Hi! A month or so ago one of our members posted an eMail looking for a device that would convert HDMI to RCA.
I decided to do some research to see if such a device was available as it would seem perfectly logical for such a device to be in existence somewhere even though the among of RCA connections might be rather large given that the latest version of HDMI can handle more than 13 channels of audio along with Goodness knows what else in the video department. Alas I ssaw absolutely nothing that would convert HDMI to RCA whether that be dedicated audio, Video, or even just 2 channel HDMI. So I went to speak to an audio engineer friend of mine to see if such a device was even possible to manufacture. I'm told that - whilst such a device could easily be built - it would cost far too much to do so. Apparently all manufacturers of equipment who use the HDMI system have to pay a license fee of around $150 per unit where HDMI is used so there goes any chance of buying a HDMI to RCA converter. Shame really as I don't doubt the usefulness of such a device so - in the case of the Apple TV or any other device that has only a HDMI interface - your only options are to either feed the Apple TV directly into a modern TV which has HDMI inputs or into a modern Surround-Sound receiver which also has HDMI inputs and can integrate thus with a modern TV. HDMI inputs are not commonly found on stereo Hi-Fi equipment such as dedicated amplifiers and the like given that these devices handle audio only and not video. Cheers! -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#1039): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/1039 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/23848195/21656 Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
