I have an HDTV that has many ports but it does not have an optical port. If you hook up the sound bar with only HDMI will it output sound for all devices that are hooked up directly to the tv? I have a ps3 and Dish Hopper box connected to my tv and I...
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Hi Kyle B., whether you use HDMI or an optical port, your TV will output sound for all your devices hooked up to the TV. In my case, I have XBox360, PS3, and a computer connected to my HDTV. As long as your TV is turned on, the sound bar will work for all the devices hooked up to the TV, which means if you turn off your TV, the sound bar will be automatically turned off as well. There is a small difference between HDMI and an optical port in terms of the quality of sound. I tried both and decided that I prefer an optical port, but it's highly likely that you might have a different opinion. Anyway, the sound bar is pretty cool. I've been using it for months by now and completely satisfied so far. I highly recommend it to you. Hope this helps!
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Actually I'm using the optical audio output from my Sony tv to the optical input of the sound bar...not sure why it wouldn't work when using the red/white output from your tv into the soundbar...all I did was hook it up and turn my TV speaker off...make sure the blue light is lit up on the soundbar when powered up...
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You can connect your sound bar to your p3 of 4...it connects via digital optical cable...but it's better to connect your ps3 to your TV via hdmi and your sound bar to you tv as well via the optical cable
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It comes with an optical cable which u can use to connect to your HDTV or Blu-ray Player or receiver. I use the optical cable that came with it and connected it directly to my HDTV. I also bought an HDMI cable and hooked it directly to my APPLE TV. You can use HDMI cable or another optical cable if you want to hook/connect your sound bar with multiple devices such as HDTV, DVD players, Apple TV, receivers etc.
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The only audio input this sound bar has it the A/V input, and the optical/fiber input. Some satellite dish boxes have an A/V output on them, so be sure and double check your dish box for compatibility.
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I presume the Direct TV and PS3 boxes are attached to the TV, so all you have to do is connect the sound bar to the TV and then select external speakers when you want to use it. If you need extra HDMI connections then you can buy a multiple (2 in / 1 out for example) HDMI cable to connect the boxes.
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That'll work. What I did since I have multiple things connected to my tv (gaming system, satellite, blue ray player), I have all these things connected to my tv via HDMI cable with the tv connected to the soundbar via optical cable; I get to utilize the soundbar for all my connections this way.
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The sound bar is strictly analog, that is, it has no digital (Toslink) connector. If your TV has an analog output for headphones you can connect the sound bar that way, otherwise you have to use a digital-to-analog audio converter.
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Use a audio optical cable if PS4 has it, or run the sound from PS4 to TV and from TV to soundbar. The latter is how I have my PS3 hooked up
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This particular sound bar does not have a HDMI port. You can use the optical input or the A/V cables if your TV has them.
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The soundbar does not have an HDMI connector. In regards to digital inputs - it does have one optical SPDIF input. There is also a digital coaxial input.
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U can connect cable box and ps3 to hdmi ports on tv. Then hdmi arc from tv to soundbar. The soundbar switches automatically between the 2 devices.
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Either a digital optical or coaxial optical cable. Your TV most certainly has an output for one or both of those, which will connect your TV to soundbar. It should also work to transmit sound to the sound bar from devices plugged into your TV via HDMI(cable box, dvd, Xbox, etc). I have my unit connected with a coaxial digital cable and t sounds great and also has the bonus of not tying up and HDMI input ont TV because I use them all already.
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I just bought this system. I haven't tested it yet but the way I have setup is this:PS3 to HDTV via HDMITV to Receiver via Optical InputThis way my I can use Inputs on my TV (it has a lot more inputs than this receiver.) and I get the quality sound. Good luck
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There is only a digital optic port, no HDMI port. You would have to see if your TV are receiver, has a digital optic port and direct connect it to the sound bar
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Can you use both? my sony reciever has no hdmi ports but has optical audio,is the sound in hd a big difference?
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To directly answer your question: yes, the HDMI ports are good for PS3 and PS4 and yes, you can use them to add surround sound with audio devices.But I guess what you really want answered is how to connect the audio from your PS3/PS4 to the device while the PS3/PS4 is hooked up to the TV. The answer to that question is simply to connect your TV and PS3/PS4 with an HDMI cable. Then you connect the sound bar to your TV's audio HDMI port with another HDMI cable. Then your PS3/PS4 will play video on the TV and play audio through the sound bar. This is how my systems are set up. You can also set it up where your PS3/PS4 turning on turns your TV and the sound bar on automatically. To directly answer your question: yes, the HDMI ports are good for PS3 and PS4 and yes, you can use them to add surround sound with audio devices.But I guess what you really want answered is how to connect the audio from your PS3/PS4 to the device while the PS3/PS4 is hooked up to the TV. The answer to that question is simply to connect your TV and PS3/PS4 with an HDMI cable. Then you connect the sound bar to your TV's audio HDMI port with another HDMI cable. Then your PS3/PS4 will play video on the TV and play audio through the sound bar. This is how my systems are set up. You... » Read More To directly answer your question: yes, the HDMI ports are good for PS3 and PS4 and yes, you can use them to add surround sound with audio devices.But I guess what you really want answered is how to connect the audio from your PS3/PS4 to the device while the PS3/PS4 is hooked up to the TV. The answer to that question is simply to connect your TV and PS3/PS4 with an HDMI cable. Then you connect the sound bar to your TV's audio HDMI port with another HDMI cable. Then your PS3/PS4 will play video on the TV and play audio through the sound bar. This is how my systems are set up. You can also set it up where your PS3/PS4 turning on turns your TV and the sound bar on automatically. « Show Less