What's the best way to connect a mac mini through a video receiver to an HDTV? Currently I have the HDMI going from the Mac straight to the TV, but audio is coming from the TV only, not its attached receiver's 7.1 speaker system.
Mini, Mac OS X (10.5.1)
How are you connecting the speakers?
Why not use the headphone jack?
The jack also support digital out with
http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-THINTOSMIN6-Toslink-Digital-Optical/dp/B00016 W6Y6
Also:
http://blog.hqcodeshop.fi/archives/146-Mac-OS-X-Dolby-Digital-5.1-with-Mac-Mini- solved.html
Connect the HDMI from the Mac to the HDMI (in) on the A/V Receiver. Then connect the HDMI (out) from the A/V Receiver to the HDMI on the TV.
Speakers are connected through Onkyo AV receiver, which also drives audio for Blu Ray player and Dish DVR. I may try the StarTech cable, but was hoping to just use HDMI. Thank you.
This may help:
If you have enough HDMI inputs on your Onkyo receiver then the easiest way is like Csound1 said. If your Onkyo only has pass through HDMI or you don't have any open HDMI input ports then use an optical cable to the receiver.
Thank you. I have extra ports, but they don't show up on the TV, which has only two. I had to cable to the receiver's audio ports from the headphone port. That worked, but it probably isn't as good as an HDMI connection, which I can still only get through the TV, which obviously doesn't have the best speakers.
You only need one HDMI input on the TV which should be connected to the HDMI out on your Onkyo receiver. Plug your Mac into an available HDMI input on your receiver. I assume HDMI 1 and HDMI 2 or being used for Blu Ray player and dish so you should be plugged into HDMI 3. Now set your Onkyo receiver to HDMI 3 and your TV to whatever HDMI port you plugged into and you should be good to go.
Thanks so much. This works, although you have to remember to change the audio output in system preferences "sound" from headphones to the receiver to get sound.
Mac Mini audio through receiver with HDTV monitor?
