if I have blueray player, cable, and tv, is enough with sonos connect and play bar? any tip? do I need a receive to manage those?
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While a receiver gives you more flexibility, in terms of being able to connect additional wired speakers and components, you will be fine with what you propose, assuming that the TV has multiple inputs. In my case, I run a Tivo via one HDMI cable and a DVD player via another through my TV. The Playbar serves as the external speakers connected directly to the television via an optical cable (and since it contains its own amplifier, I am not limited by the output from my television). You need the Sonos connect to set up the wireless system to which the Playbar belongs.
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No, u need an optical out from the TV to connect to the Sonos Sound Bar. Do not need a receiver .
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No receiver is required, just hook up your devices as you would with HDMI cables. Then just run and optical cable from the TV and the soundbar and your good to go.
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Yes buy a receiver with multiple HDMI inputs. That way you can connect all your accessories (cable box, blu-ray player, game consoles, etc) directly to the receiver, which will be connected to the surround speakers.
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If I understand the question you will have multiple devices hooked up to your TV via HDMI and you will use an optical audio cable to connect to the sound bar to play sound from the TV. Yes, the sound will play fine. I have the same set-up for mine. You just need to make sure the "function" is switched to "optical" on the sound bar to have it work.
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I purchased this device so that I could connect multiple optical devices to my surroundsound system that only had one port available. I connected my Blu-ray player and my Apple TV to the Nyrius SW100 and haven't had any complaints. The Blue Ray and Apple TV are inputs and the output is to the surround sound system.
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All I did was, run the whole 'operation' by utilizing a BlueRigger High Speed HDMI 6.6 ft cable with ethernet which supported the 3D and audio return. I just connected them to the appropriate slots/openings both on the Vizio 3D 65' HDTV and the Sony surround sound product. Other than that, simply nothing! And it is functioning like a dream with robust, quality sound. Hope this helps. OFK.
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To use the receiver you need a playback device of some kind - it has no speakers.They do have a unit with speakers, but at a higher price ...Phorus PS1 Speaker with Multi-Room Wireless Audio StreamingBut based on my personal experience, I would recommend spending more and looking at the Sonos system(s)
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That'll work. What I did since I have multiple things connected to my tv (gaming system, satellite, blue ray player), I have all these things connected to my tv via HDMI cable with the tv connected to the soundbar via optical cable; I get to utilize the soundbar for all my connections this way.
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Haig, I'm not sure which "problems" with optical out have been occurring with the Sonos. But 5.1 from the TV's optical audio only happens from two sources: The digital OTA tuner (local broadcasts) and the Apps (like Netflix streaming with 5.1). All incoming signals via HDMI would be down-sampled to a 2.0/2.1 stereo signal out of the TV's optical port. It has to do with rules pertaining to copy protection with HDMI. Being a gamer, we recommend that if you have a 5.1 system, route the 5.1 audio from your game system direct from the optical out to the receiver - just bypass the TV altogether in terms of audio. Unfortunately, there are no "lag" comparisons I can offer - from our TVs, much less other manufacturers. Naturally, we stay neutral with comparisons and comments on other brands, so we can't really speak on their 'lag'. That said, we do have a "Game Mode" on our televisions that allow you to drop some of the additional picture processing in favor of a faster transition. But since this is a UHD, you'll want to make sure your game system is outputting a 1080p resolution. That way, the TV doesn't have to take additional processing resources with a lower incoming signal resolution. The higher the incoming resolution, the less processing that has to happen, which will only help decrease that lag. So double check on your game system. Let us know if we can help further, and thanks for your interest in Samsung televisions. --Mr. S
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You may need a fiber optic cable, I'm honestly not sure what I used to connect mine considering mine broke within a few months of owning it at which point I purchased a pretty awesome Samsung sound bar that far exceeds the ability and sound of the Craig Bluetooth soundbar. I know I had some problems with it as to how I was to connect the soundbar initially and I figured out a solution however I truly cannot remember due to the fact that I've not used the product for quite sometime now. I'm very sorry I couldn't be of more help!
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Maybe you could enlighten me as to what is wrong with my current plan. Get a blue-ray player which features onboard decoding of the lossless formats as well as component analog outputs. Connect the analog outputs to a non HDMI receiver/amplifier and the HDMI output of the blu-ray player directly to the TV. With cheaper full featured blu-ray players, (eg, Vizio for $200) announced at the CES, coming out in the next few months, this may be the low cost way to go. Except for using less cables, what is the advantage in going all HDMI?
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Greetings and thanks for your question. I'm not aware of a published review directly comparing the two. My best advice is to by speakers (soundbars) from manufacturers who are speaker specialists rather than those which make everything including TVs and CD players. The Sonos is a truly wonderful sounding bar. Thanks again.
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BS, You can connect a Sonos Connect to the ampliifer, and have the communicate to Sonos speakers that you place elsewhere in the home. You cannot connect Sonos speakers directly to a receiver. Eric C
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I might be able to help, just checked the back of my setup. I'm not certain how many inputs you have to the back of your TV, but I hope you have HDMI inputs. I am also assuming that the 8300HD is your cable/receiver/DVR. First connect this with a HDMI cable to one of the HDMI inputs on your TV. Second, connect the blue ray player with another HDMI cable to another HDMI input on the TV. Use the remote or the controls on the TV menu to designate which HDMI input is the cable or the blue ray device. So now the video/picture inputs to your TV is now complete. For the audio/sound I recommend buying a optical audio cable, hopefully your TV has that option and use that, the audio quality is much better. If not you can use the RCA cables (RED/YELLOW/WHITE) and connect the audio output to vizio sound bar audio input. Again I recommend using the optical audio cable because it is a single plug and not multiple plugs. So now the TV with cable and blue ray inputs are connected for both sight and sound. I also have a CD player connected to my Vizio home theater system. The CD player is connected to the sound bar using the RCA connections to the back of the vizio sound bar. I can play music through the home theater system without powering on the TV, but I hardly ever use the CD player. Again I hope your TV is a newer type with the HDMI inputs, if not the RCA cables will work. For my setup which is identical to your desired setup required 2 HDMI cables, 1 optical audio cable and 1 RCA cable. The HDMI and optical audio cables are more expensive, but the quality is better. Amazon sells both.
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I'm not with a cable provider, i conected the soundbar to the tv via optical cable. I have not had any problems with that set up.
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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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I have a sonos connect in the living room connected to my tv as input and stereo as output and have a play 5 in the kitchen. The kitchen has an opening so I can watch the tv from the kitchen. The sound is perfectly in sync because I hear both the tv over the stereo via the connect and the sound from the play 5.