Can DirecTV sound go through these via HDMI input or optical input?
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Yes, the system has a TV Arc setting which allow audio from television to play through system. TV arc doesn't work with all HDMI cables. If TV Arc doesn't work with one cable try another one.
1977886
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)
769864
Most digital cable boxes have optical outputs now. If yours has it, hook the optical cable between your cable box and the sound bar and you should be good to go.
61147
Can you use both? my sony reciever has no hdmi ports but has optical audio,is the sound in hd a big difference?
488515
Yes, if connecting through HDMI you will get sound through that audio channel.
1638912
you either need an Digital Optical Audio Toslink Cable or an HDMI cable depending on the connections you box has. Although if you TV has HDMI ARC this will work better, with the ARc connection your TV will always pass audio through
1478865
You can use the optical connection but it will limit the audio to 1.5 Mbps. This means you will hear Dolby Digital and DTS in 5.1 and PCM audio only in stereo. With an HDMI receiver, you would be able to bitstream the higher resolution audio formats like Dolby TrueHD and PCM 5.1, etc. There is another way for you to hear the high resolution audio because your receiver has analog 5.1 audio inputs. You will need to buy the Pioneer BD55 as the BD35 doesn't have analog audio outputs. So for another $100 you can hear the high resolution audio on your existing receiver. The BD35 is intended for people who already have an HDMI receiver, and the BD55 is for those who don't.
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My personal opinion is to always hook optical directly to TV. Then you can simply switch inputs on TV and you get sound from whatever input is active (e.g. Cable box, blue ray, gaming console).
430113
Yes. The HDMI picture and sound from any input can be routed to either or both outputs simultaneously. Watch a blu-ray in one room and a ball game on cable tv in the other room. The SPDIF Digital Optical or Hi-Fi Stereo 3.5mm outputs only go through the A output. This is only limiting if you are not using HDMI to send sound to something like an older AVR or sound bar. The only caveat with almost any splitter is that when switching inputs and outputs it might affect both outputs, meaning the devices resync resulting in temporary picture and or sound loss on one or both outputs. All HDMI components are different and the degree of these switching glitches can vary in length and severity from a few seconds to as much as 20 seconds. This is not necessarily going to be your case but it is likely to happen to some degree and is something most of us can live with. Once you are settled in on your selected sources viewing should be clean on either output. J-Tech makes some good splitters and switches so I would give it try. The worst case scenario is that you end up returning it for a full refund. I would bet it will work for you albeit with some switching transients.
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Robert you can hook up optical audio input or an rca cable. i prefer the optical, the sound quality is definitely better :) . hope this helps
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No you cannot because the bluray only has video outputs not inputs. You have an audio input option using digital but that's about it. What exactly are you trying to accomplish ??
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Yes, just hook the optical output of the tv into the dc-1. And make sure not to try and pass thru any 5.1 from the tv as this will result in silence thanks to the hdcp copy protection.
85003
Hmm, well the tv is only really a monitor and wouldn't have anything to do with sound in this case right? Wouldn't you need to get the dolby sound from the broadcast source like your cable or directv box? e.g. connect your audio optical cord to the cablebox directly & plug directly into your HT setup.
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Using optical from cable box, sounds like tv has a stereo signal cable box i have has no sound at all via HDMI i think the tv would pass it thru if it were available. oh optical is into philips 5.1 blu ray system always on to opti in or fm radio tuner.
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No optical input. This a budget receiver with decent sound for the money. You can do better if you are willing to spend a bit more.
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Without knowing more about you setup (type of TV, etc.) I cannot answer with certainty. If you have the receiver and the TV connection via HDMI from the receivers HDMI out you might be able to use TV audio return channel. Otherwise connecting the optical cable should work, just make sure you have the correct mode selected on the receiver. I believe it is TV but it could be different. Check the manual.
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Hi Bipin, Yes. You can use the RCA, optical, digital coax or HDMI input of this system. -Anthony