If I use the TV Optical Out to the Blu-ray player will all my devices (connected to the tv) play through the home theater system?
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HI William, I have my optical cord connected to my Dish network receiver out to the Sony surround sound. The Sony unit is connected with an HDMI to the TV.. it sounds great. The only signal going to the TV is the video the sound goes thru the Sony surround Sound. Hope I answered your question if not I would go to the Sony Website I'm sure customer service can help you there..
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Essentially. Consider it a second high def port. Most people use it to connect the tv or cable to the blu ray player. This way all tv/cable shows are in 5.1
208709
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!
1707372
Thank you for your answer, but isn't this a pass through? In other words, wouldn't a 3-D Blu-ray disc player signal pass through this system and then onto the TV?
230997
I have a Sony internet TV. I get Netflix through Wi Fi. Sound connection from TV to AT Soundbar is optical. I do not have to have Blu-ray player on.Ron Perkins 12/10/13
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it should work automatically. In my case i just put the blue ray disk in to the optical player and thats it, i don't have any problem in that case
106892
with this particular sound system, you have to hook the receiver up to the TV via HDMI, then hook your blu ray player up to your TV via HDMI, and then run an optical digital audio cable from your TV to the sound receiver. there aren't enough HDMI inputs/outputs to hook everything up via the receiver. hope this helps.
230760
Make sure your tv is on the external speaker setting, but if blu ray is ran through the receiver the tv shouldn't have to be on......
514008
It passes the audio to the speakers, not the TV, so you don't need any optical connections to the TV.Also, it won't decode any of the HD audio codecs from your BluRay or HD-DVD player, but it will accept the signal and pass it to the speakers. If your component doesn't have the option to convert the HDMI HD audio, then this receiver will down sample to Dolby Digital/DTS and pump it to the speakers,
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Yes is should work out fine.... I had my Roku hooked up to HDMI 1 then I had my xbox hooked up on HDMI 2 ( also used as my DVD player ) and then just had the normal antenna hooked up for free TV over the air via coax and I run everything from my optical out to the soundbar, so no matter what input your on the optical should play all... Hope this helps.
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I have everything going to my TV (so that is my limit on HDMI inputs). I then just run 1 optical from my TV to the soundbar.. and *any* input/sound combination then successfully is sent to the soundbar (hdmi1 for fios, hdmi2 for bluray player, hdmi3 for xbox etc)
1523008
Unfortunately I can give you no answer regarding this question. I am using the HDMI inputs/outputs. My unit has 4 HDMI in and 2 HDMI out. I do not recall my unit having optical outputs.
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Do you loose 3D resolution or audio quality if you hook the blu ray player to the receiver instead of directly to the TV?
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All depends on the TV outputs. If digital use the optical, if not the low level audio output per in the TV manual
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The receiver needs to be on for anything you connect to it's hdmi inputs to be heard and/or seen. You can watch TV and listen to it through your tv speakers with the receiver off, but you won't get the digital (optical out) sound coming through your speakers that are hooked up to the receiver. As far as game consoles, blu-rays, streaming boxes, etc., if these things are connected to the receiver's hdmi inputs, in order for your to hear and see them, the receiver will have to be on.
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Yes. Connect to your TV and all your devices will work through it. For best sound quality, pick up an optical cord if your TV has the connection.
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No you can't. This device only handles old style analog coaxial TV signals. Your Blu-ray players audio output is a digital coaxial output.
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Mine is connected to a ps3 and have had no problem watching Blu Rays or Netflix sine I've been using it.