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Contributor I
July 3, 2024
Question

Best way to connect Play 5 Gen 1 to TV

Hey everyone, I just bought four Play 5s (first generation) for my kitchen, office, living room, and bedroom. I'm looking to connect them to my TV.
 

Whats the best way to connect it to my TV?

Should I buy a Playbar or a Beam to connect to my TV and then group it with my Play 5 in the living room?

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KinnyberaAuthor
Contributor I
July 3, 2024

Thanks so much @AjTrek1  and @nik9669a This community is so great!

That's fine. No surround is okay I guess. Just wanted to know how the delay would affect movies and gaming. I saw somewhere on this forum that the lipsync function on the playbar will help. 

AjTrek1
July 4, 2024

@Kinnybera

@nik9669a mentioned compatibility of the Play 5 Gen1 which is a very good point. In case you aren’t aware Sonos has two controllers one of which you must install on your phone or tablet. They are S1 and the newest version called  Sonos App;  previously referred to as S2. 

Take a look at the Chart in the link and you’ll see which products work on S1 and/or the Sonos App controllers. The Play 5 Gen 1 will only work on the S1 Controller. The downside is that you can’t move forward with newer Sonos gear to make them work seamlessly with the Play 5 Gen 1 unless they can work on both S1 and Sonos App

https://support.sonos.com/en-us/article/sonos-app-version-compatibility

The products that work on either controller are discontinued so you’ll have to search for products much in the same way you acquired your Play 5 Gen1. Also any product that can work on either controller will have to be downgraded to S1 compatibility in which may eliminate features and/or firmware upgrades they may have been privy to with the newest Sonos App.

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buzz
Grand Maestro
July 4, 2024

There are some designed in latencies for SONOS players that will frustrate hard core gammers. While these latencies allow time aligned music play among Grouped Rooms, there will be voice sync issues for Rooms Grouped with a soundbar connected to a TV.

KinnyberaAuthor
Contributor I
July 5, 2024

Thanks for everything guys! I think I'll sell 2 of my sonos 5s try and get sonos 1s to stereo pair with playbar. Given my current setup. Is there anyway I could have voice activation with google home devices??