HDMI Cable Help...

[Ga_Gamecock]

Having trouble with surround sound.

I have my L & R front speakers hooked up, along with the sub, just for a test run ...

Now im trying to link the hi def cable box to the yamaha receiver ... no dice. (no sound anyway)

What am i doing wrong?

Shouldnt the HDMi carry all of the audio and video data ... w/o a need for an s-vid, etc ...??

Help me. Im stumped.

THNAKS!!

[SnellvilleSpur]

You have a DVI to HDMI connection. No audio is supplied through that connection. You will need audio cables to complete the connection.

[Ga_Gamecock]

so what do i need to buy? a "dvi" cable too?

[SnellvilleSpur]

Nooooo. You just need a set of simple RCA audio cables. You know, the black and red kind that you use for your traditional stereo audio connections.

Your HDMI cable should connect to your TV from the cable box (you are lucky - my older Comcast DVR doesn't have HDMI output). Your audio should also go from cable box to TV and then from TV to auxiliary equipment.

Refer to your TV owners manual for the definitive connections. It's possible your newer gear is configured differently for connections than my 3 year-old HDTV set.

[shrpshtr]

is your cable box through comcast or twc?

****NEVERMIND******

i just saw a previous thread that stated you had comcast. i don't know about them but twc's hd dvr is straight hdmi. therefore, you don't need red/white audio cables for sound from the cable box to the tv. you will probably need them from the tv to the aux stereo equip though.

[Ga_Gamecock]

just got back from BB ... the tech guy said the hdmi should carry everything, but just to be safe, i bought a simple red/white audio cable from the back of the TV (samsung 5464 i think is the model - its a 50" plas) to my "cable box audio in" on the receiver and now i have surround sound ...

is this the best way to route this?

[Ga_Gamecock]

Nooooo. You just need a set of simple RCA audio cables. You know, the black and red kind that you use for your traditional stereo audio connections.

Your HDMI cable should connect to your TV from the cable box (you are lucky - my older Comcast DVR doesn't have HDMI output). Your audio should also go from cable box to TV and then from TV to auxiliary equipment.

Refer to your TV owners manual for the definitive connections. It's possible your newer gear is configured differently for connections than my 3 year-old HDTV set.

why would i connect the cable box to the TV via hdmi? the comcast guy set it up, and he used a very wide cable ... looks like 4 or 6 different wires ...

i guess im asking how does the hdmi figure in with the receiver? i would assume if i ran hdmi from the box, to the tv, it would then have to go to the reciever at some point ...

[shrpshtr]

if it looks like 4 or 6 cables it's not hdmi. it's probably component cables (red green blue) and that would only carry the video signal. you would need red white audio cable to get the sound (which would give you 5 total cables.) hdmi is a single cable that carries audio / video. the SS can be hooked up directly to the tv for output. thus, anything that would normally come out of the tv speakers would come out of the SS system.

follow this link for more info on hdmi.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI

[SnellvilleSpur]

HDMI is one cable. Component video has multiple cables like you mentioned. I actually use component cables from my cable box to the TV because I don't have an available HDMI output on my comcast box. However, I do use HDMI with my HDMI ready DVD recorder. That cable does carry both video and audio.

The reason I suggested using the audio cables is because you were saying that you weren't getting audio using the HDMI. However, now it occurs to me you are using component cables and your surround sound system may not work with those types of cables. It's hard for me to know for sure without better understanding your system. Either way, the cables you bought today will successfully route your sound from your cable box to your sound system.

Please consult your Samsung owners manual. It should show you the connections that are required. Be careful about letting Comcast set up your TV. They screwed up my parents TV and I had to sort out an awful maze of wires that made absolutely no sense.

As for why you would route your sound to the TV, your TV acts as an input crossover device for audio. You have an input and you have an output. It makes sense that if you input sound to the TV, you can also output it to an external source, such as a surround sound system. That's just one way to complete the connection, provided you want to enjoy sound from the TV as well as from the surround sound system. If you just want sound from the surround sound system, then just make the direct connection from the cablebox.

I hope that helps some.

