The Denon my parents have only does HDMI video switching (no audio) so I maintained the audio connection directly to the receiver. In all honesty, the audio is not nearly the issue here. I suspect ...

From what I've read, the A2 outputs DTS (not DD) from the toslink optical port. I sure hope it outputs video over HDMI and DTS over optical at the same time because that's how I plan to hook it up ...

Obviously, the caveat with that switch is that it will not support encoding formats that Optical Toslink doesn't support, like TrueHD. If you have your HDMI audio output encoded in TrueHD, your ...

There needed to be a better way to get audio from the TV itself to the receiver, and thankfully, one came about with the evolution of the HDMI spec Audio Return Channel in 2009 as part of HDMI 1.4.

There are plenty of HDMI switches out (or coming out) right now, but not so many we've seen with four port digital coax and Toslink switching thrown in for good measure. Quite the convenience ...

HDMI inputs in back allow you to connect up to four 4K or 2K video source devices. ... Plug either a 3.5mm-terminated analog audio cable or an optical digital (Toslink) ...

The Monoprice S/PDIF Digital Optical Audio Cable is an excellent budget-friendly option. The 6-foot length is suitable for most people's needs, and it features full-size TOSLINK connectors on both ...

HDMI ARC and optical are the two go-to connections for sending digital sound from one device to another, but is there a difference between them? Let's find out.

That port could output digital audio—including 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound—using the Toslink optical interface. ... while the new Apple TV can output both 5.1 and 7.1 but only via HDMI.

This once cool cable is dying a very slow death. Here's how it happened. Tech of the past . The official term for optical audio cable is "Toslink," short for Toshiba Link.Developed in the early ...