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AV Receiver Question

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If I buy an AV receiver that has HDMI switching, does it have to be on for the signals to pass through it. I would like to have my cable box go into the receiver so I can listen to 5.1 movies in suurround sound, however I don't want to have to have the receiver on just to watch tv. TIA

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Yes, the HDMI circuitry must be powered up... - cfraser 15:02:34 04/17/09 (1)
to some extent for the signal to pass through. Many people use an HDMI splitter to do what you want, so they can watch TV without the AVR on.
Some AVRs have HDMI-CEC. When enabled it may look like your AVR is not on to just pass through the HDMI, but the HDMI part of it really is, and always is even when you think it's in some power-saving standby mode. You may or may not care about that for the sake of convenience. But IME, if you're just passing the HDMI through and not using the AVR to power any speakers etc., it draws insignificantly less power than just turning the damn thing on.

Edits: 04/17/09
- RE: Yes, the HDMI circuitry must be powered up... - Visitor 15:25:53 04/17/09 (0)
  Thanks! I found an HDMI splitter at Amazon for $19 so I'm sending the signal directly to the tv and to the receiver. If that doesn't work, I'll go back to the component video and l and r outputs from the box to the tv.

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