My Sonos Playbar only has a digital optical input and my TV does not have a digital optical output - only HDMI arc. How can I connect the TV to the Playbar?
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My Sonos Playbar only has a digital optical input and my TV does not have a digital optical output - only HDMI arc. How can I connect the TV to the Playbar?
3 options:
an hdmi to optical adaptor;
upgrade your Playbar to Arc;
change your tv.
I’d go for one of the first two; of them, the adaptor is much lower cost option.
Thank you for your replay. I figured the HDMI to optical adapter would be the solution. I was hoping to hear from someone about the effectiveness of such an adapter.
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Just curious… what model TV do you have?
Actually I don’t have the TV yet. I’ve been considering a Hisense TV but when I look at the specifications on the Hisense website there is no Optical Audio connectivity listed - for instance the U6KAU model. However, I’ve recently discovered from watching a YouTube video of the unboxing this model TV that there is in fact an optical audio output so it looks like I won’t have an issue with this TV after all. I did think it odd that Hisense wouldn’t provide this connectivity.
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First link I got googling the number you mentioned als says optical is on board: https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/hisense-55-u6kau-mini-led-4k-smart-tv-2023
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