI inputs then use them to connect the PVR and PS3 and have the output HDMI from the amp going into your tv. This way you will have sound from the amp and TV if needed.
-If your amp doesn't support HDMI then connect a fibre optic cable from your PS3 to the amp. When doing this you can set the PS3 to use multiple audio outputs, which in turn allows you to still use the audio from the TV if you don't want very loud sound while playing/watching on the PS3.

-If your amp doesn't accept fibre optic then you can connect av cable into the amp then have the amps output going into the TV for video. If your amp doesn't have its own video output then leave the PS3 connected like how you described and then connect the audio output from your TV to the amp.

Now if you don't come right with this go outside and cry:cry:

Just kidding, good luck:roflol:
This might be key!
Will try it tonight





You have 3 cables going to the tv from the PS3, 1 x video, 2 x audio(red and white). Plug the 2 audio cables into the amp, put the TV in av for the video, amp into the relevant selection for sound.
Is that what u want?

 

Dees_13

Active member
I have my ps3 connected to my tv using hdmi. but also have a fibre optical cable connected from my ps3 to my amp. so depending on my mood i can get sound from either my tv or the amp
 
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