Sky F1 HD 5.1 not working.

[admin_exported]

Got my sky HD+ anytime+ box connect to my sony STR-DH820 via HDMI, but watched yesterday practise sessions but the amp did not detect the 5.1 surround sound. If I play a DVD playback sound is in 5.1 so the amp is working correctly. Has anyone had any problems with this?

 

[The_Lhc]

SkyHD boxes do not carry 5.1 over HDMI, you need an optical connection between the Sky box and the amp to get 5.1 audio.

 

[Clare Newsome]

Indeed.

Just watching some Sky Sports F1 HD coverage of today's practice sessions and it's deffo DD5.1

 

[Anonymous]

Thank you both but is there going to be some sort of firmware update to enable 5.1 over HDMI at any point?.

 

[The_Lhc]

I doubt it. Apparently the new non-+ single tuner multi-room HD box does carry it over hdmi so I'd expect any new model of + box to do Tue ssme but the current ones? I wouldn't hold my breath.

 

[Anonymous]

SkyHD boxes do not carry 5.1 over HDMI, you need an optical connection between the Sky box and the amp to get 5.1 audio.

or digital coaxial

 

[Dave_]

is there going to be some sort of firmware update to enable 5.1 over HDMI at any point?.

No. It's a H/W issue. The chipsets in SKy+HD boxes don't support DD 5.1 over HDMI

 

[Anonymous]

I connected up via optical connection now DD5.1 working fine, thanks again everyone.

 

[TALON1973]

is there going to be some sort of firmware update to enable 5.1 over HDMI at any point?.

No. It's a H/W issue. The chipsets in SKy+HD boxes don't support DD 5.1 over HDMI

can someone explain this ? if sky do 3d which requires hdmi v 1.4 how can it not have 5.1 via the same cable ?

 

[Dave_]

Sky use side by side 3D, basically two 960x1080 images squeezed into a 1920x1080 frame which the TV then processes into a 3D image.

 

[robjcooper]

Sky use side by side 3D, basically two 960x1080 images squeezed into a 1920x1080 frame which the TV then processes into a 3D image.

and you don't need an HDMI 1.4 cable to watch it as it's exactly the same bandwidth as a normal 2D HD signal.