I have three devices that are HDMI - Dish DVR, PS3, and Roku 3. What's the best way to get all three of these devices from the soundbar to the TV?
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There is 3 hdmi inputs and one hdmi out (that goes to the tv) so you just plug them all into the bar and you can switch between input via the remote or the button on the bar. I have a chrome cast, xbox, and u verse all plugged into mine. The best thing to do is get a good universal remote with learning capabilities so you can have ONE remote do it all instead of 4
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The best and ideal way to setup your sound bar is with HDMI. The beautiful thing about HDMI is they were designed to deliver a digital handshake, or relay information both ways. Connect your three HDMI supported devices directly to ports HDMI 1, 2 and 3 in the rear of the unit. There is an ARC supported HDMI output you can hook an HDMI cable from the bar to the TV, which will give you video pass-through so you can see the video from your original HDMI source. This port also supports ARC (Audio Return Channel) which, when a v1.4 HDMI cable is hooked from the bar directly to an ARC HDMI input on a television, it will also return the audio from the TV back to the bar. With this setup, you will have to use the input selector on your sound bar's remote (unless you have a Harmony remote) to switch among your different devices.
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I run all hdmi devices to tv then run fiber optic to soundbar . I have dish dvr ps4 and roku and it works great for me. by the way fiber optic cable is included with this soundbar.
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Connect your ps4 directly to the soundbar, or connect your tv to the soundbar with an optical audio cable
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As Rick stated it will work just fine using the HDMI in and Out ports. Connect your TiVo to the HDMI - In on soundbar and then connect your soundbar to the TV using the HDMI - Out on the soundbar and the free HDMI port on your TV. You need to realize that this will mean that you have to have the soundbar turned on in order to watch TiVo content. If the soundbar is turned off it will not allow the datastream to pass through the device. Also you will have to specify source on the soundbar as HDMI, default is ARC (I believe). It also takes about 3 or so seconds for the soundbar to fully initialize therefore you must make sure to give it enough time before deciding it's not working. As Rick stated it will work just fine using the HDMI in and Out ports. Connect your TiVo to the HDMI - In on soundbar and then connect your soundbar to the TV using the HDMI - Out on the soundbar and the free HDMI port on your TV. You need to realize that this will mean that you have to have the soundbar turned on in order to watch TiVo content. If the soundbar is turned off it will not allow the datastream to pass through the device. Also you will have to specify source on the soundbar as HDMI, default is ARC (I believe). It also takes about 3 or so seconds for the soundbar to fully... » Read More As Rick stated it will work just fine using the HDMI in and Out ports. Connect your TiVo to the HDMI - In on soundbar and then connect your soundbar to the TV using the HDMI - Out on the soundbar and the free HDMI port on your TV. You need to realize that this will mean that you have to have the soundbar turned on in order to watch TiVo content. If the soundbar is turned off it will not allow the datastream to pass through the device. Also you will have to specify source on the soundbar as HDMI, default is ARC (I believe). It also takes about 3 or so seconds for the soundbar to fully initialize therefore you must make sure to give it enough time before deciding it's not working. « Show Less
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The same way you set up any turtle beaches, just put the red & white component cables from your console into the turtle beach ports & you'll be fine, the HDMI is from your console to your TV, that has nothing to do with the beaches. :D
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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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buy the $119 version roku that includes the "premium cable pack" and it has everything you could possibly need (as long as Roku is not more than 6 feet away...). The premium cable pack has both composite, HDMI, component, and optical toslink (for connecting to a home theater sound system). Or you could shop around for exactly the cables you need for your TV. At the minimum you need either a component video cable set (Red Green Blue) plus left/right stereo RCA cable, or an HDMI cable. HDMI is preferred/simplest (it sends digital video and audio to the TV) but you may need to check what available inputs you have on the back of your HDTV.
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I guess you could do it that way. If you're TV has ARC support like mine does then I hooked up my components directly to the TV and then ran 1 hdmi cable from the ARC connection on the TV to the connection on the soundbar.
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I used optical high quality optical cable. I like that when T.V. is turned on sound bar turns on automatically.
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The way you have your devices set up depends on your TV and if it's capable of splitting the HDMI audio from the PS3 through the TV to the home theater receiver via optical audio. You may have to check your TV operation manual for that... One sure way to get your Home Theater Receiver to output 5.1 sound is to connect an optical audio cable from your PS3 to the receiver. Connect an HDMI cable from your PS3 to your TV for HD output. In your PS3 settings, you will have to make sure your video option output is set to HDMI, while your audio option output is set to optical. It should automatically detect the 5.1 sound channel. If not, you can go ahead and enable DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1. This should get your 5.1 sound system working from your PS3.
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You should not need this device. Just run an HDMI cable from roku to TV. HDMI carries both video and audio.
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u need a usb cable that is not included. one end goes into port on tv and the other into Roku.
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I had the same situation basically. This switch is a great device to do just what you want. Just remove the Cat5 plug from the DVR and insert it into the UPLINK of the switch (from the Bridge plug into the uplink. Now just use Cat5 to plug your Blue-ray device and your DVR device into the switch, but make sure you don't use the plug immediately next to the uplink port! That last port does not work in the 5 port model of this switch. Now just power up the switch and all should be working!
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There's a Harmony PS3 adapter for about $30 that converts your IR signal from Harmony remotes and converts them to the PS3 signal. Much cheaper than the Harmony Hub remotes.
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You do not provide enough information to directly answer your question, so I have to guess about the missing information. It depends on the DVR output jacks and the HDTV input jacks as to what you can do if you are only using the HDTV internal speakers. If that is the case, then HDMI by default sends the audio though that cable with the Video, however, the Audiovox only uses the stereo RCA jacks for sound. It is possible to purchase an HDMI cable without the audio connected. If your DVR has RCA output jacks and your HDTV has RCA input jacks, then you can get an HDIM cable without audio and use the RCA jacks from the DVR to the HDTV to connect the Audiovox in line for those RCA cables. On the other hand, if you have an external sound bar like I have, it does not matter how you get your sound to the HDTV, because you may be able to place the Audiovox between the HDTV and a Sound bar if the Sound Bar has RCA jacks. For example, my HDMI cable does feed audio and video from my DVR to the HDTV and I use the Headphone output jack using a cable that has small stereo on one end and the 2 RCA jacks on the other which connect to the Audiovox between my HDTV and my Sound Bar. Bottom line, since Audiovox only uses RCA jacks and nothing else, you have to figure out how to use RCA jacks for sound, otherwise, you have to find a different device that works with HDMI cables or converts the Audiovox RCA jacks to an HDMI input or something like that. Hope that helps.
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Yes this should work. The sound bar has 3 HDMI cable inputs and 1 HDMI output. Just hook the Rodu 3 dongle and your Apple TV to the input HDMI on the Sound Bar and then the HDMI output on the sound bar to the HDMI input on your TV. As long as your TV has HDMI this should work. The only thing that I am not sure of is the Roku 3. It doesn't use an HDMI cable but a dongle that it transmits to. It should work but I don't know for sure.
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Yes, just connect your ROKU to one of the inputs. On a ROKU 3 this would be hdmi.
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If you really want to get the most out of your PS3 (which by the way is an incredible machine), I'd recommend getting both an HDMI Home Theatre System and a 1080p TV. Regardless of what some people say, HDMI is the best way to get true HD image AND sound. Even so, if the Panasonic system has a good sound and an optical input, you could use the HDMI cable to send the video from the PS3 to the TV and an optical cable to send the audio from the PS3 to the speaker system, just remember to change the PS3 "Audio output" settings.