connomar wrote:ComcastNeil wrote an interesting post on how the X1 systems decide what to output as digital audio. In this he makes it clear that the X1 expects and EDID response to tell it if the attached equipment is surround sound capable. However, some of the cheaper systems such as my Panasonic SC-BTT270 only have a single HDMI Out, which is able to receive sound from the TV, also a Panasonic Viera, and send the audio to the surround sound speakers. The problem seems to be that this system doesn't pass on the EDID to the X1, so surround never happens.
Is there a way of forcing the X1 to output surround despite no EDID being returned?
the x1 DVR (xg1) and x1 companion (xg2) both have an optical digital audio cable jack that you can hook up from the dvr to the panasonic sc-btt270.