[SnellvilleSpur]

By the way, if you don't have an HDMI cable yet, you can expect to spend about $50 for one at Best Buy or Circuit City. If you go to http://www.cablesforless.com/ you can find quality cables at half that price.

[bjIII]

it is kind of weird... i had the same problem it carries audio for the tv but the surround sound reciever didn't give audio. I guess that is why it is called HDMI Passthrough the main reason it is there is to used the reciever as a scwitcher.

[Ga_Gamecock]

sorry if i was confusing

i did buy an HDMi cable with the tv

when the comcast guy came by to hook up the hidef box, he hooked it to my tv with a 6 prong cable (i think) ... that one is not hdmi - im aware of that - i was just trying to describe the current hookup

my question was where does the hdmi come into play with my reciever? i hooked the hdmi b/w the box and the reciever ... but nothing. the cable box has an hdmi out and the reveiver had an in, so the tv was already hooked up to the box...

anyway, the dual cable (red/white audio) did the trick with the surround sound audio, but i was confused with the whole idea of hdmi and the need for this audio cable ...

thanks for all of the feedback and links!

[bjIII]

like i said HDMI Passthrough, at least that is the only thing that i could come up with when i hooked it up to my reciever because it did the samething but somehow the sound on the tv worked?

[Ga_Gamecock]

ok. im a dork.

a visual dork.

i couldnt find a diagram online so i whipped this thing together ... is this correct?

THANKS!

Im moving in two weeks, so i will set up everything (not half-assed like it is now) when i move and get settled ... but how do i put it all together?

http://www.wildwestelectronics.net/hdmi-cable-cables-1-3.html

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j39/mbehr22/hdmi1.jpg

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http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j39/mbehr22/hdmi2.jpg

[TheGuitarCock]

wow...nice artistic abilities

[bigmuthafooka]

pts for drawing all of tht lol

[SpuR48]

ok. im a dork.

a visual dork.

i couldnt find a diagram online so i whipped this thing together ... is this correct?

THANKS!

Im moving in two weeks, so i will set up everything (not half-assed like it is now) when i move and get settled ... but how do i put it all together?

http://www.wildwestelectronics.net/hdmi-cable-cables-1-3.html

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j39/mbehr22/hdmi1.jpg

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http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j39/mbehr22/hdmi2.jpg
That second drawing looks pretty accurate. If you have it hard-wired that way, but do not have any sound still, double check that you don't have the outputs/inputs mixed. If you still have no sound, try checking for sound from different sources. Put your receiver on DVD, play a DVD. Do you have sound? Try putting the receiver on cable, then turn on ESPN or something, do you sound then? If not, there may be a setting on one of your boxes.

Good luck!


**edit** You shouldn't need the red/white RCA's if you're setup is done right.

[Ga_Gamecock]

thanks

i only bought a single hdmi with the tv the other day ... i have two more en route from cablesforless.com, so i will hook those up when i move in 2 weeks

right now, the cable box is connected to the tv via a 5-prong cable that the cable guy used. (is it an RGB?) ... anyway, i just put this diagram together real quick using paint just to make sure that im going to do it right ... i dont have it set up like this just yet.

hdmi should make it much more simple than it is now ...

thanks for the feedback

[TheGuitarCock]

This is why we got people to install ours...:-o

[SnellvilleSpur]

Is your DVD a recorder or just a player? If it's a recorder, you'll need to route a cable input to the DVD. Otherwise your setup looks good to go.

I didn't realize they are making HDTVs with multiple HDMI ports. My TV just has one and you have 3! I guess that's the difference in technology over a 3 year period.

[cocksfan76]

if i may make a couple suggestions....

1- there is no reason to run the hdmi cable through your receiver, you're losing signal stregnth that way. just run straight from the box to the tv. the receiver has the input, and an output, but there's no need to use it unless you have a much more complex set up than what you're showing.

2- return the red/white cables NOW. they suck! if you have even a half way decent cable box and receiver you will have either digital coaxial audio or optical audio. think of it like this... you have hd video with rabbit ear sound. take the third hdmi cable back and exchange it for a digital audio or optical cable.

you will want 2 hdmi cables. go direct from dvd to tv and direct from cable box to tv. don't put them through the receiver, you're losing signal strength.


