How can I get audio from my TV (LG 42PJ550) to play 5.1 Dolby sound thru my HT? I use HDMI & Optical cord connection. Works when I play Blu Ray discs thru my system.
85003
Hmm, well the tv is only really a monitor and wouldn't have anything to do with sound in this case right? Wouldn't you need to get the dolby sound from the broadcast source like your cable or directv box? e.g. connect your audio optical cord to the cablebox directly & plug directly into your HT setup.
1657458
I will NEVER EVER BUY ANYTHING FROM Amazon. Buying the LG 43PJ550 was the worst experience I ever had. I STOPPED buying ANYTHING from Amazon. I received a TV with no remote or cords then they sent me another TV with no bolts to install. If you want my advice SEND A MESSAGE TO the BBB to NEVER buy from AMAZON
25172
If you're using a receiver that does its own DTS and/or Dolby decoding, you'll need to select "Bitstream" instead of "PCM" for the s/pdif and/or HDMI audio output. If you're using HDMI, the HDMI cable carries both audio and video signals. You don't need any other connections. If you're using digital coaxial or optical toslink audio cables, then you'll also probably be connecting the video via RGB component video. It is indeed possible to run with separate HDMI for video and coax/optical for audio. However, it is simply not necessary if you're using HDMI and only adds another layer of complexity. HDMI makes things simple. There is more info available here: http://hometheater.about.com/od/blurayandhddvd/qt/Blu-Ray-Disc-Player-Audio-Settings-Bitstream-Vs-Pcm.htm This ICOM BD780 player makes testing your audio outputs unnecessarily difficult. DO NOT rely upon the audio tests built into the menu system of this player! IT LIES! Pop in a 5.1 DVD or BD and test with that. Make sure that the movie is actually playing to test; most disc menus only play in stereo and not 5.1 surround sound. When I have this player set up in bitstream mode, the built-in audio tests fail to output to all of my speakers. However, when playing a 5.1 DVD or BD, it works just fine and outputs in full glorious 5.1 surround sound. I hope this helps anybody else who is frustrated by this otherwise decent player. The lack of an online manual or support website is just disgraceful.
1434054
5.1 Surround Sound is a product of the A/V signal itself. You can get a AV Receiver and hook the signal to it and then come out of the audio system (AVR) HDMI to your TV, and since the signals are all digital, there will be no degradation of the quality. My girlfriend has an older 5.1 system that gets its audio information encoded from the video signal, and uses an older Composite (yellow) video signal to decode the audio information. You can even get the audio from an HDMI on some systems. Check with the system you are interested in...and then shop around for others. On the back there is one stereo headphone jack that you can use as a stereo analog signal to hook up to a regular stereo system/amp/etc. Here is what LG has to say about that TV: Daniel: Hello Joe Smith. Welcome to LG Electronics U.S.A. Support only. How may I provide you with excellent service today? Joe Smith: Hello - Joe Smith: Concerning the 47LA6200, does it support Surround Sound and if so, what port do you hook up a system to? Daniel: I would be happy to help you with that. Daniel: I would like to please place you on a brief hold while I research that for you, will that be alright? Joe Smith: YEs, thank you! Daniel: You are welcome. Daniel: Thank you for your patience while I researched that for you. Daniel: You can hook up a sound system on the optical port. Joe Smith: Does it support 5.1 Surround or just stereo? Daniel: It will support both. Joe Smith: Thanks...have a great day! Daniel: You are welcome! is there anything else I can assist you with today? Joe Smith: Nope, that's it. Love my LG TV! :-)
587867
I stream from my pc to 32" through an HDMI cable and then to a sound bar using an optical cable and it sounds great. It streams it in the format of the disc you are playing (i.e. 5.1) and if your HW is capable, will play it back in that format.
1588861
I have an Onkyo TXSR 601 which has optic 5.1 not HDMI. Wouldn't this be the way to go as far as connecting audio over the RCA 5.1 jacks? I have hooked up the video through the HDMI to the TV directly, I wish the TV Panasonic 9th gen 50" plasma would transfer the digital audio through optic out but it does not.
277149
Thanks, Rushead. Excellent explanation. I'm concluding that if I go with the BD55, I can use its 7.1 audio outputs with the 7.1 audio inputs on my Pioneer 1015. Might be the best way to go, since I'm sensing the Dolby TrueHD and DTS might be significantly better than regular DD and DTS in 5.1.
132331
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.
465035
Yup I HAD that problem as well when I was using RCA inputs but when I changed to Digital Optical, I found that the volume was way too loud and had to turn it down a lot just to fit viewing need. Well, the way I have my setup with the same HTIB(Home Theater in Box) is: PS3&gt;Reciever via Digital Optical for Audio PS3&gt;TV via Component(Plan to upgrade to HDMI once the cable comes) TV&gt;Reciever via RCA(Red and White plugs) For yours specifically Castellanos, I think we need a bit more info on the TV and the Toshiba, like what kind of Inputs and Outputs are on the back of both products or if not that way, give a link to see information on those items. Hopefully we can get this straighten out as with others in the same boat.
