Is there a version that can run of the TV audio or optical out without an amp/AV receiver? Edit: Any alternative speakers that you can recommend that can run without an Amp/Receiver? Need it for my flat-screen TV. Is there a version that can run of the TV audio or optical out without an amp/AV receiver? Edit: Any alternative speakers that you can recommend that can run without an Amp/Receiver?... » Read More Is there a version that can run of the TV audio or optical out without an amp/AV receiver? Edit: Any alternative speakers that you can recommend that can run without an Amp/Receiver? Need it for my flat-screen TV. « Show Less
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I don't know for sure but highly doubt it. I also do not reccomend these at all! On e defective out of box, another went defective after only few uses. Manufacturers warranty and attitude terrible! Want you to pay freight for warranty repair and they are heavy! Total junk! Recommend you go with other brand.
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Yes, JBL makes sound bars that are designed for exactly what you want to do. They offer 4 different models that you can choose from.
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No It will not. Also these are crap! One was bad out of box, other failed after only few hours of use. Warranty was terrible from factory! So was the factories attitude on the whole situation. I spent a lot of money on garbage that is now sittin in my garage because the wood casings are the only good thing about them! Look at that also as cost of shipping now days is veryhigh and these are heavy. Many other manufacturers with much better warranty out their!
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If you are asking this question in relation to these speakers than no. You have to have a receiver/amplifier to use these speakers. Also I am not sure what the reviewer below me had a problem with. I have owned the entire JBL Studio L lineup including the JBL L820's, and they have performed flawlessly for going on four years now. Excellent speakers!!
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The JBL L820 needs an Amp/ Reciever as it has no built in Amp. While you could plug it into your TV it would only have the output from your TV (probably 10 to 30 W).
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Any newer TV will have an audio out port. Usually they'll have Optical also called TOSLINK. sometimes though it's only the old RCA red and white style. get yourself one of the type of cable that you need and then run that from your TV to your receiver
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Audiophile "Rich" - I don't have a cable/satellite box. I only have the cable coming in to my house, going in to the basement first - in to the splitter - and from the splitter, the various rooms get cable tv. In this setup, are there any suggestions?Also, is the cable box something I can get outside (and not via the cable company)? If that cable box has an audio optical cable input and also the RCA jack out AND input, I'll give it a shot.PS: Doesn't the audio optical cable only take care of the audio input? What about the video feed in to the receiver? :) Audiophile "Rich" - I don't have a cable/satellite box. I only have the cable coming in to my house, going in to the basement first - in to the splitter - and from the splitter, the various rooms get cable tv. In this setup, are there any suggestions?Also, is the cable box something I can get outside (and not via the cable company)? If that cable box has an audio optical cable input and also the RCA jack out AND input, I'll give it a shot.PS: Doesn't the audio optical cable only take care of the audio input? What about the video feed in to the... » Read More Audiophile "Rich" - I don't have a cable/satellite box. I only have the cable coming in to my house, going in to the basement first - in to the splitter - and from the splitter, the various rooms get cable tv. In this setup, are there any suggestions?Also, is the cable box something I can get outside (and not via the cable company)? If that cable box has an audio optical cable input and also the RCA jack out AND input, I'll give it a shot.PS: Doesn't the audio optical cable only take care of the audio input? What about the video feed in to the receiver? :) « Show Less
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This speaker can not be connected to a TV this is just a speaker there are no powered components you would need a receiver or amplifier to connect this to a tv.
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You can do a couple things. Buy an adapter for RCA like you said, or try to go right into your receiver. If you have a cable box, then you could pull the audio directly from there instead of through the tv. What i do is pull the audio through my home theatre system instead of through the tv.
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The instruction manual, which I viewed as a pdf on the Onkyo website is a little ambiguous when it comes to a pass-through signal, I know this unit is a repeater so direct pass-through is unlikely; there is an option to have the amp pass the sound to the TV and simply turn down the A/V amp volume; but the unit has to be on; I didn't see any mention of it working with the unit turned off. I can't tell you any more at this point as I haven't received the unit yet; should arrive tomorrow!
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That is the use I put it to on several small LCD TV's where the sound is terrible without it. I also use speakers that Amazon has inexpensively. I use larger speakers with it as well. Excellent!
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Looking for warranty info in the manufacturer's tech specs for this model, I found none. However, there is also no mention of analog audio out as there is in Amazon's listing. The manufacturer's list is more likely the accurate one. The lack of analog audio out may be a problem for folks wanting external speakers but lacking a digital audio equipped amp or receiver. http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-electronics/shop/Televisions/All-VIERA-Flat-Panel-HDTVs/model.TC-L26X1.S_11002_7000000000000005702#tabsection
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I have a new HDTV and it only has the optical output. We went from the cable box to the TV with HDMI, but I also want to connect to a home theater system. My receiver is an older one and does not have HDMI or optical. Can I just use the left- right audio outputs that are on the back of the cable box for the audio receiver as well as using the HDMI for the television??? Sal
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Just feed the sound from your TV into your receiver, and then turn your TV sound all the way down to "zero" - then you will just use the receiver as your sound source on all programs - TV,, Netflix, Amazon, etc.That is what I did and it works great. How you do that will depend on your receiver inputs - could be done with HDMI, rca feeds, or optical digital cord - whatever it will accept.