EDIT:
that is of course if your tv has more than 1 hd input. ;) if not, then you have it right. but still don't use cheap audio cables!!!

[Ga_Gamecock]

so which cable do i need to add to my order?

https://www.cablesforless.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=297

is it one of these fiber optic cables they offer?

[shrpshtr]

don't order any of those fiber cables. those are for communications primarily. just do a search on that site for digital audio or optical audio. you should get plenty of hits.

[Ga_Gamecock]

thanks shrtshtr

(http://www.cablesforless.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=14822)

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6' S-Video/SVHS Cable With Toslink Optical Audio (http://www.cablesforless.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=14822)
Price $7.40

This one?

There are quite a few on the site?

[RbrewDawg]

i think the whole confusion is that he doesn't understand an"HDMI" cable is not the three pronged cables, it is ONE single cable with seven(i think) pins.

[cocksfan76]

here's the 'cheap' one's at best buy... i personally only buy monster cables which are about double this cost...

optical
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8315021&type=product&id=1174092318833

digital coax
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8315012&type=product&id=1174694191609

you're going to get better sound from the optical. hopefully with all this equip you didn't get shite speakers!

[bgallup]

Go to monoprice.com and get the cables. I just got a HDMI cable for 6$. Also you dont need the Svideo cable, the HDMI supplies the video feed. You just need a Audio cable!

[Ga_Gamecock]

cables for less just called me and said that i prob need a "toslink" cable ...

[cocksfan76]

i think the whole confusion is that he doesn't understand an"HDMI" cable is not the three pronged cables, it is ONE single cable with seven(i think) pins.

ok... think of it like this...
DVI > HDMI > Component > RCA

Dvi this is the wire going into the back of your ps2 or 3. also connects most components to your pc, ie firewire or usb (not exactly the same i know, but it's close enough to get the idea across) dvi stands for digital video interface i believe.

HDMI looks like the old printer cables that connect to your pc, the "pins" it's lesser quality than dvi, but also cheaper. i don't know what it stands for. hi definition media interface i think, but who really cares... it's HDMI, that's really all you need to know.

Component cables are the typical 3 plugs, red, blue and green. they were popular about 5 years ago when progressive scan dvd players were the shit.

rca cables are the red/ white (audio only) , or red / white/ yellow (audio and video) these have been out since the 70's. quality sux. like the yugo of A/V systems by today's standards.

[bgallup]

here's the 'cheap' one's at best buy... i personally only buy monster cables which are about double this cost...

optical
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8315021&type=product&id=1174092318833

digital coax
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8315012&type=product&id=1174694191609

you're going to get better sound from the optical. hopefully with all this equip you didn't get shite speakers!

I read a article somewhere that said it is foolish to pay for those expensive cables. It said they are all made the same and have the same quality! The one i bought for 6$ is alot better than the 3 cables that come with the tv's!

[cocksfan76]

cables for less just called me and said that i prob need a "toslink" cable ...

they are trying to get you to toss em off. lol

all you need...

HDMI or DVI if your tv/receiver will suppot it

optical audio or digital coaxial cables for BOTH the DVD and the cable box.

[Ga_Gamecock]

Thanks guys - thats why this board rocks

I got the C4L version of the rocketfish linked above... i think BB charges 45, but C4L was only 17 (i think)..

anyway, thanks for the feedback.

and this is exactly why i wanted to buy the little Denon 1.3 system - a nice receiver, two small speakers, and a sub ... nothing too complex. However, that sys (denon s-302? maybe?) costs 1700.00 ... way out of my range. but im trying to get up to speed on this stuff, so thanks for all of the help!!!

[firefighter4USC]

2- return the red/white cables NOW. they suck! if you have even a half way decent cable box and receiver you will have either digital coaxial audio or optical audio. think of it like this... you have hd video with rabbit ear sound. take the third hdmi cable back and exchange it for a digital audio or optical cable.

you will want 2 hdmi cables. go direct from dvd to tv and direct from cable box to tv. don't put them through the receiver, you're losing signal strength.


EDIT:
that is of course if your tv has more than 1 hd input. ;) if not, then you have it right. but still don't use cheap audio cables!!!

he is exactly right on both of his suggestions, especially the cheap vs not so cheap cables. monster cables are always a safe bet and have a decent price range. I use all monster cables on every component of my system. It really does make a difference.

