One of the mandates of HDCP (which is in HDMI) and more is that any HD signal or audio that reaches a device that can render sound or video must only pass through Stereo or for video, SD.
There is one and only one exception to this rule and that is for OTA (over the air.)
Nothing busted. Just a rule you may not have heard of.
Bob
I have a Samsung 6420 LED. It has an Optical audio out. In the manual it states that if you connect a Blue Ray or Player via HDMI, it will not send 5.1 through the Optical out to my 5.1 amp. It appears that this connection is little use. Perhaps just for broadcast tv.
My Question:
If I play a movie from a usb connected hard drive with the tv's internal media player, will I hear the surround sound when the amp is connected via the tv's optical out?
If not, what use is the internal media player?
The Samsung support line was not knowledgeable enough to know this.
Mark

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