ConnectPro Home Theatre Installation

[andyd]

I currently have a Sony Projection TV capable of 1080p HD.  Tv is hooked up to Sony Receiver with 5.1 Surround Sound.  Recently purchased a SONY Blu-Ray Player.  Got it home and realized the TV only had a DVI port.  Went back to Future Shop and purchased a HDMI - DVI Adaptor.  

Hooked everything up and while picture quality was superb the sound quality was slightly better than what you get from a TIM HORTON'S drive thru speaker.  The sound came out very distorted.  I read somewhere that DVI only carries a video signal and no audio.  The audio connections are still running from my receiver to the TV.  

Starting to think I may have to return the BLU RAY PLAYER since the sound quality is terrible.  Of course with me being electronically challenged I may have done something wrong. 

any thoughts?  

[sonimax]

In fact, the sound of a BD player should be better than a regular DVD player.

What type on connexion did you use to transfer the sound of the BD player to your receiver?

[andyd]

The only sound connection I had was coming from my current DVD/RECEIVER into the television.  The sales person at Future Shop didn't mention I'd need anything new for the audio in order to make the Blu-Ray do what it's supposed to do.  

What is it that I would need?  

[sonimax]

First, if you want the sound of the BD player to come out from the 5 speakers hooked to your receiver, you need to transfer the sound from the player to the receiver.

Do your receiver has a HDMI input? If it don't, you should use a digital audio input of some sort like an optical or coaxial input.

[andyd]

My receiver doesn't have HDMI but does have an optical port.  

So all I need is an optical cable which will connect from my receiver to the Blu-Ray?  

My surround sound won't be affected?