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Contributor I
January 6, 2019

How to play Beam without when TV does't have HDMI ARC and Optical Out

I have purchased beam but realized my TV doesn't have HDMI ARC and Optical Out.. My TV having only 2 HDMI out-puts and 1 USB drive
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    controlav
    Lead Maestro
    January 6, 2019
    What TV specifically? Does it have coax digital out?
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    NascmcAuthor
    Contributor I
    January 6, 2019
    Hi....Sorry I have mentioned that : ONIDA Diamond 39 Inches LED TV (LEO39FD) Specs
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    Airgetlam
    January 6, 2019
    I can’t find a web page that shows the connections on that device. The closest to “data” I could find was here:

    http://www.sulekha.com/tv/onida-diamond-39-inches-led-tv-leo39fd-prices-and-specifications

    It mentions Audio Out in the connectivity section. What form does this take?

    I’m suspecting that you’re going to want to have an external HDMI switch with an optical port to connect with, but that depends on what that audio out is.
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    Bruce
    NascmcAuthor
    Contributor I
    January 6, 2019
    My model of TV looks like this sorry you can't understand language being used

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it0_PfkgvjA
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    Airgetlam
    January 6, 2019
    No worries, I'm only sad that in my weeks I spent in Bengaluru, I never learned any of the local language, or any other languages that are throughout India.

    At 3:55 in that video, give or take, there's a pretty good view of the ports. There are no ports there that will output a signal that can be connected to the Beam.

    As I indicated above, you'd be better off splitting off the audio signal before it hits the TV, using an HDMI switch. Something like this:

    www.alibaba.com/product-detail/6-Port-HDMI-Switch-4Kx2K-6x1_60775471711.html?spm=a2700.7724857.normalList.32.746d3022AXvqdq

    Note: This will make it so that you can't use the TV's internal tuner or apps to drive audio on the Beam, it has to be from an external device, connected to the switch with an HDMI cable. You would then connect an HDMI cable from this switch to your TV, and connect the Beam to the switch with an optical cable.
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    Bruce
    NascmcAuthor
    Contributor I
    January 7, 2019
    Hi...Is there anything similar that i can purchase it from Amazon.co.uk ...Not sure Audio retrun can work to my beam.
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    Airgetlam
    January 7, 2019
    Oh, sure. Just search for "HDMI Switch with Optical", a plethora of options will come up, you can choose one that suits your needs and budget.
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    Bruce
    NascmcAuthor
    Contributor I
    January 9, 2019
    Hi, I have purchased following splitter looks like this not suitable to integrate both TV & Beam work together ….

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07KPVZWT9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

    I dont have knowledge about the Electronics ..You help is highltly appericated if you can shoot me a right poduct...

    I am still worderring how beam can take the sound when we splitter ...All spitter looks like only 1 Output but here i want 2 Out-puts (One for TV and second for Beam Audio)

    Sorry i was totally confused with splitter what needs to buy...
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    Chris
    Lead Maestro
    January 9, 2019
    What you got seems like it would work. HDMI devices in one end, HDMI out the other end and SPDIF out to the adapter that came with beam then into Beam.
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    Chris
    Lead Maestro
    January 9, 2019
    oops - actually it has an HDMI (ARC output)…. so you can hook the beam to the HDMI (ARC) output direct by hdmi cable as another option. So what you got has 2 different connections that will work to the Beam. The output labeled HDMI output2 goes to the TV.
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    Respect the Queue (2)Move (3)Beam (1) Era100 (2)ARC (1)SonosOne (1)Playbar (4)Play5 (4)Play1 (3)Play3 (1)Port (2)Connect (1) Roam (2) Ace (1)Connect:Amp (4)Sonos Amp (1)Sub + (9) Echo + Smartthings; (2)Play)