Sky HD

[claydon]

Just ordered sky HD, sony 40ex503 & bds 370, is there any advantage in connecting the sky box via the hdmi and an optical cable or is this for home cinema set ups? will i get better sound or should i just stick with the hdmi, i will be using the audioquest forest cables for hdmi.

 

[daveh75]

You only need an optical/coaxial connection if using a home cinema system as Sky boxes can only output stereo over HDMI.

 

[Anonymous]

My set-up is as follows:

HDMI from Virgin+ to TV.

Digital optical from Virgin+ to Yamaha amp

HDMI out from Amp to TV HDMI in

HDMI out from Bluray to HDMI in to Amp

 

[claydon]

Thanks, confirms what i had thought, ordered my cables today without the optical.