How does the HDMI in/out work on this? Can you hook the source with HDMI into the soundbar (for audio), and then pass video through to the TV?
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the only thing I do is connect throughauxiliary sound are the headphones are plugged in to the television works well that way
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The kit comes with 1 HDMI cord. One cord goes into the HDMI IN and then the television. The other cord (one you supply) goes from the sound bar to your device (xbox, playstation, blu-raye player, etc.).
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I did not use the hdmi I used the optical cable from the sound bar to my tv my 2 hdmi are used for my xbox360 and blueray player. If u can use the optical cable i would if your tv does not have that plug then you can use your hdmi to get sound and video of you need help still help send me your question
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Yes you can, it is an auto action if your sound bar is Samsung, and your TV is also. But if not just hook up to your HDMI in on the TV and HDMI out on your sound bar. Or just as easy HDMI 1 or 2, to HDMI 1 or 2 on each device.
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Yes, I believe that is how it works, but I use the optical out of the tv into the soundbar so I don't use the HDMI
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I used optical high quality optical cable. I like that when T.V. is turned on sound bar turns on automatically.
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That is my configuration, and it works great. As soon as you hook up the HDMI the Samsung TV recognizes the soundbar, and your done! You will love the difference and ease of connection. Enjoy!
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Blu-Ray to HDMI and the sound bar using the Digital Audio out. That's how I have mine. Works fine but not too impressed with the sound quality of the speakers. Ok if used with TV speakers.
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The tv needs to have an optical out and the sound bar has the optical in, that'll send the sound thru the tv to the sound bar. If your not getting any sound from the sound bar it's probably in the wrong port.
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Hi Joseph. I used the HDMI out from my Lg HD TV and an Optical out wire from my Blu Ray/DVD player to the LG 47-inch Sound Bar. All works very well.
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Yes, The optical output to my Receiver works great! I had the same worries before I hooked it up. The HDMI cable went to my HDMI TV and the optical cable I had went to the receiver for my room soundaround speaker system. The TV speakers work also if you don't want to play the receiver, a earlier mention in another post said, he could not get his TV to play sound out the speakers.... NOT true the sound still travels thru the HDMI cable to the HD TV even with the Optical cable plugged in and ran to the receiver. The sound does not designate one or the other and comes out both. I just keep the volume on my HD TV to 0.
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I have everything going to my TV (so that is my limit on HDMI inputs). I then just run 1 optical from my TV to the soundbar.. and *any* input/sound combination then successfully is sent to the soundbar (hdmi1 for fios, hdmi2 for bluray player, hdmi3 for xbox etc)
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It doesn't attach to the Tv. It attaches to the wall. Or you can put it on a stand. you'll have to use an optical cable or AV cable to connect it to the TV. You may have to remove the tv from it's mount to get access to the inputs in the back of the Tv.How does this have anything to do with the cost of the soundbar anyway?To the OP, I've only seen it for $299 as well. If you buy it from here, at least you don't have to pay tax.
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You have to hook up an optical cable from the TV to the soundbar, then it will work when you put the soundbar in the optical mode
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There is an optical output in the TV , the optical input from sound bar should be connected to the optical output of the TV. I am not sure if this will work with other TV. I think if there is an optical output, it may work.
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This won't work. There is only one hdmi on the sound bar. Its actually a dumb design on Philips part. You also have the option of rca from the tv to the sound bar.
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I wish I could answer the first question. Mine is connected to a Samsung TV with an optical cable, though it has HDMI and RCA plug connectors available. My TV remote will control it, but I prefer to keep the controls separate, as there are many more options on the soundbar remote. It is occasionally necessary to work with the sync for reasons I don't understand for one, and the wide quality variations in audio input make other control features handy for good sound reproduction.
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This device doesn't do any transcoding/conversion of audio. It only pulls the audio from the source HDMI feed and sends it the digital optical/coax ports. If the source sends audio in a format that your soundbar/AV receiver doesn't support, this device won't help. It's mainly of use for people with HDMI source devices and soundbars/amplifiers that don't have HDMI inputs.
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PamRosa, We haven't tested that, so it's difficult to give a definitive answer. You can try by using an RCA cable to your receiver from the "audio out" port while it's connected. If not, however, we can't offer support on how to make that happen. HDMI usually carries both the audio and video through the same cable, and the design may not offer an option. --Mr. S
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I have my TV connected to the Soundbar via optical as well and it works fine. I had to buy the cable separately though. I would think that HDMI is all you need since the Soundbar acts as an HDMI hub.
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hi thank for the replyWhat I meant was this card specificallyBecause I currently have a card that does not pass audio via HDMI, only video.So I have the HDMI + an audio source connected to my TV right now.I just want to use the HDMI cable for both audio and video.I just wanted to be sure this card does indeed pass video as well as audio.Thanks
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As long as you have RCA jacks for your audio out on your TV, you can use this sound bar. There is no hdmi input on this sound bar, just RCA and Digital (optical) inputs. Hope this helps!