spangle2003
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Well, I just got through to someone who (seemed) to know what they're talking about at Sony.
Appears the new DH800 is not compatible with Sky HD by using the same firmware fix as the old DG820. This was related to Sky HD only outputting 2.0 sound over the HDMI link, and for 5.1 you would need to use the optical out of the Sky HD box to your amp.
The solution (on the DG820) was to re-assign the optical audio in on your amp to pair up with the HDMI input. This was done via a firmware fix for the DG820 (apparently the firmware fix for the DG820 was not specifically for Sky HD, but a side effect of a fix for another problem).
There is no such option on the DH800. Anyone trying to re-assign the optical input to an HDMI in will be met with a rather annoying '------'. You cannot (page 85 of manual).
So, anyone wanting to pair up the optical in from a Sky HD box to any HDMI input is not going to be pleased. the solution from Sony is to wait for Sky to fix their boxes ... or use HDMI to the TV, and optical to the amp. A pain if you like to switch HDMI sources via the amp, or only have 1 HDMI input on the TV!!! Like me.
Any comments, please shout!
John
Appears the new DH800 is not compatible with Sky HD by using the same firmware fix as the old DG820. This was related to Sky HD only outputting 2.0 sound over the HDMI link, and for 5.1 you would need to use the optical out of the Sky HD box to your amp.
The solution (on the DG820) was to re-assign the optical audio in on your amp to pair up with the HDMI input. This was done via a firmware fix for the DG820 (apparently the firmware fix for the DG820 was not specifically for Sky HD, but a side effect of a fix for another problem).
There is no such option on the DH800. Anyone trying to re-assign the optical input to an HDMI in will be met with a rather annoying '------'. You cannot (page 85 of manual).
So, anyone wanting to pair up the optical in from a Sky HD box to any HDMI input is not going to be pleased. the solution from Sony is to wait for Sky to fix their boxes ... or use HDMI to the TV, and optical to the amp. A pain if you like to switch HDMI sources via the amp, or only have 1 HDMI input on the TV!!! Like me.
Any comments, please shout!
John