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What is the best way to hook up receiver to tv when receiver has no hdmi it's an old sony,new receiver? Amp? For surround sound thanks in advance

[mlundy57]

What is the best way to hook up receiver to tv when receiver has no hdmi it's an old sony,new receiver? Amp? For surround sound thanks in advance

It depends on what outputs your receiver and inputs your TV have. Without HDMI, the next best option is component audio/video. This has three RCA connections for video (red, green, and blue) and two RCA connections for audio, usually red and white or red and black. If component Audio video won't work, the last option is composite audio/video. This has three connectors, black and red for audio and yellow for video. Either of these connections will work for playing DVDs but only HDMI will work for Blu-Ray discs due to the copyright protection built into the HDMI interface.

If you want to watch Blu-Ray discs or your TV doesn't have component or composite inputs, you will need a new modern receiver. If you get a new receiver, get one with preamp outputs for all channels. This way you can add higher performing power amps down the road.

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Something like this

[RonP]

Oh wow. Haven't thought about component video in ages. 

[WC]

How new is your TV? If it is newer just run the source components into the TV and use a toslink cable to provide audio back to your receiver. That gizmo you showed only appears to have 2 channel analog output and no HDMI pass through.

[Sonicjoy]

I assume you are talking about being able to switch the video as well as audio? Why not just bypass the receiver with the video? Go straight from the source component to the tv with the HDMI for video while feeding audio output to the receiver. Or use a video switch that pulls the audio signal out with a digital audio output that can be fed to the receiver. https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=5557 This will give you switching of sources and remote control. They have several models with different features. I use one of these with my projector so I only have to run one HDMI cable to it. They work great.

[Vince in TX]

I assume you are talking about being able to switch the video as well as audio? Why not just bypass the receiver with the video? Go straight from the source component to the tv with the HDMI for video while feeding audio output to the receiver. Or use a video switch that pulls the audio signal out with a digital audio output that can be fed to the receiver. https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=5557 This will give you switching of sources and remote control. They have several models with different features. I use one of these with my projector so I only have to run one HDMI cable to it. They work great.

"1080p@60Hz" = yuck.   

Teasing, of course.   That was my old setup, and I had to do something similar with my old Onkyo receiver going to my previous rear-projection Mitsubishi.   I finally bit the bullet and bought a new Marantz receiver when I switched to a 4K UHD TV.   My projector will also be true 4K once I finish constructing the new media room.

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I actually found a 2019 denon s950h