[Ga_Gamecock]

i think the whole confusion is that he doesn't understand an"HDMI" cable is not the three pronged cables, it is ONE single cable with seven(i think) pins.

I got that part ... its just that Comcast set it up w/o using the hdmi, so i was initially confused as to when/where the hdmi came into play

but now im just trying to get all of the correct cables ready (less the bulky one that comcast brought to the house) so that when i move in two weeks i can set this thing up the right way. (less cables, less clutter, better audio and video)...

thats it ..

also, there seems to be some confusion - onthis board and on others - as to what the hdmi carries. i have been told it does/doesnt carry audio by several sources, however, isnt that the whole point of hdmi? to collapse all cable components into a single, highbandwidth cable?

[cocksfan76]

What is HDMI?
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is the first and only industry-supported, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface. HDMI provides an interface between any audio/video source, such as a set-top box, DVD player, or A/V receiver and an audio and/or video monitor, such as a digital television (DTV), over a single cable.

HDMI supports standard, enhanced, or high-definition video, plus multi-channel digital audio on a single cable. It transmits all ATSC HDTV standards and supports 8-channel digital audio, with bandwidth to spare to accommodate future enhancements and requirements.

http://www.bettercables.com/index.asp?PageAction=Custom&ID=20

if your tv and cable box supports DVI, use it and optical audio.

[RbrewDawg]

i just switched to Charter Cable from Dish and my cable box didn't have HDMI in the back so i had to do the 6 compment wires, just a caution, does yours have it?

[Ga_Gamecock]

my cable box has the hdmi port

[cocksfan76]

my cable box has the hdmi port

and your dvd player?

you can use the hdmi set up you drew, but i would still take higher quality audio cables and not use the hdmi output for audio.

[Ga_Gamecock]

my dvd player is old school

its not an upconverter or an hddvd, so its just a plain jane dvd

[Ga_Gamecock]

i'll be damn

my dvd does have a optical port ... !

(doh!)

will that mean i need two optical/toslink cables to setup my system?

[umbrage]

Go here (http://www.crutchfield.com/S-8F3850fXa4m/App/Product/Item/Main.aspx?search=v661&i=022RXV661), click on "See More Photos" under the picture of the receiver. Click on the picture of the back view and zoom in. I'll be referring to this.

SCENARIO 1 - DVD player supports HDMI out

[Cable Box HDMI] == > [V661 "DTV/CBL" HDMI input]
[DVD HDMI] ==> [V661 "DVD" HDMI input]

[V661 "OUT" HDMI output] ==> [TV HDMI input]

To switch between the two sources, you select your source ON THE RECEIVER. Your TV will always stay on the HDMI input from the receiver.

You need no other cables. The HDMI cable will carry the combined video and audio signal from both devices to the receiver. The receiver will pass at least the video signal (which is all you need) to the plasma TV. It's just like the drawing you posted earlier.

Anything else is unnecessary. The entire point of HDMI was to eliminate extra cables, and all of this headache*.

If you're not getting sound, sometimes the devices (in your case the DVD player and cable box) need to have something like "Output Dolby Digital audio" turned on -- this is the case with some Time Warner cable boxes.

(* - well, that and introduce copy protection)

SCENARIO 2 - DVD Player has Component Video, Digital Audio, but no HDMI

[Cable Box HDMI] == > [V661 "DTV/CBL" HDMI input]
[DVD Component Video Out] ==> [V661 "DVD" Component Video input]
[DVD Digital Audio Output] ==> [V661 "DVD" (3) Digital Input Optical]

[V661 "OUT" HDMI output] ==> [TV HDMI input]
[V661 ""MONITOR OUT" Component Video output] == > [TV Component Video Input]

To switch between the two sources, you switch ON THE TV between the TV's component and HDMI inputs, AS WELL AS ON THE RECEIVER.

