Ontopic Cutting the Cheese

So, I picked up a new receiver over the weekend since a lightning strike took out either the HDMI output or the passthrough component of my existing one, making it essentially worthless as a home theater device.

So, spent some hours unconnecting then reconnecting the Steamlink, Playstation, Cable, and PC media streamer. Got it all hooked back up. The Denon has a cool feature where they give you this cheap microphone that you place where you sit and it generates white noise to optimize surround sound balance. Did a good job of it too.

However, and this sucks, it won't, for some fucking reason, allow a device that converts display port to HDMI to see the TV. Must be some kind of fucking filter on the passthrough. Which, essentially, makes my media station worthless.

I tested the same connection and cable with a straight HDMI PC, works find. It's just displayport to HDMI it doesn't like.

So, I'm looking to get a wifi enabled mini with HDMI out to replace it with. Seeing some priced around $99, sans wireless KB &/or mouse. Anyone have any they have used? Looking for something with a NUC size footprint.
 
So, I picked up a new receiver over the weekend since a lightning strike took out either the HDMI output or the passthrough component of my existing one, making it essentially worthless as a home theater device.

So, spent some hours unconnecting then reconnecting the Steamlink, Playstation, Cable, and PC media streamer. Got it all hooked back up. The Denon has a cool feature where they give you this cheap microphone that you place where you sit and it generates white noise to optimize surround sound balance. Did a good job of it too.

However, and this sucks, it won't, for some fucking reason, allow a device that converts display port to HDMI to see the TV. Must be some kind of fucking filter on the passthrough. Which, essentially, makes my media station worthless.

I tested the same connection and cable with a straight HDMI PC, works find. It's just displayport to HDMI it doesn't like.

So, I'm looking to get a wifi enabled mini with HDMI out to replace it with. Seeing some priced around $99, sans wireless KB &/or mouse. Anyone have any they have used? Looking for something with a NUC size footprint.

its fucking with the copy protection bitstream i bet.

What was your old receiver that got toasted?
 
its fucking with the copy protection bitstream i bet.

What was your old receiver that got toasted?

A Sony. Don't remember the model # right off hand but it wasn't very old. Maybe 5 years or so. I haven't cracked the case yet to see if it's an easy fix. Might do so before putting it on ebay or whatever for $50.

And you might be on to something. There was mention in a few places in the online support forums about CP and how it applies to the HDMI passthrough.
 
So, I picked up a new receiver over the weekend since a lightning strike took out either the HDMI output or the passthrough component of my existing one, making it essentially worthless as a home theater device.

So, spent some hours unconnecting then reconnecting the Steamlink, Playstation, Cable, and PC media streamer. Got it all hooked back up. The Denon has a cool feature where they give you this cheap microphone that you place where you sit and it generates white noise to optimize surround sound balance. Did a good job of it too.

However, and this sucks, it won't, for some fucking reason, allow a device that converts display port to HDMI to see the TV. Must be some kind of fucking filter on the passthrough. Which, essentially, makes my media station worthless.

I tested the same connection and cable with a straight HDMI PC, works find. It's just displayport to HDMI it doesn't like.

So, I'm looking to get a wifi enabled mini with HDMI out to replace it with. Seeing some priced around $99, sans wireless KB &/or mouse. Anyone have any they have used? Looking for something with a NUC size footprint.
Then get rid of your ghetto media station and just pick up a Roku.