Has anyone tried a SONOS Playbar with this TV? Does it pass Dolby Digital 5.1 through the HDMI Ports out to the Optical Output?
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Yes it does, it works fine, no problem. And it looks great mounted on the wall below the tv.
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I have a 2011 Samsung UN65D8000. The TV will indeed pass on a Dolby Digital 5.1 signal received via HDMI to the Sonos via the optical output. One thing to note, is that is not possible to pass a Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 or 7.1 signal over optical and the TV does not decode and covert the signal to stereo. I have experienced this mainly with Vudu and Netflix and in such case one has to go back into the player settings and change the signal to stereo. One caveat: while I have successfully passed 5.1 sound from my FiOS Motorola DVR, from Apple TV and from Roku 3, my new Tivo Roamio Pro DVR refuses to output anything other than a stereo signal over HDMI to the TV. I haven't been able to determine why. I have a 2011 Samsung UN65D8000. The TV will indeed pass on a Dolby Digital 5.1 signal received via HDMI to the Sonos via the optical output. One thing to note, is that is not possible to pass a Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 or 7.1 signal over optical and the TV does not decode and covert the signal to stereo. I have experienced this mainly with Vudu and Netflix and in such case one has to go back into the player settings and change the signal to stereo. One caveat: while I have successfully passed 5.1 sound from my FiOS Motorola DVR, from Apple TV and from Roku 3, my new Tivo Roamio Pro DVR... » Read More I have a 2011 Samsung UN65D8000. The TV will indeed pass on a Dolby Digital 5.1 signal received via HDMI to the Sonos via the optical output. One thing to note, is that is not possible to pass a Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 or 7.1 signal over optical and the TV does not decode and covert the signal to stereo. I have experienced this mainly with Vudu and Netflix and in such case one has to go back into the player settings and change the signal to stereo. One caveat: while I have successfully passed 5.1 sound from my FiOS Motorola DVR, from Apple TV and from Roku 3, my new Tivo Roamio Pro DVR refuses to output anything other than a stereo signal over HDMI to the TV. I haven't been able to determine why. « Show Less
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I must have missed this. Vizio sound bars are very common (Costco). The fact that Sony doesn't support it is a major oversight. I'll have to send mine back. Tried the learn code on the remote and it doesn't find a match. Vizio is listed on the TV, just not audio. Too bad.
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I used a Vizio S3820w-CO for a few days until my digital optical converter came in and there were NO issues at all. The sound bar did soundbetter than the TV speakers, which are also not that bad at all. I needed the converter because the Samsung will not accept RCA type plugs for the audio output.
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Hello B.E. Murphy,This surround sound bar plays through your television's audio output so anything you play on your TV will be heard in the surround sound including blu-ray players and gaming consoles. Thanks for your interest!
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You probably want to hook the Playbar to your TV. You can connect your receiver to the Sonos Playbar using a Sonos Connect. The Sonos Connect turns your receiver into a wireless input for the Playbar or any other Sonos speakers you add throughout the house.
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Hi Kathleen,I watch over the air HD all the time and my soundbar works fine. I can't think of anything that would make it not work. Possibly a setting on your TV?
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Sonos has a new(ish) product called Playbar that is specifically for the tv. It will play your tv feed through the playbar. I'm not positive, but I think you can then broadcast the ESPN feed to any other zones you have on your system. If you already have a receiver for a zone, you can hook up a Sonos Connect to that receiver and power the zone that way. If you want use Sonos amps then you get the Sonos: Connect Amp. I've found the Sonos Bridge makes the setup super simple and everything just works well. The Bridge is the only thing hard wired into my router, every other component is connected wirelessly through wifi. Hope this helps... Sonos has a new(ish) product called Playbar that is specifically for the tv. It will play your tv feed through the playbar. I'm not positive, but I think you can then broadcast the ESPN feed to any other zones you have on your system. If you already have a receiver for a zone, you can hook up a Sonos Connect to that receiver and power the zone that way. If you want use Sonos amps then you get the Sonos: Connect Amp. I've found the Sonos Bridge makes the setup super simple and everything just works well. The Bridge is the only thing hard wired into my router, every other component is... » Read More Sonos has a new(ish) product called Playbar that is specifically for the tv. It will play your tv feed through the playbar. I'm not positive, but I think you can then broadcast the ESPN feed to any other zones you have on your system. If you already have a receiver for a zone, you can hook up a Sonos Connect to that receiver and power the zone that way. If you want use Sonos amps then you get the Sonos: Connect Amp. I've found the Sonos Bridge makes the setup super simple and everything just works well. The Bridge is the only thing hard wired into my router, every other component is connected wirelessly through wifi. Hope this helps... « Show Less
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Here's the deal: Apparently most tvs will downgrade the signal from the hdmi into 2.1 so if you use an optical audio out from the tv to the receiver it is transmitting the 2.1 signal to the receiver so you won't be getting the 5.1 dolby digital surround. I've been doing research on this for my upcoming surround sound system purchase and checked it out. If it still sounds ok to you then stick with it if you want. If you'd rather have true 5.1 then you need to run individual optical audio cables to the receiver from the sources. Hope this helps.
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Sorry for such a late response but this JBL sound bar has no HDMI connection. Only optical and the optical input is what failed. Don't buy this.
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It depends. The 5.1 is a bit of a strange deal, but it definitely did what I wanted it to do, and that was provide 5.1 audio from HDMI to Optical into my old 5.1 receiver that only had Optical in and no HDMI. The trick is that it doesn't do Linear PCM or any uncompressed 5.1 sound. However, compressed audio like Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 work perfectly. Depending on the Sonos's settings, you should be able to get 5.1 through to it using this switch
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Yes, the sound bar uses the audio optical output or the analog output (RCA connectors) from the tv for the sound source.
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I'm gonna say no. Just plug everything into your TV then use an optical cable to connect the tv to the soundbar. All sounds should play though the soundbar.
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The sound bar sounds great! I haven't tried to hook it up to my dvr player which is also a Sony but I have the surround and dvd player both hooked up to tv....if your tv has more than one hdmi or video hook ups you won't have any problems..
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Yeah, the optical input connection is really weak at the soundbar. Sound cuts out intermittently. I ended up using the analog connection (the difference is negligible with these cheapo soundbars).
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Yes and no. The PlayBar has only one input: fiberoptic. The Denon AVR-1612 does not include a fiberoptic output, so you cannot directly connect the receiver to the PlayBar. But your TV should have a fiberoptic output, so if you connect all the devices to the Denon via HDMI cables, then connect an HDMI cable from receiver to TV, then fiberoptic cable from TV to PlayBar, you should get sound from all sources connected to the receiver. If you do it this way, make sure that HDMI Audio Output is set to ON in the receiver set-up menu. However, connected this way, you will *NOT* get sound from the Receiver's built-in AM/FM tuner, nor will you get sound from any older devices that are connected to the receiver using analog audio/video cables (typically red/white/yellow RCA cables). There really is no advantage to using the Denon receiver in this set-up, unless your TV only has one or two HDMI inputs and you're trying to add more. But you could do that more simply (and inexpensively) with a simple HDMI switch. For simplicity, I'd recommend connecting all devices to the TV with HDMI cables, and connect the fiberoptic output of the TV to the PlayBar. This way the TV handles all source switching and whatever source is selected on the TV will play through the PlayBar. Hope that helps.
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Yes. The HDMI connections from your DirectTV and PS3 will go into the switch, where the audio will be separated into a TOSLINK connection that can go to your Sonos. I have a similar setup at home with multiple inputs, a video output, and a separate, powered audio system.