Can I connect my computer to my Denon receiver?
David Jones
Published Mar 31, 2026
Can I connect my computer to my Denon receiver?
Start up Windows Media Player 11 on the PC. Select “Media Sharing” in the “Library”. Click the “Share my media” check box, select “Denon AVR-X2100W”, and then click “Allow”. As you did in step 3, select the icon of the device (other PCs and mobile devices) you want to use as a media controller, and then click “Allow”.
How do I connect my computer to my AV Receiver?
The easiest way to connect the audio output of your computer is to use the “line” output of your sound card. We recommend a stereo 3.5mm mini phone plug to dual RCA cable or mini plug to dual RCA jack adapter with a RCA jack stereo cable to go to the audio input of your sound system, such as the “aux” input.
How do I connect my 5.1 receiver to my computer?
Use the HDMI output of your GPU. (This is what I’d recommend if you’re using a HDMI display). For option 1, connect the cable and set the ‘Realtek digital output’ as you default device, then right click it, go to properties, and in the rightmost tab select DTS or Dolby Digital or 5.1 (or something like that).
How do I connect my PC to my AV receiver with HDMI?
Once you have two HDMI cords leading out of your computer, simply hook one of them up to an HDMI input, and the other to an input on your AV receiver. Tune your TV to the input your PC is connected to, and do the same with your receiver.
How do I connect my chromecast to my AV Receiver?
1. Plug in your Chromecast device to any available HDMI IN connector on your AV Receiver (Preferably to the “Media Player” HDMI IN). 2. Turn on your AV Receiver and set the Source Select to the input your Chromecast is connected to (Media Player was selected on this example).
Can you connect a PC to a Denon receiver?
However, the PC sees and is outputting video and sound to the Denon receiver, it shows in the sound device that it is outputting to the Denon. For the purposes of troubleshooting I tried connecting the PC directly to my samsung TVs, that works without a problem.
How can I connect my PC to my AV receiver?
PC to AV receiver with 1 HMDI cable and TV to AV receiver with another HDMI cable? You’d connect the PC’s HDMI output to the HDMI equipped AV receiver and the AV receiver’s HDMI output to the HDMI equipped TV.
How to connect a Denon avr-590 to a computer?
Get a 2nd HDMI cable, connect it between the 590 and computer while are both OFF…turn the 590 on and then the computer. Alright I bought a new HDMI cable and did what you said.
How can I connect my PC to my TV?
You’d connect the PC’s HDMI output to the HDMI equipped AV receiver and the AV receiver’s HDMI output to the HDMI equipped TV. THe PC would output both audio and video via HDMI to the AV receiver and the receiver would extract the audio signal while passing through the video data to the TV. Click to expand… That is exactly what I do.