PS3 and Blu-Ray / HDMI

[bevo_daddy]

I have discussed this on other threads but wanted to start one by itself.

I finally got the HDMI cable for the PS3. This is where my first question came up. I can hook it up to the TV but only get audio through the TV. I wanted the surround sound with the great picture.

So after fooling around with some wires I hooked it up to where the HDMI goes to the tv and I have the standard A/V cables going to the receiver (which doesn't have HDMI jack).

After that I went into the PS3 settings and I believe i set up the audio and video options separately for video = HDMI and audio = A/V cords.

Did I do this right? i hooked it up and it looks and sounds great now so I'm going to go with that setup for now but just wanted some input from you guys.

 

[HornGrad'01]

No, you can use digital optical output (and should) - Toslink.

 

[bevo_daddy]

So you're saying hook hdmi up to tv for video and then optical to receiver for audio?

did i have the right idea by setting the difference in the PS3 settings menu?

 

[danhorn]

You are doing it the exact same way I am.

My receiver is old and doesn't have HDMI, but it does have optical. I have HDMI going to my tv and the optical to the receiver for audio. I changed the settings through the PS3 sound menu.

 

[HornGrad'01]

Correctamundo