PS4 (also PS3 & 360) I run hdmi to my 43" 1080p led, but I also run optical audio to surround. I really only use the surround for mp and games that have stealth/survival sp as the extra sound is very helpful plus ambience is improved.Originally Posted by Jazzmarazz
I have seen these too. They call them audio extractors, I think. Hm...now that I look at an HDMI pinout, the audio is not analog is it? Thats why they need a PSU.
Looks like the PS4 slim and PSTV can't transfer audio to my CRT unless I bought a powered extractor. The PS2 and 3 have component a/v.
Now that I have it all laid out like that, I don't have anything I would/could hook up to this via HDMI. Good thing I only spent a buck.99 for the adapter.
But if you have hdmi capable surround you don't need optical (or coaxial) audio obviously.
PS2 has optical audio too, and digital audio is possible for original Xbox if you have HD a/v pack (component + rca audio + optical audio).
But my PS2 and Xbox aren't hooked up to my 1080p atm, I just have them in the spare room on a 32" trinitron (SD). I have another surround system in there that is pre-digital (actually an old Yamaha prologic system) so that audio can be converted from rca to simulated surround.
