Recent content by rizrtse

I’ll try disconnecting optical from cable box (leave dvd optical in place) and run that up to TV. Thx.

Why is hdmi at issue? I’m going to do an optical line between tv and receiver replacing the two optical inputs that are going directly from DVD and CableBox to receiver via Optical. I figured if hdmi is passing audio to tv from those components I can reroute to receiver and get surround sound...

I have a Pioneer VSX 816, Samsung MU9000 ultra HD TV and standard Cablevision cable box. I have no HDMI connections on receiver so went DVD to TV via HDMI, cable box to TV via HDMI, and both cable box/DVD to receiver via digital optical. All good except I can’t use receiver/Surround sound when...