Note that you don't need to run the DVD player's audio from the receiver to the TV, unless you 1) want to buy another digital cable, and 2) you will occasionally listen to audio through the TV speakers.

there is no reason to run the hdmi cable through your receiver, you're losing signal stregnth that way. This makes zero sense. It's a digital feed over short cables.

optical audio or digital coaxial cables for BOTH the DVD and the cable box. This doesn't make sense either. The signal coming over an HDMI feed is the exact same data as what comes over a TOSLINK or coax digital cable.

[Ga_Gamecock]

thanks!

i sent you a PM

[Ga_Gamecock]

Written by Brian , Los Angeles, CA on Thursday, May 10, 2007 1:36 PM

The RX-V661 is very easy to set up. I am using it with Boston Acoustics speakers and it sounds great. I have a 50" SONY HDTV and upconverting Sony DVD player. I would recommend banana plugs for the receiver hookups, it just makes it easier to plug in and unplug if you have to do it a few times. The value of the receiver is outstanding, especially if you are using all HDMI inputs. No reason to pay for some of the higher priced receivers. The receiver runs fairly cool, I understand Onkyos run hot, which was my next choice. For a novice such as myself the set up for the Yamaha was very easy. The remote works well also, the preprogrammed sound choices make it easy to customize your listening.


just to continue with the 'cable theme' ... anyone have any feedback on converting the ends of speaker wires using banana plus?

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-Z8IvrZ64RDe/App/Product/Item/Main.aspx?i=022RXV661&search=v661&tp=179&tab=review

[Ga_Gamecock]

any takers?

got my gear in...

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j39/mbehr22/hdmi3.jpg

[Ga_Gamecock]

looks like i found cablesandtvsforidiots.com LOL

(is this just for dvds? would a BluRay connect differently?)

http://www.yamaha.com/yec/customer/hookupdiagram.html?CTID=5010070

[shrpshtr]

did you figure out what you need to do on this?

[cocksfan76]

Go here (http://www.crutchfield.com/S-8F3850fXa4m/App/Product/Item/Main.aspx?search=v661&i=022RXV661), click on "See More Photos" under the picture of the receiver. Click on the picture of the back view and zoom in. I'll be referring to this.

SCENARIO 1 - DVD player supports HDMI out

[Cable Box HDMI] == > [V661 "DTV/CBL" HDMI input]
[DVD HDMI] ==> [V661 "DVD" HDMI input]

[V661 "OUT" HDMI output] ==> [TV HDMI input]

To switch between the two sources, you select your source ON THE RECEIVER. Your TV will always stay on the HDMI input from the receiver.

You need no other cables. The HDMI cable will carry the combined video and audio signal from both devices to the receiver. The receiver will pass at least the video signal (which is all you need) to the plasma TV. It's just like the drawing you posted earlier.

Anything else is unnecessary. The entire point of HDMI was to eliminate extra cables, and all of this headache*.

If you're not getting sound, sometimes the devices (in your case the DVD player and cable box) need to have something like "Output Dolby Digital audio" turned on -- this is the case with some Time Warner cable boxes.

(* - well, that and introduce copy protection)

SCENARIO 2 - DVD Player has Component Video, Digital Audio, but no HDMI

[Cable Box HDMI] == > [V661 "DTV/CBL" HDMI input]
[DVD Component Video Out] ==> [V661 "DVD" Component Video input]
[DVD Digital Audio Output] ==> [V661 "DVD" (3) Digital Input Optical]

[V661 "OUT" HDMI output] ==> [TV HDMI input]
[V661 ""MONITOR OUT" Component Video output] == > [TV Component Video Input]

To switch between the two sources, you switch ON THE TV between the TV's component and HDMI inputs, AS WELL AS ON THE RECEIVER.

Note that you don't need to run the DVD player's audio from the receiver to the TV, unless you 1) want to buy another digital cable, and 2) you will occasionally listen to audio through the TV speakers.

This makes zero sense. It's a digital feed over short cables.

This doesn't make sense either. The signal coming over an HDMI feed is the exact same data as what comes over a TOSLINK or coax digital cable.

i'm of the opinion that cutting the source data through multiple devices reduces the signal strength. i may be wrong, but it's the way i was taught. my opinion may be a little old school, but i've not been all that involved in this stuff since i got my set up.

i also prefer DEDICATED audio and DEDICATED video. granted...like i said above, my equipment is a few years old and as we all know technology changes. i don't like hdmi. i like dvi and optical audio. it may very well be the same, but we all have our preferences. logical or not. part of my opinion comes from the fact that my a/v receivers are not the quality of his. my upstairs is almost 10 years old and at that time optical audio was the sh!t and hdmi was new. my downstairs receiver is much better quality, but still a few rungs below the yammy 661.

