I've enjoyed my 990 for many years, but now added a 3rd HDMI source. My existing 2 HDMI sources go through HDMI to DVI converter plugs into my 990 DVI inputs, and I get audio from the digital audio outputs of the devices.

The problem is my new HDMI source only has HDMI output and composite + analog audio. I'd like to use HDMI, and could use an HDMI splitter, but how do I get the audio from the HDMI cable?

Any suggestions on how to proceed?

Thanks!

Splitting an HDMI signal into separate video and audio is a bit tricky. What device are you using?

Its a Netgear Push2TV PTV1000.

Interesting device. Short of something like a DVDO Edge, I haven't found anything that breaks out an HDMI signal into separate audio and video signals, and even the Edge breaks it out into separate HDMI connections. Most likely part of the problem is the variety of signals that HDMI can (in theory) carry: anything from PCM stereo up to multichannel PCM, DSD, and lossless bitstreams. Only about half of the digital audio formats supported by HDMI can be carried over coaxial and optical, so a break-out box that changes to a different digital format could be problematic.

The best bet might be to use the HDMI output for video and the stereo analog output for audio. I couldn't find anything on Netgear's site to indicate what audio formats it supports, but failed. If it supported Dolby Digital bitstreams, using the stereo analog would be a bit less than ideal, but if it's limited to PCM stereo then the analog output isn't such a restriction.