Will I need an optical audio cable of this kind to connect my cable box to my home theatre system for the purpose of receiving an audio?
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You shouldn't need one unless your home theater system only accepts an optical cable. Either way an optical cable should produce better sound from your home theater system and I would recommend using one.
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If the cable box has an hdmi out on it, run it directly into your A/V receiver. If it does not have an hdmi out then yes, run the optical cable to the receiver.
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Nancy, that's exactly what I use this cable for. This cable connects my surround sound to the cable box/TV.
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probably not unless your surround sound system uses ethernet. Depending on your system, you may want an Optical cable, or HDMI
779501
No I use the HD cable and then set audio to ARC, though the optical cable is an option.
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If I were u I would just get a optical audio cable if your tv and sound is setup for it you'll get a more pure sounds
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If the cable box and DVD player have Optical Audio outputs, then yes you can. I have 2 game consoles with that output that connect with this splitter and then run to the soundbar. You need to make sure that both devices aren't sending a signal at the same time though. Otherwise your sound will come out distorted and garbled. You can tell this by connecting an optical audio cable to the devices and looking for a red light in the end of the cable.
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I don't have as many components but I purchased an optical cable and got sound from the TV thru the home theater system.
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That would work for sure. If you can use a Toslink cable that would be better (AmazonBasics Digital Optical Audio Toslink Cable). Look on your receiver/tv for a square connection, it usually has a blank piece of plastic in it to keep it clean. This would provide and optical audio connection.
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Yes. This unit has coax (F-connector) digital audio in and converts it to optical cable digital audio out. My unit works perfectly.
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Hi James, Great question and great answers from these folks. Optical would be the likely way as the guys below mention. If you do not have optical in the TV (unlikely) then digital coax would work or you can go directly from the DVD/cable/satellite box with these audio cable to the soundbar. Contact AV-Express for further assistance.
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This is compatible with any device with a separate audio output. In the case of optical cables, I would suggest using separate optical cables rather than switching back and forth every time you decide to switch systems. Especially since optical cables are sensitive to dirt and wear and tear.
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Sorry but my english is very bad, whatever, I'll try to help you, what kind of cable are you use to output the audio? HDMI, Optical?
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The optical cable is a nice-to-have. An HDMI cable will do the trick (it won't carry Dolby if your TV can produce it).
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You will have to connect the optical cable from the TV to your home theater receiver. Once this is done then you have to select the TV source on your home theater system to get sound through the TV. That is how I was able to get it to work for me. Hope this helps.
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Can I use a toslink optical cable for a digital audio input. Is it the same thing?
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Simple answer yes, but if you were planning to use a headset with a optical cable it wont work.
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I have a new HDTV and it only has the optical output. We went from the cable box to the TV with HDMI, but I also want to connect to a home theater system. My receiver is an older one and does not have HDMI or optical. Can I just use the left- right audio outputs that are on the back of the cable box for the audio receiver as well as using the HDMI for the television??? Sal