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Splitting HDMI for sound?

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December 19, 2017
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Hey. I need some advice, I have this TV: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06XT9QLNQ/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I3TYNOLTBFNN5I&colid=527E8ONLR9YZ&psc=1

Happy with it, but it only has one HDMI in. I want to get a Play:1 and possibly, somehow, split the HDMI going in (mainly from a PS4 by the way) to be able to split the audio into the line-in on the Play:1

Is this possible, if so, what do I need to do it? Thanks!

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Airgetlam

What line in on the PLAY:1? As far as I'm aware, there is no such thing. In order to get sound from the TV in to the Sonos system, you need to use an optical connector to either a PLAYBASE or PLAYBAR. It's not clear from the pictures on Amazon or the description as to whether that TV has an optical output.

The other way to get stereo, not 5.1 from the TV is to use a CONNECT, and take some sort of line output from the TV connected to the RCA Analog inputs on the CONNECT. Again, I don't see anything in the description of that TV or the pictures that indicate that there's any analog outputs available. I did see in the "questions" a comment that it has 2 HDMI ports, though.

Bruce

Keith N

Sonos Staff

Hi there, otterjoe. Thanks for reaching out and welcome to the Community. The PLAY:1 does not have a Line-In for TV. For a listing of the devices that support Line-In and a walkthrough of how to make that happen, check out this helpful article. The TV you linked only has HDMI and wouldn't be able to directly connect to either of our Home Theater products (PLAYBAR & PLAYBASE), as both use optical audio.

Perhaps some folks from the Community has some suggestions for possible solutions or workarounds?

Yes... I'm *that* Keith - u/KeithFromSonos on Reddit

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otterjoeAuthor

Contributor I

Thanks both. I think perhaps I have assumed that this additional hole in the back of a Play:1 is a line-in port (see attached image)

If the only input on a Play:1 is the Ethernet or WiFi, is there some way of transmitting the sound from a device like a PS4 across it?

Stuart_W

World-Class Superstar

That's a threaded hole and not a line-in.

There really is NO way to transmit/extract audio from a PS4 to a Play:1

Arc + Sub (Gen 1) + 2 x Play 1/ Stereo Play 3s/ Era 100 Stereo in Kitchen, One Stereo in Bedroom, Play 1 stereo pair in Study, Play 1in Bathroom, Sonos Move 2

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otterjoeAuthor

Contributor I

That's a threaded hole and not a line-in.

There really is NO way to transmit/extract audio from a PS4 to a Play:1

Thanks for that clarification! What's the SONOS product I\d need to do just that, then?

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otterjoeAuthor

Contributor I

It looks like the PLAY:5 has a line-in. I guess not the PLAY:3? (The ones designed for for home cinema are definitely out of my price range)

Stuart_W

World-Class Superstar

The Play 5 (Gen 1 and Gen 2) both have a line-in. There is a delay introduced into the audio when using Line-in/ It would be of the order of 70 ms which may or may not be bothersome for you.

Why wouldn't you just use the TV speakers?

Arc + Sub (Gen 1) + 2 x Play 1/ Stereo Play 3s/ Era 100 Stereo in Kitchen, One Stereo in Bedroom, Play 1 stereo pair in Study, Play 1in Bathroom, Sonos Move 2

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otterjoeAuthor

Contributor I

The Play 5 (Gen 1 and Gen 2) both have a line-in. There is a delay introduced into the audio when using Line-in/ It would be of the order of 70 ms which may or may not be bothersome for you.

Why wouldn't you just use the TV speakers?

Thanks! I'll be considering a Play 5, then.

Because the Play 5 probably has much more awesome speaker quality, bass, all that? I use my PS4 for games but also as a media centre, it's got pretty much everything a SmartTV, AppleTV, Fire, whatever has. I have Netflix, NowTV, BBC iPlayer... etc. I just think it'd make this little TV which is fine for me have awesome sound for movies and stuff too!