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Wills1

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#41897 24-Sep-2009 16:52

I have a Panasonic TH-37pv70az and a logitech z-5500 a PS3 and Mysky HDi

I would like to be able to run 5.1 channel sound from mysky to the z-5500. Problem is if I use the coxal or optical out on mysky I cant adjust the volume or mute from the mysky remote. As it only seems to do this by HDMI.

If I bought one of these http://jaycar.co.nz/productView.asp?ID=AC1626&keywords=hdmi&form=KEYWORD
Would it allow me to be able to split the video and audio, Running coxal or optical to the z-5500 and be able to use the volume controlls on the mysky remote?

I hope that make sense!

Thanks

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#258123 24-Sep-2009 17:08

Won't work because HDMI audio output from MySky is only stereo not 5.1

To get 5.1 from MySky (or infact every STB on the market) you have to use the SPDIF output.

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#258125 24-Sep-2009 17:10

That stinks because you can't control the volume with the mysky remote using spdif output

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#258135 24-Sep-2009 17:51

sbiddle: Won't work because HDMI audio output from MySky is only stereo not 5.1
To get 5.1 from MySky (or infact every STB on the market) you have to use the SPDIF output.

Really?

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#258158 24-Sep-2009 19:35

bazzer:
sbiddle: Won't work because HDMI audio output from MySky is only stereo not 5.1
To get 5.1 from MySky (or infact every STB on the market) you have to use the SPDIF output.

Really?

Yes. HDMI from STB's is only 2 channel stereo.

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#258169 24-Sep-2009 20:42

Mysky Hdi had an update on Tuesday and HDMI now outputs 5.1 as a choice in the menu.... I don't think you will be able to mute from the mysky remote though as it just passes the audio stream to your amp....

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#258218 24-Sep-2009 23:40

sbiddle:
bazzer:
sbiddle: Won't work because HDMI audio output from MySky is only stereo not 5.1
To get 5.1 from MySky (or infact every STB on the market) you have to use the SPDIF output.

Really?

Yes. HDMI from STB's is only 2 channel stereo.

hairy1: Mysky Hdi had an update on Tuesday and HDMI now outputs 5.1 as a choice in the menu.... I don't think you will be able to mute from the mysky remote though as it just passes the audio stream to your amp....

What he said...

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#258239 25-Sep-2009 07:51

has anyone else found that if you change the background music from live to off it turns off all sound through the amp , not sure that should happen

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