Audio Video Connection .... Please Help?

Question

Hello,

This is how I have my system connected right now.

Direct tv Hd Dvr to the HDTv (Hdmi to tv with seperate audio out to the tv)

2 Ch. reciever to the tv

non Hd Dvd player to the TV.

I just bought the Onkyo Tx-sr 650 & the Jbl 5.1 Surround sound system and I have to hook all this stuff up to my HDTV while the old system is being moved to the bedroom.

New Hook up:

Single Hdmi cable from Directv HD Dvr to Hdmi 1 in, on the back of the reciever ( No Audio out to the tv needed anymore, right?)

Non Hdmi Dvd player cable out to the back of the reciever (Dvd or video 1 input)

One single Hdmi cable from the Hdmi out of the reciever to the Hdmi input 1 of the tv

Basically one single HDMI cable from the back of the reciever to the back of the tv as the HDMI cable will carry both audio and video.right?

To the best of my understanding, Directv box sends audio and video to the reciever and then the reciver send it to the 5 speakers. right?

Please Help. confused

Answer 1

You more or less have it ... but a few comments.

I think you forgot an audio connection from the non HDMI DVD player to the receiver to carry sound (optical or digital coax). I'd suggest video be via a component cable to the receiver for the video from the DVD player.

If the HD DVR sends both audio and video on HDMI (some don't) your single connection to the receiver will work (otherwise you need a separate optical/digital coax connection to the receiver).

Since you have the JBL 5.1 speakers connected to the receiver (I assume), you don't need to worry about audio to the TV. The HDMI cable to the TV from the receiver might carry audio and video, but you only need the video.

Your setup assumes the Onkyo will "transcode" (convert/mix) the video from the component input to receiver and send it to the HDMI output for the TV (It probably does, but if not and it just does passthrough, you will need a component cable from the receiver to the TV (or easier, just bypass the receiver and go direct from the DVD player to the TV with the video). With transcoding you can set the TV on HDMI input and leave it there (and do input switching on the Onkyo). Without, you will have to swithch the TV input between HDMI and Component.

Answer 2

You are correct. Your plan should work.

Answer 3

yup it should work, and if it doesnt can i have it? lol