Just to be clear, my tv has SPDIF out and I can plug that into the optical in on the soundbar?
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Yes. The soundbar comes a short (3-4 ft.) optical cable with TOSLINK connectors at both ends.
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Essentially you will connect your cable/satellite providers HDMI cable to the receiver then run your main "out" HDMI to your TV. In short, HDMI carries audio along with video. If your cable/satellite box provides it, connect the SPDIF cable (optical) to the receiver. Just know there is only one SPDIF plug in, so pick whatever you want to have the best clarity in audio (bluray/tv/game system etc).
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Awesome, thanks. So I guess running my PC into the TV first then just using the universal optical out from the TV to the soundbar would be optimal anyway.
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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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Yes i have my led tv connected to the optical in source. There is also a sub woofer out port for a powered sub woofer which i also use. And there is a audio in port that accepts a 3.5 mm stereo jack for a tv or mp3 etc.
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"Audio Signal from Any Input Can Be Obtained from SPDIF Digital Optical or Hi-Fi Stereo 3.5mm outputs @ Output A"The audio of whatever is going out HDMI output A will also go out the 3.5mm and S/PDIF ports.
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I am unfamiliar with the particular product you are enquiring about, however: Your TV model has Digital Optical TOSLINK output. Providing your Sound Bar has Digital Optical TOSLINK input I would recommend instead: http://www.amazon.com/ViewHD-TOSLINK-Digital-Optical-Switcher/dp/B00G188Z7A/ref=sr_1_9?s=audio-video-accessories&ie=UTF8&qid=1407943737&sr=1-9 (copy this link to your browser) The product is available from Amazon $31.95. You would also need two TOSLINK cables (Optical Digital Audio) - one from your TV to one of the input ports on the ViewHD connector and one from output port of the connector to the Sound Bar. Different lengths are available from Amazon. I have used this connector to link my HDTV, BlueRay player and Cable Box to my Sound Bar. One advantage is that when playing cable music channels and wanting sound only, I can switch sound signals to go direct from cable box to sound bar and leave TV off. This is a very useful connector.
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I had the same issue. use an Analog output audio cord or the Co-axial audio output cord to connect the Soundbar directly to your tv. I ended up just plugging the Optical connection from the Soundbar into my Blu Ray player. I used an Analog output audio cord that I had laying around in my house to connect the soundbar to my TV. If you don't have an analog or co-axial cord, be sure to buy one because this soundbar doesn't provide either for you.
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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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If your TV has a digital audio SPDIF connection you can simply purchase one of these;Digital Audio Coaxial SPDIF Coax to Toslink Optical Digital Converter
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This has been my problem too (digital optical/ TOSLINK/ SPDIF compatibility). I think I might go for gaming headsets such as Turtlebeach (PX5 etc) and use it for both games and movies. Plus, they have a digital optical OUT that you can hook up with your home theater/ sound bar system.
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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.
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I'm not familiar with the inputs on the soundbar, but as long as it has an optical in, this will do the trick.
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Run an optical cable from TV audio out to soundbar audio in...then whatever is playing on TV is routed to soundbar, unless it's a very old TV that only outputs optical from it's own off-air tuner.
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Right it works as a pass through so if you only have one hdmi on your TV this box will let you hook up 4 devices and then you can just switch back and forth with a push of a button you can also send audio out to a stereo threw the optical spdif.
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Yes, the unit has an optical input for surround sound, as well as a standard RCA input like you'd find on most TVs. Most likely, you can hook your box up to either input.
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The soundbar has multiple inputs....optical, coax and RCA so you should be able to hook up just about anything.