Am thinking of purchasing a new DVD player, OPPO 981. This player does not have component outputs but instead uses a HDMI cable. Since my older model Yamaha AV (RX-V800) receiver does not have HDMI inputs, can I go directly to my Samsung LCD TV HD inputs?.. Can I use an optical cable from my DVD to the optical input on my receive? Will the optical cable give me 5.1 sound? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Hi Capricon250,
If your Samsung LCD TV has an HDMI input, you would connect in one of these two ways:
1. HDMI to Samsung LCD TV, connect optical output from Samsung LCD TV to optical in on receiver.
2. HDMI to Samsung LCD TV, optical output from DVD to receiver.
Either way will work. And optical is more than capable of giving you all forms of digital audio you'll find on a DVD-Video disc (Dolby Digital 5.1, EX, DTS, DTS-ES, LPCM, etc).
Enjoy