Splitting HDMI to send video to tv and audio to amp?

[valve90210]

I got myself a shiny new tv at the weekend and would like to use it with my Denon AVR2113 amp and my Nvidia Shield TV (2015 version)

It works very nice but I do have one minor niggle, although the amp is happy to pass a 4k video signal, it is unable to use the HDR features as it's only HDMI 1.4 compliant what with being about 6 years old.

I've looked into it a bit, and found that there are a lot of different splitters about though seemingly without spending a fortune on a splitter I can't do what I want as it seems most splitters will operate both outputs at the lowest spec of all the hardware connected to it ie it would default to HDMI 1.4 as that's what the amp is.

Has anyone else solved this issue (ideally without spending a fortune or buying a new amp)?

 

[valve90210]

I can't remember if it does or not...lol But even if it did, it would be the same using ARC from the TV back to the amp in that I'd miss out on any of the HD audio formats.

 

[valve90210]

But I want both... lol

 

[valve90210]

But do you have audio system where you would actually tell the difference between DTS/DD and hd audio?

Yes...my amp has writing on the display and I would know!! lol In all honesty, probably not ...

 

[valve90210]

I've ordered up some more HDMI leads and will give the Shield to tv, ARC to amp a try.