Who Knows Home Theatre?

[cricky101]

Originally Posted by goalie204

I tried an HDMI switch, and it was trouble, probably because it was a cheapy one, but i kind of like the idea of being able to control everything from the receiver, and then having sound through the tv or the stereo if i want.

With this Pass-through - the onkyo HSIB i will be returning let me listen to sound through my tv, but i had to fiddle with settings to go back and forth, it was annoying. Does this pass-through make it easier?

With mine, if the receiver is off, it lets the video/sound from the cable box pass through the receiver to the TV without having to do anything manually. And if I'm watching something, and decide I want surround, I turn the receiver on and it automatically channels the sound through the surround speakers and cuts the sound from the TV speakers. Same if I shut the receiver off -- it channels the sound to the TV speakers automatically.

Some receivers I looked at required you to power on the receiver to be able to watch TV at all if the receiver was hooked up between the cable box and the TV.