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Beam: no HDMI ARC, No optical output

  • 22 June 2018
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Can I still use Beam with a TV that have neither an HDMI ARC connector, nor an optical output?
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Best answer by jgatie 22 June 2018, 12:42

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How can any "fairly new TV" NOT have an optical output? Answer: it DOES, actually. https://www.lg.com/us/tvs/lg-47GA6400-led-tv says so.
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I stand corrected. When I took it off the wall, I only saw the HDMI ports on the side...and the Optical output is on the back. Thank you for the pointer.
Forget it, rebooted everything and voila!
Not directly. You would need some type of converter to change whatever audio output you have to optical.
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I too have a fairly new TV (LG GA6400-G3) that does not have either HDMI-ARC or Optical output. Currently, I use HDMI to my Dennon receiver for front/rear/center audio. My receiver does have Optical Output.... Will I be able to use my Beam with this configuration?
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Would I be able to use my "Receiver" Optical Audio with the Beam since Audio from the TV is routed to the receiver via HDMI? If not, I need to order a longer HDMI cable to run from the TV (cables behind wall) to the Beam using the included adapter.
Hi, I have this TV https://www.philips.com.sg/c-p/50PFT5109_98/5100-series-full-hd-led-tv-with-digital-crystal-clear/specifications No ARC or optical out. I tired to connect Beam to Android media box with optical convertor but no luck. Android box connects to TV with HDMI