Hooking up problems with 7/8 items of equipment.

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Me again!!! Sorry!! How do I hook up a new Sony LCD TV (3 HDMIs) with my Arcam DVD player(with 1 HDMI),my Pioneer Blue-ray player (1 HDMI) and my AV300 processer (without HDMI) such that it by-passes the TV's own sound AND without using 8 pairs of phono cables (4 is bad enough). I know I must use 3 or 4 pairs for the blue-ray to get the best sound.
My music system is quite separate. Also I want normal broadcast TV audio (HUMEX HD digibox with 1 HDMI) permanently routed through my 5.1 surround system as was the case with my old TV (with only component video connects). Everthing was connected fine until I bought a full HD TV, Blue -ray player & humex HD digibox.
Will some HI-Fi/Home Cinema genius please help. The new Sony TV arrives tomorrow.

Thanks in advance

 

[Anonymous]

The easy way is to use the reciever as the heart of the system. This means you only need one connection to the TV. If there is no HDMI then use the component connection to get the picture from reciever to TV. Everything else needs to connect to the reciever (via component out to component in or via an HDMI to component adaptor)

Alternatively dump the reciever and make HDMI to HDMI connections to the TV and then auxilliary connections to the 5.1 system via a switch box if it only has one input.

Or (bet bet) upgrade the reciever to one with HDMI inputs.

 

[Anonymous]

Hi Welsh Boy (I'm Welsh too and live in Holland). Can't dump or replace my Arcam AVR 300 (its far too good and expensive. As for connectiong up, I'm ot clear axactly what u mean. The TV, Blue Ray Player, DVD player and Humex digibox all have HDMI.ONly the AVR 300 has not. So what is the one connextion to the TV? Is it the HDMI from the Humex? Surely to play Blue Ray or DVD discs for the best pic & sound they must connect to the TV too?

 

[Cofnchtr]

Hi ell,

Connect both visual products to the TV via HDMI then connect the DVD, BD and Humax to the AVR300 with either optical or coaxial digital cables if this option is available - if not, use phono cables.

DVD HDMI out --> TV HDMI in

BD player HDMI out --> TV HDMI in

although having both is not necessary as the BD player will play DVD's

Humax HD HDMI out --> TV HDMI in

all audio connections should be made using digital connections out from each player/component to the in of the amp where available (optical is square, coaxial is round). If coaxial or digital connections are not free then you'll have to drop down to phone cables (round - usually red and white stereo pair). Phono cables are different from digital coaxial cables - a proper coaxial cable will be required. Optical digital cables are also known as Toslink cables. They transmit via infra red and are fibre optic.

You may, as an alternative, be able to connect the BD player to the AVR300 via analogue multichannel which may give you HD sound formats but as I mentioned in a previous post I am not familiar with your equipment.

No need to connect the TV to the amp as all sound can come directly from each source by selecting each corresponding input on the amp - the TV will be a monitor in effect.

HTH.

Cheers,

Cofnchtr.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks a million. Hope it works tomorrow when the TV arrives and the guys fit it all together

 

[Gerrardasnails]

Cofnchtr:Hi ell,

Connect both visual products to the TV via HDMI then connect the DVD, BD and Humax to the AVR300 with either optical or coaxial digital cables if this option is available - if not, use phono cables.

DVD HDMI out --> TV HDMI in

BD player HDMI out --> TV HDMI in

although having both is not necessary as the BD player will play DVD's

Humax HD HDMI out --> TV HDMI in

all audio connections should be made using digital connections out from each player/component to the in of the amp where available (optical is square, coaxial is round). If coaxial or digital connections are not free then you'll have to drop down to phone cables (round - usually red and white stereo pair). Phono cables are different from digital coaxial cables - a proper coaxial cable will be required. Optical digital cables are also known as Toslink cables. They transmit via infra red and are fibre optic.

You may, as an alternative, be able to connect the BD player to the AVR300 via analogue multichannel which may give you HD sound formats but as I mentioned in a previous post I am not familiar with your equipment.

No need to connect the TV to the amp as all sound can come directly from each source by selecting each corresponding input on the amp - the TV will be a monitor in effect.

HTH.

Cheers,

Cofnchtr.

Spot on. I would add, though, definitely get the multichannel cables for the HD audio from Bluray - it is stunning and with a great amp like the Arcam, you would be missing out without it. Also, and please don't think I'm being patronising, but if you use optical cables, they come with tiny little removeable plastic tips on the end. This is to protect it obviously. However, if you don't know they are there, you will have untold trouble trying to fit it in the socket of your amp!

 

[Cofnchtr]

Cofnchtr:Hi ell,

Connect both visual products to the TV via HDMI then connect the DVD, BD and Humax to the AVR300 with either optical or coaxial digital cables if this option is available - if not, use phono cables.

DVD HDMI out --> TV HDMI in

BD player HDMI out --> TV HDMI in

although having both is not necessary as the BD player will play DVD's

Humax HD HDMI out --> TV HDMI in

all audio connections should be made using digital connections out from each player/component to the in of the amp where available (optical is square, coaxial is round). If coaxial or digital connections are not free then you'll have to drop down to phone cables (round - usually red and white stereo pair). Phono cables are different from digital coaxial cables - a proper coaxial cable will be required. Optical digital cables are also known as Toslink cables. They transmit via infra red and are fibre optic.

You may, as an alternative, be able to connect the BD player to the AVR300 via analogue multichannel which may give you HD sound formats but as I mentioned in a previous post I am not familiar with your equipment.

No need to connect the TV to the amp as all sound can come directly from each source by selecting each corresponding input on the amp - the TV will be a monitor in effect.

HTH.

Cheers,

Cofnchtr.

Hi, Just to clear any possible confusion - in my post above I have stated using 'phone' cables. This was meant to read 'phono'.

Good point with the optical cables Gerrard.

Hope you manage to set it up fairly easily - sit back and enjoy.

Cheers,

Cofnchtr.

 

[Anonymous]

Hi again. Thought you might like to know that everything is working really well and there's nowt wrong with the Sony 46w4500 LCD TV despite all the complaints in the forum. One problem I had to solve was the audio from the Humex to the AV amp. After the TV installation and connection with the DVD and BD, I found no surround sound from the Humex. Then I realised there was no digital connection between them. I saw a digital optical slot in both and connected them up with the appropriate cable and bingo! it worked. Thanks again for you help. By the way, my Arcam DVD is multi-regional, but the Pioneer Blue-ray is region 2. Since I have some region 1 DVDs I need it. It also cosy double the Pioneer. LOL.

 

[Cofnchtr]

Hi ell,

You're welcome.

Good to hear you have it set up and to your liking and are having no issues with the TV, just shows that some can get good examples of Sony's productivity. Thanks for the explanation re the DVD/BD player.

Enjoy mate.

Cheers,

Cofnchtr.

 

[Anonymous]

Although I say everything is working fine, I am getting some digital break up in the picture and sound on the BBC channels (not the Dutch ones nor the HD channels), but only when I switch HDMI to the AV (the TV sound is fine). It seems to vary with the time of day, but mostly no problem. I'm thinking its very likely the signal from the UK through my Humex digibox. I'll contact my provider to confirm. We don't get the BBC HD broadcasts yet. However the blue ray pic and sound is breathtaking (rented Iron Man & National Treasure 2 a few days ago) and the pic and sound from my DVD player is much improved via HDMI compared with component. The Pioneer DVD pic is not quite up to the standard of the Arcam DVD player, however, but still a shade better than the Arcam via component. Thanks again.