I should start by saying I’m really not too clued up on av equipment, so might be missing something very obvious. I’m puzzled as to how to go about connecting everything without giving a lot of hassle.
My old setup was an onkyo tx sr 308, connected to 5.1 speakers, a 1080p tv, with inputs of a blu ray (never really used any more), virgin box and a gaming pc. Everything went through the amp and into the tv, and worked fine.
I’ve just upgraded to a new LG c9. I now need to connect the devices direct to the tv to get hdr/higher res/refresh rates. However, I’m not sure what to do about audio.
my initial expectation was to use ARC.That is working, but the pc will only output 2.1, and it sounds like the tv won’t pass through 5.1 or 7.1.
I could go optical out but that’s more hassle (have to swap input modes on the amp) and I don’t think it supports as high quality as HDMI?
so what is the best way to connect things nowadays? Do people just buy a new amp every time they get a new tv with higher specs, and route through that? Or am I just missing something?
thanks for any help
My old setup was an onkyo tx sr 308, connected to 5.1 speakers, a 1080p tv, with inputs of a blu ray (never really used any more), virgin box and a gaming pc. Everything went through the amp and into the tv, and worked fine.
I’ve just upgraded to a new LG c9. I now need to connect the devices direct to the tv to get hdr/higher res/refresh rates. However, I’m not sure what to do about audio.
my initial expectation was to use ARC.That is working, but the pc will only output 2.1, and it sounds like the tv won’t pass through 5.1 or 7.1.
I could go optical out but that’s more hassle (have to swap input modes on the amp) and I don’t think it supports as high quality as HDMI?
so what is the best way to connect things nowadays? Do people just buy a new amp every time they get a new tv with higher specs, and route through that? Or am I just missing something?
thanks for any help