1152297
Mark, I am considering buying a Sony KDL-40EX700 TV and a BDV-E770W or BDV-570 Blu-ray Disc Player Home Entertainment sytem. I went to the Sony web site and contacted David P. on their chat link and asked the HDMI hook up question.His reply is as follows: "I'd be happy to assist you with that. There is one HDMI connection on those systems that connects to your Television. Once you have connected that, you would then plug any other devices that you have (Cable Box, Game Systems etc) to your TV via HDMI and it will send the sound to the surround sound system." Sounds like it should work but have yet to try it. Good luck. Mark, I am considering buying a Sony KDL-40EX700 TV and a BDV-E770W or BDV-570 Blu-ray Disc Player Home Entertainment sytem. I went to the Sony web site and contacted David P. on their chat link and asked the HDMI hook up question.His reply is as follows: "I'd be happy to assist you with that. There is one HDMI connection on those systems that connects to your Television. Once you have connected that, you would then plug any other devices that you have (Cable Box, Game Systems etc) to your TV via HDMI and it will send the sound to the surround sound system." Sounds... » Read More Mark, I am considering buying a Sony KDL-40EX700 TV and a BDV-E770W or BDV-570 Blu-ray Disc Player Home Entertainment sytem. I went to the Sony web site and contacted David P. on their chat link and asked the HDMI hook up question.His reply is as follows: "I'd be happy to assist you with that. There is one HDMI connection on those systems that connects to your Television. Once you have connected that, you would then plug any other devices that you have (Cable Box, Game Systems etc) to your TV via HDMI and it will send the sound to the surround sound system." Sounds like it should work but have yet to try it. Good luck. « Show Less
804505
Optical can not accept a 5.1 signal. It will downscale it to 2 channels. Your receiver will then split the signal to simulate 5.1 sound. You will need a HDMI cable in to get 5.1. Get an HDMI cable and hook it up like this PS3-->Receiver-->TelevisionLook for a reciever that can pass a 1080p signal.
1358457
You might have issues there. I'm getting Audio through my other ports as I have had both a PS3 and Wii U hooked up to the unit as well as a Computer from time to time. I've never had any trouble getting Audio through the HDMI. Do you have good cables? If you haven't swapped the cable from your other device, there are plenty of OLDER HDMI cables out there that don't have the audio pathway. HDMI carrying Audio is a slightly newer piece of technology. And also, the device you take the Audio from also has to support passing it over HDMI as well. Older DVD players that can't take firmware updates may not account for this. The PS3 in its infancy didn't do this in the beginning for instance, and I had the audio through an extra optical cable. They updated the firmware to fit the new standard so one nice cable for everything. Hope that helps. Good luck,
25173
My question to you is "If you are hooking up with an HDMI cable, why are you also using and optical cable?". HDMI carries the complete spectrum of audio and does not require an additional audio cable. You may be confusing either the player and/or your audio receiver.
609815
I installed my sound bar through my bluray player. I don't know if you're trying to plug in from your tv or what, but the sound should come from whatever is actually playing the media.
1898151
The way you have your devices set up depends on your TV and if it's capable of splitting the HDMI audio from the PS3 through the TV to the home theater receiver via optical audio. You may have to check your TV operation manual for that... One sure way to get your Home Theater Receiver to output 5.1 sound is to connect an optical audio cable from your PS3 to the receiver. Connect an HDMI cable from your PS3 to your TV for HD output. In your PS3 settings, you will have to make sure your video option output is set to HDMI, while your audio option output is set to optical. It should automatically detect the 5.1 sound channel. If not, you can go ahead and enable DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1. This should get your 5.1 sound system working from your PS3.
1491687
i spoke to a person at best buy store>>>they told me even if you connect the cable you would only get stereo>>>you need a digital cable to get 5.1 surround i hope this helps
73556
Does your blu ray player have the setting for the Audio Out set as Optical Cable. I know my PS3 Has the Video out as HDMI, and Audio Out as Optical. So Basically Same set up as you, but no HDMI from Home Theater to TV as I use my PS3 to play DVD's.
2189234
Not sure on that question if im understanding it correctly. But with this sound-bar the way to get the sounds out is via Optical. So if you have your CD/DVD/Blu-ray connected via HDMI to your TV, then you run the Optical out from your TV to the sound-bar then you will have sound on all devices... this also has the Bluetooth option if you want to sync your phone for lets say pandora. Also remember that this version has the built in LG apps so you can watch Hulu etc if you do not have a smart TV. You would actually run an HDMI from the back of the sound-bar to HDMI 1 or 2 which ever is not being used and watch it on your TV....Just an FYI :) Hope this helps! Thanks!