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CRT+Bluray+HDMI????

  • 17-07-2011 4:00pm
    #1
    bluferbl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 171 ✭✭


    Here's what I have: Sony BDP-S350 Bluray player Sony STR-KS1100 AV amplifier Philips 32" CRT TV The Sony equipment is obviously way newer than the Philips TV. I've tried hooking them up as follows: VIDEO OUT from the Bluray player to video in on the TV using an RCA cable. That works and I get an image on the TV. HDMI OUT from the Bluray player to HDMI IN 2 (this seems to be the preferred input for Bluray) on the AV amplifier. This does not work, I select this input on the amp but get no sound from the speakers. The speakers are working because I can use the tuner function and listen to the radio. I got the Sony equipment from a friend who was upgrading and I have done a factory reset on both units. 1. Should the above work? 2. What sort of video quality do you get from an RCA connection? There are some vertical lines running top to bottom on the screen. 3. If I use another RCA cable from LR audio out on the Bluray to LR audio in on the amp, I get sound. What am I losing out on by doing it this way? Any help appreciated!


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  • #2
    andy1249
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,402 ✭✭✭andy1249


    The RCA video out on a blu ray player is there usually for troubleshooting purposes only , what you get over that connections is strictly SD only and the worst kind of SD at that , its a composite signal.

    Really , its a waste of time hooking a blu ray player up to a old CRT TV. You get none of the benefits of the format.
    HDMI OUT from the Bluray player to HDMI IN 2 (this seems to be the preferred input for Bluray) on the AV amplifier. This does not work,

    Regarding the HDMI connection. There usually must be a screen at the end of the chain that is HDMI compatible for that connection to work. HDMI has an EDID signal which is a continous two way connection between source ( the player ) and sink ( the screen ) , without this connection , the HDMI channel usually does not work.
    Sound data over HDMI is mixed in with the video data , without the EDID handshake , you get no picture and no sound.

    By using RCA for both video and sound , you get the worst kind of video , and of course you get plain stereo sound , no DTS or Dolby digital and certainly none of the new HD lossless sound formats as these are HDMI only.

    You need a new TV to get the best from the rest of your gear.


  • #3
    bluferbl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 171 ✭✭bluferbl


    Thanks for the info...looks like I'll be shopping for a TV so! Cheers!


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