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No sound through surround sound..............
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:35 pm
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:35 pm
Hooked up PC through Netgear wireless to TV via HDMI (awesome by the way) but can only get audio from TV and not surround sound after trying it on different inputs, channels etc.
WTF?
Does the optical (infrared cable) have anything do with it.
Thanks in advance
WTF?
Does the optical (infrared cable) have anything do with it.
Thanks in advance
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Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:41 pm to brsa
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Hooked up PC through Netgear wireless to TV via HDMI
Can you elaborate a bit more on that ?
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:44 pm to brsa
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PC through Netgear wireless to TV via HDMI
Clarify a little further. You're connected over wireless or you're over hdmi?
Do me a favor and break it down from source-->cable-->input connector on receiver...etc all the way through your system. Don't need exact model numbers, but something like "PC-->HDMI out-->HDMI on receiver--1-->HDMI on tv--2-->speaker outputs" (1 and 2 denoting they both come from the receiver).
Also, does surround work on other stuff? If so, bore me with the details as above, but once it follows the same path, just trail off, ie "satellite box -->HDMI out--> receiver HDMI in..."
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:46 pm to SG_Geaux
Netgear PTV3000-wirelessly hooks up your laptop to HDTV including audio.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:48 pm to brsa
So PC > Wireless > Netgear > HDMI > TV ?
This post was edited on 5/27/14 at 10:49 pm
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:49 pm to brsa
Is it plugged into the tv or into your receiver? If into the tv, you either need a tv with Audio Return Channel (ARC) on one of the HDMI ports back into your receiver which also supports ARC, or some form of "audio out" on the tv into the receiver, typically optical audio in my experience with LCD/plasma tvs.
ETA: sounds like you're not putting sound into the surround sound, which is your problem. Plugging the netgear device into a spare HDMI on the receiver also should work.
ETA: sounds like you're not putting sound into the surround sound, which is your problem. Plugging the netgear device into a spare HDMI on the receiver also should work.
This post was edited on 5/27/14 at 10:50 pm
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:49 pm to SG_Geaux
Yessir
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:51 pm to brsa
So nothing connected to the receiver ?
Ideally you should be doing PC > Wireless > Netgear > HDMI > Receiver > HDMI > TV
Ideally you should be doing PC > Wireless > Netgear > HDMI > Receiver > HDMI > TV
This post was edited on 5/27/14 at 10:52 pm
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:52 pm to Hopeful Doc
Netgear>HDMI>TV
TV>RGA(?)cables>receiver
TV>RGA(?)cables>receiver
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:57 pm to brsa
If "RGA" you are referring to a red and a white cable pair (sometimes called RCA), then I know your problem.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 11:00 pm to Hopeful Doc
yes RCA that's it.
SG may have something, what you think
SG may have something, what you think
Posted on 5/27/14 at 11:02 pm to Hopeful Doc
quote:
then I know your problem.
Well
The suspense is killing me!
Posted on 5/27/14 at 11:04 pm to brsa
quote:
yes RCA that's it.
Well RCA is strictly 2 channel Stereo.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 11:04 pm to brsa
If you're running RCA out from your tv and into your receiver's input ( and the ins and out on the devices are what's important, not the cables. They don't have direction), then you're pumping 2.0 channel stereo (one channel is red, one is white...these are "analog" cables). Now, if the TV has an optical out and you plug it into the receiver optical "in" (again, pay close attention to the ports), despite being a single cable, this digital cable can carry full surround sound.
It seems like this isn't your problem, though, as usually a receiver will default to full stereo and play out of satellite speakers when it only has a stereo input. Have you changed that portion of the receiver's settings?
It seems like this isn't your problem, though, as usually a receiver will default to full stereo and play out of satellite speakers when it only has a stereo input. Have you changed that portion of the receiver's settings?
Posted on 5/27/14 at 11:05 pm to brsa
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The suspense is killing me!
I didn't want to post an explanation to something that wasn't the problem! ETA: the fastest fix- if you have another HDMI port on your receiver, plug the netgear into that. Problem will be solved when you change the receiver input.
This post was edited on 5/27/14 at 11:07 pm
Posted on 5/27/14 at 11:11 pm to Hopeful Doc
did I forget to mention the DVR(cox)box that is amongst this crap 
sorry
sorry
This post was edited on 5/27/14 at 11:13 pm
Posted on 5/27/14 at 11:15 pm to brsa
It's irrelevant. No worries. So think of it like this:
Your receiver has inputs a,b,c,d,etc. its job is to put those inputs to the surround sound but only after "splitting" the video off and sending it to the tv.
Your tv also has inputs a,b,c,d,etc. its job is to take the signal and play it. It only sends the sound to its own speakers unless it has something plugged into the output section. Even still, what seems to be plugged into your "output" section is stereo (2 speakers). You're totally bypassing the receiver with the first signal (I would change that) and sending the wrong kind of signal for surround sound to the receiver (though in multi-stereo mode, you should get sound from all speakers on the right input, likely "tv").
Your receiver has inputs a,b,c,d,etc. its job is to put those inputs to the surround sound but only after "splitting" the video off and sending it to the tv.
Your tv also has inputs a,b,c,d,etc. its job is to take the signal and play it. It only sends the sound to its own speakers unless it has something plugged into the output section. Even still, what seems to be plugged into your "output" section is stereo (2 speakers). You're totally bypassing the receiver with the first signal (I would change that) and sending the wrong kind of signal for surround sound to the receiver (though in multi-stereo mode, you should get sound from all speakers on the right input, likely "tv").
Posted on 5/27/14 at 11:22 pm to Hopeful Doc
Thanks for the input guys.
At work right now but will check it out in the A M
At work right now but will check it out in the A M
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