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You need a receiver or amplifier. Use the HDMI or Digital out or Optical out from TV to a receiver/amp and then hook up the speakers to the amp. Directly from TV, it won't work.
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can you use the tv speakers without having to turn the receiver on? from what I have read you have to have the receiver on. can anyone confirm or deny this?
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Not sure on that question if im understanding it correctly. But with this sound-bar the way to get the sounds out is via Optical. So if you have your CD/DVD/Blu-ray connected via HDMI to your TV, then you run the Optical out from your TV to the sound-bar then you will have sound on all devices... this also has the Bluetooth option if you want to sync your phone for lets say pandora. Also remember that this version has the built in LG apps so you can watch Hulu etc if you do not have a smart TV. You would actually run an HDMI from the back of the sound-bar to HDMI 1 or 2 which ever is not being used and watch it on your TV....Just an FYI :) Hope this helps! Thanks! Not sure on that question if im understanding it correctly. But with this sound-bar the way to get the sounds out is via Optical. So if you have your CD/DVD/Blu-ray connected via HDMI to your TV, then you run the Optical out from your TV to the sound-bar then you will have sound on all devices... this also has the Bluetooth option if you want to sync your phone for lets say pandora. Also remember that this version has the built in LG apps so you can watch Hulu etc if you do not have a smart TV. You would actually run an HDMI from the back of the sound-bar to HDMI 1 or 2 which ever is not... » Read More Not sure on that question if im understanding it correctly. But with this sound-bar the way to get the sounds out is via Optical. So if you have your CD/DVD/Blu-ray connected via HDMI to your TV, then you run the Optical out from your TV to the sound-bar then you will have sound on all devices... this also has the Bluetooth option if you want to sync your phone for lets say pandora. Also remember that this version has the built in LG apps so you can watch Hulu etc if you do not have a smart TV. You would actually run an HDMI from the back of the sound-bar to HDMI 1 or 2 which ever is not being used and watch it on your TV....Just an FYI :) Hope this helps! Thanks! « Show Less
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In order to hear the speakers from the TV you're using as a monitor you would need to connect an audio cable to it just as you would with a regular monitor. However, if you have speakers other than those built in to the TV, those will work without connecting anything to the TV. I have extra speakers, a 5.1 surround system that is connected to an upgraded audio card in the computer. If you do not have this, then there should be a wire to connect to your computer to an audio plug on the back of theTV, just as you would do so if you have a regular computer monitor. I hope that helps.
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Forgot one thing: If you have the TV taking in the broadcast or cable signal and you want sound from speakers driven by the Sony receiver then you must use the audio out jack (a mini-plug) from the tv to one of the analog inputs on the receiver. Make sure the speaker pattern setting on the amplifier matches your speaker set-up or the sound will not be properly routed.
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I'm not sure you can use internal speakers along with an A/V system. I've been using the built in speakers for watching regular TV shows and they work very well compared to many I've heard. I'd think if you could do this you may get some cross talk due to the circuitry. But I'm no technician.
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I assume you are looking to run the audio out from TV to an audio receiver or similar. The Audio Return Channel (ARC) running through the HDMI connector labeled for ARC appears to only support stereo (2 channel) audio. The original source should be irrelevant. I have a Sony 7.1 channel audio receiver hooked up and attempted to run all my sources (Verizon FIOS box, PS3, etc) directly into the TV and then have it forward the audio to the receiver via ARC in order to avoid having to use the HDMI video switching in the receiver. However I found that it took my 7.1 sources and only passed through 2 channels (L/R)!!! It's not clear whether the TV internals or the connection is limiting this, but if you dig into specs you'll see that the quality of audio that you'll get via ARC is dependent on what the device is built to send through and TVs often only support 2ch as their own built-in speakers are limited to this. With this TV however, you do have the option of using the optical audio out connector from the TV to receiver which does support 5.1. It does NOT support 7.1. Since I refuse to have two useless speakers I had to wire all sources back through the A/V receiver first and then a single HDMI out to the TV so the TV is not in the audio path at all. The drawback is less clean input source changing but I can live with that. The only exception is when the TV itself is the audio source for example when using the Apps like Skype, Amazon VoD, HBO Go, etc. For those I used the optical audio out from TV mentioned above which results in a good 5.1 to my audio system (I doubt the apps or their content really support 7.1 anyway). Sorry for the lengthy explanation, but as I learned there are a lot of details to this. If you only care about 5.1 and not 7.1, then I suggest you use the optical audio instead of ARC and then it should work fine at the very least for any HDMI input to the TV (I haven't tried any others).