What's better? Connecting my ps3 (via hdmi) to my tv which is already hooked up to a home theater (5.1) system, or connecting my ps3 to the tv (hdmi as well) without audio, and connecting an audio system (such as logitech z5500 thx) to the ps3 via optic cable? I really need to know cos i wanna know what to get. 10x.
This a good question because I need the same advice. Currently I have my PS3 connected via HDMI for video and Optical for Audio to my Home Theatre System. I need to know if I just use HDMI for both video and audio is just as good and at least I can free up a fiber optic port on my audio system.
Well what i can tell you is this: freeing up the optical slot in the ps3, in case you want to do that for performance issues or cos you think it uses 2 many resources, well, it deffinetly isn't. I've heard over and over again that the optical is in many ways far better than a normal connection (by this i mean it's better to connect your audio system directly to the ps3 if it has a optical cable, rather than first into the tv, and then through hdmi to the ps3), but i just want to be sure about it.
That is because i'm getting a Phillips full hd lcd 2morrow, and also a logitech z5500, whoich has an optical cable. I just wanna be sure that there is a difference in quality if i connect the audio system directly to the ps3. So if there's someone out there that has that, i'd like to hear their opinion. 10x
If the sound system has a HDMI input and output that can allow you have the audio to use the HDMI in the sound system and the video is passed on to the TV from the HDMI output. Other than that the optical connection would be the next best connecion.
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