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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

nice one S.P.... I never knew that either

Thanks all,

I suspected it was not the V+ at the outset but thought I would check. After speaking to three different people at Sharp I still dont know for sure if the TV will "pass though" Dolby Digital 5.1 from the HDMI in's to the optical out. So far the score is;

A)-you need to upgrade the firmware on the TV-1
B)-it will only output Dolby Digital if it recieved via "Freeview"-1
C)-it is only a Toslink interface and will never output Dolby because the feed is after the TV's own internal stereo amplifier-1

If the real answer is C then I think the marketing is a con because the box and manual are plastered with Dolby Digital logo's


Next step is to write to Sharp and hopefully get a written response to clarify the situation.


Thanks again for the help. I must admit I thought the the HDMI override was HDMI or Toslink, not 5.1 off or on when available.

---------- Post added at 22:30 ---------- Previous post was at 21:52 ----------

Originally Posted by spiderplant

You need to turn the HDMI Audio Override back on. (It's not very well named. It just means "output 5.1 when available").

OK I have just tested this again, for the purposes of the test I configured System configured as follows.

HDMI connection from V+ to TV. Optical from TV to Amp. No connection to V+ optical port.

HDMI Override Off - Sound from amp via TV.
HDMI Override On - No Sound from amp via TV on BBC HD
HDMI Override On - Sound from amp via TV on BBC1

There you have it.