Reciever question - Audio from tv?
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Reciever question - Audio from tv?
I recently installed a home theater receiver. An HDMI cord runs from the TV to the receiver. Hooked up to the receiver is the verizon set top box and my bluray player. I can get audio from verizon and the bluray, but my television is a smart tv so it has apps for Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc. I cannot get audio for these apps. What do I need to do? Do I need to connect another HDMI cable from the television to perhaps the AUX connector of the receiver? Should the TV have an "output" HDMI that would run to the receiver?
Similarly, if I purchase a fire stick and plug that into the USB port of the television, how would I get audio from the receiver?
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Similarly, if I purchase a fire stick and plug that into the USB port of the television, how would I get audio from the receiver?
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The TV will not usually have an HDMI output.
You'd use a digital or optical output connection to the receiver for audio.
You'd use a digital or optical output connection to the receiver for audio.
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Would that decrease the quality since it's digital or optical as opposed to HDMI? Right now I'm using the Blu-Ray for Netflix but like the interface better on the app on the Smart TV.
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The TV will not usually have an HDMI output.
As you said it's the same signal, just one less cable.
if I purchase a fire stick and plug that into the USB port of the television
What's the brands/model numbers of the TV and receiver?
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Hi Taz
Sorry lost track of this thread. So I checked and yes I have the ARC set up on both the tv and receiver. Could you give me some more information on that? Will I have two HDMI cords: the one that is currently in place between the receiver and tv and a new one that will go into arc input on receiver and arc input on tv?
Sorry lost track of this thread. So I checked and yes I have the ARC set up on both the tv and receiver. Could you give me some more information on that? Will I have two HDMI cords: the one that is currently in place between the receiver and tv and a new one that will go into arc input on receiver and arc input on tv?
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No, it will be just one HDMI cable - that's the whole point of ARC, it uses a single HDMI cable to send audio both ways. It has to be plugged into the receiver output and a specific input on the TV. How to set it up to make it work depends on what TV/receiver you have. It involves changing some settings on both, and selecting a specific input on the receiver when you want it to play Netflix, but I'd need to know the brand/model numbers of both to help you further.
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Yamaha manual.. RX-V379 - Yamaha Downloads United States
Scroll down and select..... RX-V379 Owner's Manual
Pages 70-71 discuss the ARC audio system
Your TV does have an ARC HDMI input.
Scroll down and select..... RX-V379 Owner's Manual
Pages 70-71 discuss the ARC audio system
Your TV does have an ARC HDMI input.
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Connect the audio RCA jacks from the set top box to the receiver. Lower the TV sound to zero. That's what I do. Audio from all devices go through the receiver.
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That is not HD audio and that doesn't allow for audio to be processed from his "smart TV" apps.