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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: OOZ662 on April 05, 2012, 07:49:19 AM
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So, being the ghettoish geek that I am, we basically have a TV with only two HDMI-in ports, one cable/coax-in port, this weird setup where we get to choose to either have one set of regular composite OR component input ports, and conveniently one set of RCA audio-out plugs. However, our audio setup is analog (and as old as me, but that's beside the point :D). We now have three devices which can either use component or HDMI and two that only use composite video. Before (when we only had 2 HDMI devices), we simply hooked up both HDMI devices and used the RCA jacks for composite, which came from a switch to the two devices and let the TV feed the audio out through the RCAs to the amplifier. Problem is, the TV's sound processing system is junk, and outputs too weak of a signal to jive well with a sound system (yay China).
Long story short, our goal is twofold: we'd love to have enough digital ports to serve all three of the devices, and preferably in HDMI so we don't have to drop the component devices. BUT, the audio should also come out as the red/white L/R RCA cables. Basically, we want to stop feeding audio through the TV and send it straight out to the speaker system from a switch.
Shorter story even shorter, looking for HDMI-capable switching unit that outputs HDMI and composite with which to hijack the audio from at the same time. Does such a switch exist? And if so, does it cost less than buying a whole new digital audio system and a regular switch? :D
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You need an A/V receiver. Most all have several HDMI, component and composite inputs, as well as HDMI and component outputs. It handles the sound for each input device as well. Some are pricey, some are cheep, you get what you pay for. The downside is you may have to teach the family to learn to use two remote controls. :D
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So, being the ghettoish geek that I am, we basically have a TV with only two HDMI-in ports, one cable/coax-in port, this weird setup where we get to choose to either have one set of regular composite OR component input ports, and conveniently one set of RCA audio-out plugs. However, our audio setup is analog (and as old as me, but that's beside the point :D). We now have three devices which can either use component or HDMI and two that only use composite video. Before (when we only had 2 HDMI devices), we simply hooked up both HDMI devices and used the RCA jacks for composite, which came from a switch to the two devices and let the TV feed the audio out through the RCAs to the amplifier. Problem is, the TV's sound processing system is junk, and outputs too weak of a signal to jive well with a sound system (yay China).
Long story short, our goal is twofold: we'd love to have enough digital ports to serve all three of the devices, and preferably in HDMI so we don't have to drop the component devices. BUT, the audio should also come out as the red/white L/R RCA cables. Basically, we want to stop feeding audio through the TV and send it straight out to the speaker system from a switch.
Shorter story even shorter, looking for HDMI-capable switching unit that outputs HDMI and composite with which to hijack the audio from at the same time. Does such a switch exist? And if so, does it cost less than buying a whole new digital audio system and a regular switch? :D
AV receivers are getting cheap. Now you can get stuff for 300 bucks that used to cost 3000.
http://usa.yamaha.com/products/audio-visual/av-receivers-amps/rx/?mode=series#tab=product_lineup
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I have 5 remotes in the living room... not including the remote that is supposed to run all the stuff but doesn't. It does have pretty lights though. :)
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Heck, we have a pile of remotes that I use...the lesser-inclined get to use the programmable remote that I can pack all the other commands into. :D Thanks for the vocabulary, guys, I just didn't know what to search for.
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882115316 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882115316)
NewEgg has some good prices on the Yamaha AV Recievers. Average 50-100 Under MSRP.