can this unit output video to hdmi and 5.1 sound through the optical audio for a movie please?
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Yes, that is exactly what I use it for. Just have to enable SPDIF passthrough in the settings... very simple.
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It depends. The 5.1 is a bit of a strange deal, but it definitely did what I wanted it to do, and that was provide 5.1 audio from HDMI to Optical into my old 5.1 receiver that only had Optical in and no HDMI. The trick is that it doesn't do Linear PCM or any uncompressed 5.1 sound. However, compressed audio like Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 work perfectly. Depending on the Sonos's settings, you should be able to get 5.1 through to it using this switch
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It only has RCA jacks for L-R audio. There are no audio outputs for Dolby 5.1; no optical output for audio either.
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If you use the optical output you can get 5.1 possibly 7.1 but it does not do that with analog.
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Yes, just hook the optical output of the tv into the dc-1. And make sure not to try and pass thru any 5.1 from the tv as this will result in silence thanks to the hdcp copy protection.
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Yes. I have the exact setup you describe. I hear audio through the HDMI to my TV, and can turn on the stereo receiver and change the switch to 5.1 when I want surround sound. One point is, there is a slight audio delay between the HDMI and fiber outputs depending on the switch being on 2ch or 5.1ch. If the Monoprice is on 2ch, the tv is muted, and the receiver is turned on, the audio is slightly (milliseconds) out of sync with the video signal. But if I'm using the receiver and the Monoprice is on 5.1, the audio is synced up.
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Dear Customer, Thank you for your question regarding our HS420 HDMI Matrix. The matrix does support 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound through the optical output. Please contact us at support@kinivo.com if you have any additional questions or need assistance. Thank you, Kinivo Product Support Email : support@kinivo.com Live chat : http://support.kinivo.com | Mon-Fri: 9AM - 5PM PST
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It has a switch where you can choose the audio output between 2.0 stereo, 5.1 or passthrough. I use it to feed my DTS receiver and I'm getting 5.1 surround sound through SPDIF, and HDMI feeds my projector. So the answer to your question is Yes.
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This is true. I tried setting up my home theatre every way possible, but efter speaking to Sharp, they said you cannot use the audio optical out for HDMI. This is a shame. You must go directlyu from the audio source to the receiver via optical cable when using HDMI to the TV. No big deal, the TV is still awesome!
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The unit will output HDMI video and audio to two displays no matter the size. We will assume that you are sending the audio to a surround receiver in a 5.1 situation. You focus your audio on the surround receiver, and you send the video to the displays. In that regard, this unit supports what you are doing. There is some delay in the HDMI switching, but what HDMI component doesn't have some delay. It's an intense signal.
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You can use the optical connection but it will limit the audio to 1.5 Mbps. This means you will hear Dolby Digital and DTS in 5.1 and PCM audio only in stereo. With an HDMI receiver, you would be able to bitstream the higher resolution audio formats like Dolby TrueHD and PCM 5.1, etc.There is another way for you to hear the high resolution audio because your receiver has analog 5.1 audio inputs. You will need to buy the Pioneer BD55 as the BD35 doesn't have analog audio outputs. So for another $100 you can hear the high resolution audio on your existing receiver. The BD35 is intended for people who already have an HDMI receiver, and the BD55 is for those who don't. You can use the optical connection but it will limit the audio to 1.5 Mbps. This means you will hear Dolby Digital and DTS in 5.1 and PCM audio only in stereo. With an HDMI receiver, you would be able to bitstream the higher resolution audio formats like Dolby TrueHD and PCM 5.1, etc.There is another way for you to hear the high resolution audio because your receiver has analog 5.1 audio inputs. You will need to buy the Pioneer BD55 as the BD35 doesn't have analog audio outputs. So for another $100 you can hear the high resolution audio on your existing receiver. The BD35 is... » Read More You can use the optical connection but it will limit the audio to 1.5 Mbps. This means you will hear Dolby Digital and DTS in 5.1 and PCM audio only in stereo. With an HDMI receiver, you would be able to bitstream the higher resolution audio formats like Dolby TrueHD and PCM 5.1, etc.There is another way for you to hear the high resolution audio because your receiver has analog 5.1 audio inputs. You will need to buy the Pioneer BD55 as the BD35 doesn't have analog audio outputs. So for another $100 you can hear the high resolution audio on your existing receiver. The BD35 is intended for people who already have an HDMI receiver, and the BD55 is for those who don't. « Show Less
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yes hdmi is for both video and audio signal. make sure the receiver is set to the right input.
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It depends on the output of the source material. If your TV has an optical out then it is capable of outputting 5.1 sound, but you have to be playing media that has its audio encoded in a 5.1 surround sound compliant encoding like DTS or Dolby Digital for your TV to output the sound. You may also have to adjust the settings on your TV to output the sound through the optical output.
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Only toshiba, vizio and Sony will pass through the 5.1 surround sound all other brands dumb it down to 2.1 without an av switch added. See the cnet review for further details.
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You can use the optical connection but it will limit the audio to 1.5 Mbps. This means you will hear Dolby Digital and DTS in 5.1 and PCM audio only in stereo. With an HDMI receiver, you would be able to bitstream the higher resolution audio formats like Dolby TrueHD and PCM 5.1, etc. There is another way for you to hear the high resolution audio because your receiver has analog 5.1 audio inputs. You will need to buy the Pioneer BD55 as the BD35 doesn't have analog audio outputs. So for another $100 you can hear the high resolution audio on your existing receiver. The BD35 is intended for people who already have an HDMI receiver, and the BD55 is for those who don't.
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Hi Kevins8! unfortunately this projector does not have an Optical Toslink Output. Only has an 3.5 jack output for sound. I don't know which connection you would like to do, but I give you mine, as an example: PC (Media Center, XBMC) audio & video output through HDMI v.1.4 to Yamaha AV Receiver (with 3D support feature) and video output through HDMI v1.4 to Projector. Regards! Tomás M.
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My sound bar, the Vizio 5.1 wireless system indicates that 5.1 dolby digital when connected via optical to the tv's optical out. It only does this when the source on the TV is 5.1 in OTA programming or using the in TV smart applications. Its does not provide 5.1 passthrough with my HDMI cable to my set top box or my PS3. Those had to be hooked up directly to the soundbar to get 5.1 sound. However if you have a soundbar that will upmix 2 ch PCM it will pass that signal through HDMI and try its best to make it "surround"