How do I set up my PS3 to get surround sound with no optical audio slot on my surround sound receiver?
Written By: admin on July 21, 2009
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How do i hook up so that my ps3 is getting both hd and surround sound even though my receiver on my surround sound system does not have optical audio slot although my tv does. Can i still get surround without that optical audio slot? and if i can how?
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If you have a HDMI pass through, it will decode the sound and let you pass the video through to your TV. It doesn’t sound like your receiver has this, though. I don’t believe there is a way to downgrade your signal to a coaxial digital input, which would allow you to get surround. Also, it sounds like your receiver may not take coaxial digital inputs, either.
Honestly, if you dropped the $400 on a PS3 and have a receiver with surround, you may want to highly consider upgrading your receiver. You can get an Onkyo TX-SR605 that has HDMI pass through and optical inputs for $400 USD on Amazon. Then you can get the full surround experience, now and in the future, especially if all HD movies adapt the BluRay format.
If you choose not to do that, I reckon you’re just going to have to stick to excellent ancient RCA (right and left) audio output from your PS3. The sound quality won’t be excellent, but at least you’ll have sound.