w_pienaar October 20, 2008 22:21
Sorry DG920 nor DG829
w_pienaar October 20, 2008 22:20
My DG829 arrived today. I have just connected it up. Quite a job I found it to be quite a job to connect the speakers, V+Box and PS3, the speakers being the most time consuming exercise. I have one issue that I haven’t been able to resolve and that is the TV sound.
Should I require TV sound in it’s own i.e. not the full blown surround sound, I thought it should only be necessary to switch the amp on and expected to be able to control the TV sound through it’s own remote. No such luck. The “volume bar” shows on screen and moves as selected but no sound is admitted from the TV speakers. (The TV is a 42 inch LG LCD)
I would have expected that the sound would have been transmitted with the video signal to the TV through the HDMI cable and hence enable me to still control mono/stereo volume through the TV remote.
Regards
raykearney August 22, 2008 00:13
Received mine today from HiFi Confidential bargain at £239 incl delivery. Set-up was straight forward. The auto calibration was a doddle it took just seconds to work everything out. Great to have a dedicated blu ray hdmi socket. As I only use this with a projector I can't comment about other connections. The sound and picture quality is fantastic. It quite rightly deserves 5 stars and if you can get it for £239 why wait.
Richard Melville August 20, 2008 09:28
Update:
Sony customer service are now aware of the issue - let us know how you get on/how the issue is resolved.
CIC 08705 111999
Andrew Everard August 19, 2008 15:18
Official statement from Sony:
When using a Sky box with an STR-DG820 or STR-DA2400ES receiver via HDMI, it's not possible to achieve surround sound, as the Sky box only delivers stereo audio from the HDMI connection. You need to use a separate optical cable between the Sky box and the AV receiver - HDMI for video and the optical cable for surround sound. The issue will be resolved via a software update implemented at the factory. For the current STR-DG820's in the market place a free update will be available please contact Sony CIC 08705 111999.
Andrew Everard August 18, 2008 16:38
Sony has confirmed there is a problem, and that a fix is in hand. Details at http://whathifi.com/forums/7/115496/ShowThread.aspx
cliffai August 12, 2008 12:49
Well I just received my Sony STR-DG820 from the courier this morning and I've hit a MAJOR snag with it - which as usual, once I'd seen the problem myself, I find there are also other forum posts which highlight the issue - which is...
It is impossible to force the selection of the Optical Audio Inputs, when watching a HDMI video source.
This means you can't get any Digital Audio from a SkyHD or BT Vision Box :-( and I have both.
As soon as you switch to the Video Input using HDMI it expects Digital audio via HDMI (you can force the audio input to be via analogue), but not via the Coax or Optical Digital inputs.
Until Sony fix this issue I think Onkyo can rest easy with their 606.
I have no other alternative but to ship the unit back. Beware what HDMI sources you intend to connect up!!!
We’re still big fans of the TX-SR606, but new models from rival brands have seriously upped the ante