Disable HDMI audio

[dataport]

I'm buying a sound regulator (TERK VR1) that sits between my DISH box (VIP722k) and HDTV to get rid of the loud commercial bursts. Problem is, it only accepts RCA cables in/out for audio signals. I'd hate to lose my HDMI video quality to the TV- and wondering if anyone knows how to disable the HDMI audio so I can use this.

Otherwise, I've got to go all RCA (RYG/audio).....will the video quality really drop that much?

[Soopafresh]

Your video quality won't drop because you'd still use HDMI for that. As long as you don't have a 5.1 or greater speaker set, you won't notice a huge difference. The real issue you're going to have is that the Terk device doesn't reduce commercial volume enough to solve the annoying problem from which we all suffer.

I have a Samson dynamic range compressor between my PC and speakers to regulate the volume difference between Youtube videos. It works pretty well, but there's still 20% of the time where I have to ride the volume control on my speakers because some video was encoded so loudly.

[dataport]

Wait. I'm going from my sat-box to HDTV with HDMI. (If) I use RCA for audio into the TERK then to the TV - will that disable the audio going through the HDMI cable for video. The reviews posted on the TERK are all good - for the price it looks like it's at least worth it to try and dampen the commercials.

(If) I have to go RCA for both video/audio - in your opinion will I see that much difference in video quality vs HDMI?

[redwudz]

(If) I use RCA for audio into the TERK then to the TV - will that disable the audio going through the HDMI cable for video.

Depends on your TV. If it allows you to use an alternate audio source while using HDMI, should probably work.

I got around the problem by outputting coaxial audio from my sources directly to my surround sound amp. My HDMI display (Projector) doesn't have audio, so no problem there. I would check your TV manual.