I've enjoyed reading all the great info you guys have to offer. I've been lurking, but finally have a problem of my own.
Im having problems getting my TV to "output" sound to my surround sound. My equipment is:
Pioneer 42" Plasma BOSE 321 home theater Comcast/Scientific Atlanta HD/DVR cable box.
Set up is:
HDMI connection from the cable box to the TV. Optical Sound, Digital Coax video from the TV to home theater (no HDMI inputs on the Bose).
Everything works fine, but when Im watching TV, and want to hear it through the Bose system, I get nothing. All it says is "PCM 2.0". No sound whatsoever. BTW...I have all settings set to "auto" on the TV and the BOSE. Any advice?
Your TV does not output the incoming audio on the HDMI cable on its digital outputs. The only time those outputs have a signal is when you are actually using the TV's tuner to pick up an OTA digital A/V signal.
You need to feed the Bose system with audio directly from the cable box instead of the TV.
Yes, use the cable box's coax audio out to feed the Bose system. Yes, the audio could preceed the video. That's why many receivers have selectable digital audio delay settings. But let's not create a problem prematurely. Try it first.
Your only alternative is the R/L analog outputs on the plasma.
Works great! However, if I want to hear Dolby Digital...I have to switch the cable box output from "HDMI" to "Dolby Digital". If I don't I just hear it via "PCM 2.0".
Hmmmm....Solve one problem and then get another. But maybe not---when you switch to "DD" do you still get the picture via HDMI on the TV? I suppose you do otherwise you'd have mentioned it. What happens to the audio with the box on DD and you're tuned into a non-premium standard channel without DD?