[cocksfan76]

any takers?

got my gear in...

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j39/mbehr22/hdmi3.jpg

it really depends on your dvd...
you want the highest quality sound possible from your dvd and cable box INTO the receiver, be that hdmi, digi coax or optical. what make model is your dvd? what outputs does it have?

[cocksfan76]

just to continue with the 'cable theme' ... anyone have any feedback on converting the ends of speaker wires using banana plus?

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-Z8IvrZ64RDe/App/Product/Item/Main.aspx?i=022RXV661&search=v661&tp=179&tab=review




the nanner plugs are good if you need to move your system. or for outdoor speakers like in my case. they are much better for plugging/unplugging but if you get good quality plugs you shouldn't lose too much quality.

[umbrage]

i'm of the opinion that cutting the source data through multiple devices reduces the signal strength. i may be wrong, but it's the way i was taught. my opinion may be a little old school, but i've not been all that involved in this stuff since i got my set up.
That's true for analog signals, sure. But digital video and audio is just that: digital. Receiver sees a 1, sends a 1, sees a 0, sends a 0.

If anything, putting the receiver in the path could work as a repeater that would boost the signal. Admittedly, devices do introduce latency, but even low-end receivers these days have adjustable delays on the audio so that the sound stays in sync with the video, if it's noticeable.

Ga_Gamecock, I sent you an email.

[Ga_Gamecock]

got it

thanks again!

[Ga_Gamecock]

That's true for analog signals, sure. But digital video and audio is just that: digital. Receiver sees a 1, sends a 1, sees a 0, sends a 0.

If anything, putting the receiver in the path could work as a repeater that would boost the signal. Admittedly, devices do introduce latency, but even low-end receivers these days have adjustable delays on the audio so that the sound stays in sync with the video, if it's noticeable.

Ga_Gamecock, I sent you an email.







Ok - need some mo' help ... ive been troubleshooting this for an hour ...

I just got everything hooked up including the 65" media console... which i have been waiting on for a few weeks

here is a pic of the setup - my GF is out of town and has the digital, so the celly will have to do:

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j39/mbehr22/110907_23561.jpg



so its all hooked up and everything works ... except the dvd .... the sound works, but the video is missing ... what am i doing wrong?

I am running an s-vid from the dvd to the 'dvd svid' on the receiver ... to get the audio i am using a digital audio cable...

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j39/mbehr22/yamaha.jpg



media stand: http://www.hookerfurniture.com/index.cfm/go/catalog.show_product/product/362-55-465/entertainment-console---65.cfm








and just for good measure, i will include this ...

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j39/mbehr22/jsimpcarwashhot.gif



man thats nice ... ;)

[Ga_Gamecock]

i couldnt figure it out, so i broke down and added the red/white pair, and then the yellow vid cable too ... same result. i can hear the dvd when i switch the receiver to DVD mode and the screen goes black ("weak or no signal appears" on it) but still no video ...

[OCock]

Ga,

Is that a Samsung TV with DirecTV in your picture? If so, there is a problem with some Samung LCD's and DTV receivers. Sometimes mine will have no signal if I unplug it. Some say you have to turn the receiver on before the TV. I didn't read through this entire post, but saw your picture and it looks like the problem I have had in the past. This may have something to do with your problem if you have it running through the receiver. Samsung has software updates on some of their TV's that you can view on their web site.

[Ga_Gamecock]

i have great reception with normal viewing (HD of course haha) via the comcast cable box ...

my prob is that i cannot figure out why the dvd is only sending audio - no vidoe data...

[Ga_Gamecock]

OK - had a "eureka" moment (for me, anyways) ... i ran the s-vid to the tv directly from the dvd while running the digital audio feed from the dvd to the receiver ... that way i have video and the audio comes through the Home theater speaker ... all i wanted.