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gordongocus · 2012-07-18, 20:16

Hello all Experts,

Can I ask for your recommendations on connecting Sky + to an ADSM.
Would you route the Sky via one of the HDMI inputs on the the ADSM, and then out to the TV (Samsung) or would you route the Sky+ directly to the TV , and connect the Sky digital audio only to the ADSM using one of the Toslinks?

Many Thanks.

stoneaudio · 2012-07-19, 10:02

I would recommend connecting your SKY+ box directly to the ADSM via HDMI. Sky only output 2 channel stereo via the HDMI, so in your 2 channel setup that's all you need.
In a 5.1 AV scenario you would use the optical output from the SKY box to benefit from 5.1.

Wammer · 2012-07-19, 13:47

(2012-07-18 20:16)gordongocus Wrote: Hello all Experts,

Can I ask for your recommendations on connecting Sky + to an ADSM.
Would you route the Sky via one of the HDMI inputs on the the ADSM, and then out to the TV (Samsung) or would you route the Sky+ directly to the TV , and connect the Sky digital audio only to the ADSM using one of the Toslinks?

Many Thanks.

I connected my Sky box via Toslink with an HDMI into the TV monitor. The reason was that we often like to watch the TV picture whilst listening to music through the ADSM, and switching sources on the ADSM temporarily disturbs the picture. BluRay and other video sources are connected directly through the ADSM.

Briain · 2012-07-19, 13:57

(2012-07-19 10:02)stoneaudio Wrote: ...Sky only output 2 channel stereo via the HDMI

I've never understood why they chose to do that; it seems an odd strategy.

marcusjb · 2012-07-19, 14:41

(2012-07-19 13:57)Briain Wrote:
(2012-07-19 10:02)stoneaudio Wrote: ...Sky only output 2 channel stereo via the HDMI

I've never understood why they chose to do that; it seems an odd strategy.

Like many things they do - it'll be down to cost I am sure. Out of the X million boxes out there, how many are actually used in 5.1 systems? So the few pence they save by using a lesser chipset adds up without inconveniencing many customers.

There are rumours (but there always are) that the next boxes will do 5.1 over HDMI properly.