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Getting analog audio out of a HD Tuner?

We are currently running an HD antenna to get several channels in HD, hooked up directly to our HDTV. One of my favorites is the stream of OPB music in HD, and I would like to get this stream out of my TV and into my stereo. It seems the only audio out of the TV is a digital audio out. How do I use this and get it converted to a analog signal? I would like to do it as cheaply as possible (no $1200 DAC units are on the radar). The system will consist of the LCD TV, a Sony DVP-ns999es DVD/SACD player, and a 2-channel integrated amp (speakers of course too). Can the Sony convert the signal, or do I need something additional? There isn't a Coaxial provision to run the HD signal through the DVD player, otherwise I would go that route and let the DVD's DAC convert the signal to analog.

Other option is probably a Squeezebox.
dawgcatching

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dawgcatching OP
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Thanks. I have a 10-year old Sony ES receiver sitting around. I will dig it out and see if it has a cheap DAC unit (don't know-it may pre-date DVD's). If not, looks like I will have to hunt down a receiver of some sorts. Darn-I was hoping to use a decent 2-channel amp and have it as a backup in case of problems in my main system.
dawgcatching OP
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Blindjim,

Thanks for your input. I triple-checked the TV and can't find a set of RCA outputs on it. I will read through the TV manual again and see if anything else is there. It doesn't look like there are outputs of any kind on the TV, save for the digital audio out.

Sounds like I will have to go the route of the digital tuner TV box. I would just run this from the digital out (Toslink cable) into the tuner, which would convert the signal to analog (RCA outputs), which then is passed along to the stereo? Either that or a cheaper DAC unit would do the trick, it sounds like.

Thanks!
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