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  • rajeshv_84
    Junior Member
    • Nov 2011
    • 1

    Connecting LED TV and Laptop to Home theater

    Hi All,

    Please help me find a solution for my problem.

    I have 3 items to be connected to each other. I have a Samsung LED TV, Sony Home theater (DAV DZ640K) and a HP DV4T laptop. I also have a HD Set-top box for watching HD channels.

    I have connected my Home theater and set-top box to TV thru HDMI. The home theater transmits both audio/video thru HDMI if I play a DVD. But If I watch a HD channel thru set-top box i am not able to hear the sound from Home theater. So I connected the RCA cable from Home theater to Set-top box. Now i am getting the sound from home theater but not sure if it is digital. Now if i connect laptop to TV thru HDMI i am able to hear only TV sound though my TV shows that it is receiving from Home theater.

    TV has below ports
    HDMI / DVI - 1
    HDMI - 3
    PC / DVI Audio In
    Component IN
    Digital Audio Out (Optical)
    Antenna In

    Home theater has below ports

    Audio In (Right / Left) - 1
    Antenna (Coaxial) In - 1
    Component Video - 1
    Video OUT - 1
    HDMI Port - 1

    Set-top-box has below ports

    HDMI port - 1
    Digital Media (Optical) - 1
    Audio IN (Left / Right) - 1
    Component IN - 1


    What is the best solution to play 5.1 from both my STB and laptop or any other device i connect thru HDMI in future. Any help would be most appreciated

    Thanks in advance
    Rajesh
  • aud19
    Twin Moderator Emeritus
    • Aug 2003
    • 16706

    #2
    If your home theatre unit doesn't have some sort of digital audio input (HDMI, coaxial or optical) I don't think you'll be able to....?
    Jason

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    • Hdale85
      Moderator Emeritus
      • Jan 2006
      • 16075

      #3
      What kind of receiver has Component input but no digital inputs? Never seen one..... gotta be digital inputs there somewhere.

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      • Kevin P
        Member
        • Aug 2000
        • 10809

        #4
        Originally posted by Hdale85
        What kind of receiver has Component input but no digital inputs? Never seen one..... gotta be digital inputs there somewhere.
        I googled the model # and it appears to be a HTIB (home theater in a box) system made for the Asian Pacific markets. A lot of these systems have minimal I/O connectivity. A similar unit I found a "rear panel" pic of on Google had an HDMI output, a composite video output, and only a pair of red/white inputs (or maybe outputs) to connect to a TV.

        So, it is possible that Rajesh's system lacks digital inputs.

        I think the only solution to get digital sound from your STB is to replace your HTIB receiver with a more capable standalone receiver and DVD/BD player.

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        • Hdale85
          Moderator Emeritus
          • Jan 2006
          • 16075

          #5
          Ahhh HTIB explains everything.

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