optical (toslink)out from HDMI

[attilaba]

my kids slowly migrate to my Samsung b740 TV with their X-box and PS3. I've connect the units to the TV w/ HDMI and the sound w/ toslink (optical) to my Yamaha receiver.
This my receiver was a flagship of that time, best possible quality (for the buck) best 2 channel audio for stereo, and had also a 6+1 for surround, connected to my Monitor Audio boxes it was a prety decent setup, but than again the S-video was the highest quality (what I never mind, I am not a TV guy). This thing is heavy, I won't swap it down for today's boxes, just for the HDMI I/O, period.
The quality of the picture on the big screen and the sound effects are amasing, Wooow I would say again.
This gave me an idea. What about connecting my laptop to the TV? My asus C90S has HDMI, but one 2.5 audio out (5+1 audio soundcard), 1G NVidia, can pump up the resolution to 1900x1600 w/ full framerate. How this would look on that big screen? but
Is there any inexpensive guizmo out there to split and pull out the digital audio (prefer toslink) from the HDMI cable?

[CFRTim]

my kids slowly migrate to my Samsung b740 TV with their X-box and PS3. I've connect the units to the TV w/ HDMI and the sound w/ toslink (optical) to my Yamaha receiver.
This my receiver was a flagship of that time, best possible quality (for the buck) best 2 channel audio for stereo, and had also a 6+1 for surround, connected to my Monitor Audio boxes it was a prety decent setup, but than again the S-video was the highest quality (what I never mind, I am not a TV guy). This thing is heavy, I won't swap it down for today's boxes, just for the HDMI I/O, period.
The quality of the picture on the big screen and the sound effects are amasing, Wooow I would say again.
This gave me an idea. What about connecting my laptop to the TV? My asus C90S has HDMI, but one 2.5 audio out (5+1 audio soundcard), 1G NVidia, can pump up the resolution to 1900x1600 w/ full framerate. How this would look on that big screen? but
Is there any inexpensive guizmo out there to split and pull out the digital audio (prefer toslink) from the HDMI cable?

Simple answer: No
Even if you connect the optical(toslink) out from the HDTV to the receiver, your sound gets downgraded to 2ch. stereo, unless you're using the terrestrial tuner of the TV.
You gotta let it go, and get yourself a A/V receiver that supports HDMI repeating, not just switching. 1080p/24 is also something to look for in the new receiver. I know I had to part with my 3 years old Yamaha receiver:cry:

[attilaba]

Simple answer: No
Even if you connect the optical(toslink) out from the HDTV to the receiver, your sound gets downgraded to 2ch. stereo, unless you're using the terrestrial tuner of the TV.
You gotta let it go, and get yourself a A/V receiver that supports HDMI repeating, not just switching. 1080p/24 is also something to look for in the new receiver. I know I had to part with my 3 years old Yamaha receiver:cry:
I'm searching for a thing along the cable between PC HDMI output and the TV HDMI imput. That something to have a toslink port out. I bet I will find something on asian ebay...
These days its hard to justify how and where to part out 2K for a resonably decent receiver, years back that was much easier.

[CFRTim]

I'm searching for a thing along the cable between PC HDMI output and the TV HDMI imput. That something to have a toslink port out. I bet I will find something on asian ebay...
These days its hard to justify how and where to part out 2K for a resonably decent receiver, years back that was much easier.

Yeah but these days you don't have to spend nowhere near 2K for a great receiver with all the bells and whistles. Due to the HDMI/HDCP limitation "that something" you're looking for on "asian ebay" if it exists it will have to be very shady and primitive in sound quality (nothing digital for sure)
To give you an idea, my last SONY receiver with 3xHDMI v1.3 inputs repeater supporting 1080p@24p and LPCM over HDMI was $200 in May. Take a look in the Hot Deals section of RFD for some great deals on A/V receivers.

[attilaba]

Yeah but these days you don't have to spend nowhere near 2K for a great receiver with all the bells and whistles.

I hope so 2, didn't check it lately,

[/QUOTE]Due to the HDMI/HDCP limitation "that something" you're looking for on "asian ebay" if it exists it will have to be very shady and primitive in sound quality (nothing digital for sure).[/QUOTE]

well, buy it from BestBuy or Futureshop will take you ending up with double or triple $$, and anyway, all comes from the same asia

To give you an idea, my last SONY receiver with 3xHDMI v1.3 inputs repeater supporting 1080p@24p and LPCM over HDMI was $200 in May. Take a look in the Hot Deals section of RFD for some great deals on A/V receivers.[/QUOTE]

yes, could be right, for movies to create the bum-bum effects, but I am (was at least) audiophile, to drive these my speakers need torroidal trafo's half kilo wight/each. I don't think that a 200 bucks amp can do better than just sounding like a rusted pail. Yes, I am missing the HDMI I/O's, but this again to have a real-clean HiFi stereo, will cost today as well.