My sound bar has a optical in but my tv only has a standard 3.5 audio jack. Will this work for me?
1873401
Sorry the answer is no. Check your tv to see if it has optical (toslink) out.
54612
Yes. I can hook up a sound bar and sub woofer via optical, but when I tried to hook up via HDMI it gave me one or the other - not both. I agree the inability to control both the sound bar (mine is a Sony) and TV with one remote is a detractor.
949819
Yes. It worked for me. But the TV must output PCM (not Dolby Digital.) My TV's TOSLINK output is going thru a 2-way splitter. One to Soundbar and one to Sennheiser headset via Sanoxy converter.
1304575
Jim, i have this unit and hdmi is finicky so i couldn't get it to work. So no big loss. Instead, use fiber optic audio output of tv to feed optical input of soundbar and all will be good. Regards, Greg
2131124
I don't have a Vizio soundbar but if there is a optical input in your Vizio it will work for sure as there is only one standard for interfacing optical inputs/outputs.
852726
Yes it should. You'd run HDMI from your cable or satellite box to your TV. Then you'd use the optical cable from either your TV or cable/satellite box to your sound bar.
303686
Good choice! Yes, your red and white outputs are standard and the devise will convert it to digital but if your sound bar didn't come with an optical cable, you will need one.
1378240
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.
1765531
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.
1179966
yes..as long as your TV set has RCA jacks..this soundbar doesn't have a optical output jack
1639786
Although I cannot say definitely; it should if you have an audio optical outlet. The soundbar came with the audio optical cable. A very simple hookup, push-in and twist, and it's done. I looked up the specs for your TV and it does have the optical outlet. It should be plug-n-play but you might have to go into the settings in your TV to enable it. Follow the procedure in the instructions, it's very simple.
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you can check a few places: 1) make sure the optical audio cable is connected correctly between the TV and the sound bar. Don't forget to remove the end caps on the cable. Don't touch the ends after the caps are removed. It might takes a bit of wiggling to get the ends of the optical cable to go into the TV. 2) Check that your TV is set to output the audio to Digital Audio/SPDIF. On some TVs, like mine, I have the option to output either PCM or RAW. PCM works for this sound bar. 3) There could be a problem with the optical audio cable, especially if it has been pinched.
650271
Yes, but one quick note that might help you: I switched from and older receiver that had many inputs and outputs but no HDMI to a newer one with HDMI support. At first when setting up the sound bar I freaked out when I realized the newer receiver didn't have optical out but it didn't stop me; I ended up running the optical out from the TV to the sound bar. If you have to do this you might need to go into your receiver's settings and enable sound through the TV HDMI signal (it was disabled in mine).
2112696
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.
265919
One might expect so, both being made by the same manufacturer, but I can tell you this: The soundbar is an analog device, so it will work on a TV that has an output jack for headphones. You can't connect the soundbar to an optical audio jack without a device that converts analog audio to digital. I have two TVs. One (smaller, cheaper) has a headphone jack (analog) the soundbar works fine with. The other TV (bigger, pricier) does not have a headphone jack. I don't know why. Hope this helps.
33043
Check to see if your 3.5mm jack is optical out. If so, this will work. Most TVs only have the TOSLINK connector for optical. Otherwise, you'll want to go with that.
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Ok the device will work you need three cables One For The Output Side And Two For The TV And Xbox The Output Goes Into Your Soundbar Optical Input