Surround sound works with DVD but not TV

[Eighteeteewhy]

Hi, not a regular around here

Parents have bought surround sound, both TV and surround are Samsung. When watching a DVD it works perfectly but not with TV. The Sky box is not hd so there is a scart going from Sky box to TV. Then a HDMI cable from TV to Surround box. To get any sound to work with TV I have just used component cables from Sky box to surround, thus when watching TV sound only comes out of FL and FR speakers.
Help.

Thanks in advance I hope it kinda makes sense.

[Road2Ruin]

You will only get surround if the reveiver is being fed a surround signal like 5.1. In your set up it isnt as the signal to the tv from sky through the scart will only be stereo.

[Eighteeteewhy]

Thanks.", I've looked into it a bit and I think I need a digital optical cable going from the sky box to the surround box?

[Road2Ruin]

Eighteeteewhy said:

Thanks.", I've looked into it a bit and I think I need a digital optical cable going from the sky box to the surround box?

Yep that would work

[surfymark]

I think you will also need to turn on the surround sound in the Sky menus (after you have connected the optical cable).

HTH
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[Dr Doofenshmirtz]

doogz said:

Unfortunately OP, that's what it's going to do.

On Sky, only the HD channels transmit audio in 5.1. Everything else is just stereo.

Nope - the Standard Def Movie channels transmit DD5.1.
To be honest - it's very rare for any channels other than the movie ones (SD & HD) to transmit in DD. otherwise, the best you'll get is ProLogic 2 (which you should be able to get via the SCART socket).