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Scarlette
I have an older sanyo hd TV and a new lg blu ray player.The problem is that my tv does not have a hdmi output, it only has outputs for component cables.What do I buy to go from hdmi to component?
Answer
How the devices are hooked up with a hdmi cable.
- Blu-ray player hdmi output to hdmi input on tv for tv video+audio. (Configure output and inputs settings).
- Hdmi > displayport > dvi > vga, will all be capable of doing up to 1080p or beyond.
- Component will do up to 720p and 1080i. (If the tv does not have the above connections, it will not likely be able to do beyond 720p or 1080i).
If the blu-ray player has hdmi output and tv gots a dvi-i or dvi-d input,
- Use a hdmi to dvi-d cable.
or
If the blu-ray player has a dvi output and tv gots a dvi input,
- Use a dvi cable.
or
If the blu-ray player has a vga output and tv gots a vga input,
- Use a vga cable.
or
If the blu-ray player has vga output and tv gots a dvi-i or dvi-a input or vice versa,
- Use a vga to dvi-a cable.
or
If the blu-ray player has a component output and the tv gots a tv component input,
- Use a component cable (other than hdmi, a blu-ray player should always have at least one other video output like component video).
or
If your outputs/inputs use a different signal, you cannot use a simple cable, you would need a converter (or a receiver which can convert as well).
- Now to answer your question, if a converter is your only option, you can get a hdmi to component converter, you can find them on monoprice and amazon.
- EDIT: I forgot to mention that both vga and component is analog and hdmi is digital + use different color spaces.ect = you need a hdmi converter to go to vga or component. (Hdmi to vga converter > hdmi to component converter. Check what resolution each does, vga will do 1080p or beyond, while component will only do up to 720p or 1080i). (Check if you got vga, if not use component).
How the devices are hooked up with a hdmi cable.
- Blu-ray player hdmi output to hdmi input on tv for tv video+audio. (Configure output and inputs settings).
- Hdmi > displayport > dvi > vga, will all be capable of doing up to 1080p or beyond.
- Component will do up to 720p and 1080i. (If the tv does not have the above connections, it will not likely be able to do beyond 720p or 1080i).
If the blu-ray player has hdmi output and tv gots a dvi-i or dvi-d input,
- Use a hdmi to dvi-d cable.
or
If the blu-ray player has a dvi output and tv gots a dvi input,
- Use a dvi cable.
or
If the blu-ray player has a vga output and tv gots a vga input,
- Use a vga cable.
or
If the blu-ray player has vga output and tv gots a dvi-i or dvi-a input or vice versa,
- Use a vga to dvi-a cable.
or
If the blu-ray player has a component output and the tv gots a tv component input,
- Use a component cable (other than hdmi, a blu-ray player should always have at least one other video output like component video).
or
If your outputs/inputs use a different signal, you cannot use a simple cable, you would need a converter (or a receiver which can convert as well).
- Now to answer your question, if a converter is your only option, you can get a hdmi to component converter, you can find them on monoprice and amazon.
- EDIT: I forgot to mention that both vga and component is analog and hdmi is digital + use different color spaces.ect = you need a hdmi converter to go to vga or component. (Hdmi to vga converter > hdmi to component converter. Check what resolution each does, vga will do 1080p or beyond, while component will only do up to 720p or 1080i). (Check if you got vga, if not use component).
Hook up a Bluray player with only HDMI output, to play audio through Surround Sound connected via component?
Father Tim
Please help, looking to play Blu Ray audio through my DVD/Surround Sound. The Blu Ray player only has a HDMI output, so it is hooked up to the TV. The TV is connected to the DVD/Surround Sound via component. Right now I can see the picture, but I can't see the audio. If it matters, the Cable box is hooked to the tv with HDMI.
Answer
Component (green, red, blue RCA cables) is video only. So from what you've described, you haven't sent any audio to your sound system.
Some dvd/surround systems (especially the cheaper ones) are players only, meaning they don't have any audio inputs to connect anything else to them. In that case, the speakers are only for the built-in dvd player. You didn't say what the tv can output and what the sound system can input so I'm going to have to write a lot of "if"s:
If the Blu-ray player only has hdmi and the sound system doesn't have hdmi input (likely), you'll have to use the tv's audio output. You can only get stereo this way, not full surround sound. Most tvs have optical (s/pdif) as the only output. If your sound system has optical in, use that. If it has digital coaxial (another kind of s/pdif) input, you can get an "optical to digital coaxial" converter. If the sound system only has analog (red/white RCA) input and the tv has a headphone jack, you can connect it that way using a "3.5mm to rca" cable. This is your lowest-cost option and not really any worse than anything else. Last one: If there's no headphone jack but the tv does have optical out, you can get an "optical to analog rca" converter as well.
It's up to you to decide if all this is worth it. If your tv speakers already sound good, it may not be worth jumping through hoops to get the (stereo only) sound out of the sound system's speakers. Someone will probably come along and tell you to just buy a new surround sound system with hdmi (or at least s/pdif) input :)
The way to get surround out of Blu-ray, by the way, would be to connect the Blu-ray player to the sound system via hdmi or s/pdif but that doesn't sound like an option with your current equipment. I personally prefer a player with more output options for this reason.
Component (green, red, blue RCA cables) is video only. So from what you've described, you haven't sent any audio to your sound system.
Some dvd/surround systems (especially the cheaper ones) are players only, meaning they don't have any audio inputs to connect anything else to them. In that case, the speakers are only for the built-in dvd player. You didn't say what the tv can output and what the sound system can input so I'm going to have to write a lot of "if"s:
If the Blu-ray player only has hdmi and the sound system doesn't have hdmi input (likely), you'll have to use the tv's audio output. You can only get stereo this way, not full surround sound. Most tvs have optical (s/pdif) as the only output. If your sound system has optical in, use that. If it has digital coaxial (another kind of s/pdif) input, you can get an "optical to digital coaxial" converter. If the sound system only has analog (red/white RCA) input and the tv has a headphone jack, you can connect it that way using a "3.5mm to rca" cable. This is your lowest-cost option and not really any worse than anything else. Last one: If there's no headphone jack but the tv does have optical out, you can get an "optical to analog rca" converter as well.
It's up to you to decide if all this is worth it. If your tv speakers already sound good, it may not be worth jumping through hoops to get the (stereo only) sound out of the sound system's speakers. Someone will probably come along and tell you to just buy a new surround sound system with hdmi (or at least s/pdif) input :)
The way to get surround out of Blu-ray, by the way, would be to connect the Blu-ray player to the sound system via hdmi or s/pdif but that doesn't sound like an option with your current equipment. I personally prefer a player with more output options for this reason.
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