Contour 2 resolution and audio settings
During setup I setup the contour 2 box for 1080p and Dolby 5.1 within the setup menu. These settings work just fine but when I get up in the morning the resolution and audio settings revert back to 7...
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Only two manufacturers actually call it HDMI-CEC: Hitachi and Vizio. Samsung calls it Anynet+ and Sony calls it BRAVIA Sync. Your STR-DE595 doesn't support BRAVIA Sync. If it's enabled on your Samsung, you could troubleshoot by disabling it.
I can understand Samsung changing audio from 5.1 to stereo, but I don't understand the video change.
Audio. Most TV sets only have 2-channel stereo speakers. Let's assume you didn't have the Sony connected to your Contour. If you were watching the Adventures of Narnia encoded with Dolby Digital 5.1, your Samsung would only play it in stereo because it only has two speakers. Therefore, it instructs Contour, via HDMI-CEC, to only send 2-channel audio.
In your case, the Samsung can't detect the optical connection between Contour and Sony, so it negotiates 2-channel audio with Contour. Even if you didn't have Anynet+ enabled, the Samsung still negotiates. Do you turn off the Samsung speakers while listening through Sony?
I have to research the video changing to 720p.
