Is there another selection on the home theater that doesn't involve selecting a hdmi output..like maybe a composite or try component that has no connection to the tv? I believe hdmi 1.4 do address this issue. It has this specification call "audio return" and that might be what's for (I am guessing).
But in any case, the TV should have excluded all other inputs except the one you have selected (tv ant./tuner). Why it's getting these crosstalk I have no idea.
Hi,
I possess:
-Home theatre : PANASONIC SC-BTX70 on box, SA-BTX70 on system
-46" Plasma TV : PANASONIC TC-P46S1
My set up:
-Home theatre video out connected to TV via HDMI.
-(Sometimes) Laptop A/V out connected to TV via HDMI.
-TV audio out connected to home theatre via optical fibre.
-(For the moment) Normal antenna connected to TV (Cable IN plug), no cable or satellite.
My problem:
When a device connected to the TV via HDMI is powered on (the home theatre or the laptop), the TV channels (from antenna) are malfunctionning. A few channels are completely out, while others are blurry or snowy.
The thing is, I bought the home theatre in order to read blue rays and DVDs yes (and there is no problem with that application, and there is no problem with using the laptop on the TV neither) BUT, my other main objective was to listen the TV programs audio ON the home theatre. But if the home theatre is ON, the TV channels don't work or work bad.
Result:
I can only use the home theatre for sound from home theatre itself (blue rays/DVDs) or from the Laptop. I can't use it to listen the TV sound unless I unplug all HDMI devices connected to the TV.
I don't want to turn off the home theatre each time I want to watch TV. I want to listen to the TV's audio on the home theatre!
Does someone have had the same problem?
Does someone know the reason of that problem?
Does someone have a solution, maybe with the settings?

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