You can blame HBO Max for this crapshow!mdavej wrote:Do you really need all those streaming devices? I understand you're using your own Firestick rather than the apps on the smart TV because it's your roommate's TV. But don't Roku and Chromecast do the same thing as the Firestick?
Not being critical, just trying to reduce the complexity of your system. So here's what I would do in your situation:
- Disconnect the Chromecast and Roku, and connect the Firestick directly to the TV, then use optical out from TV to opt in to your Oppo.
- Connect PC directly to TV
Now you can remove the HDMI switch entirely and use the optical out from the TV for PC, Firestick and OTA
I started off with just a Roku.
Then I bought a Chromecast because it was the only way I could watch HBO Max unless I hooked my laptop directly to the TV.
Then I bought a Fire Stick because HBO Max introduced support for the Fire Stick and it was on sale.
Then after I got everything all set up, HBO Max finally introduced Roku support. So now we've come full circle, and I wish I could get the money back that I spent on the Chromecast and Fire Stick and just buy a new Roku Ultra instead.
I think I'd still want two HDMI inputs into the Oppo however even if I did simplify. reason being that way I'm getting the audio directly from the source rather than relying on the TV to take HDMI audio and then spit it back to the Oppo through the Toslink optical connection. I guess I just trust the Oppo's ability to process the audio more than I do the TV's.
The stupid thing is though I have a very similar lash up in the living room but with a circa 12 year old Vizio TV and it's working absolutely perfectly. Only real pain was having to create upgrades for the BDP and the receiver (an old Sony surround receiver, pre-HDMI but did have Toslink digital input)
yes, we are cheap, why do you ask?
Anyway I haven't bothered to sit down and start brute forcing those codes but it is on my mental list of things to do when I need a break from work...