Home theater

LG Smart TVs: How do I add my speakers to this tv????!!!! So frustrated! I've plugged in my playbar, but it does NOT play thru the playbar or sub or play5 at all, Pls help! How can I do this?

I have a home theater receiver and I use only 3 content sources: HDMI from xfinity DVR box, HDMI from Chromecast, 2-ch Audio from my laptop headphone jack. All 3 sources go into my home theater receiver and I have one HDMI cable that comes out to feed my TV. Since my TV doesn't output a 5.1 dolby signal from the digital optical output jack, I need to feed the soundbar some other way. I'm thinking I could run the HDMI output cable from my home theater receiver into an HDMI audio extractor. From that extractor I could run HDMI to my TV and digital optical cable into the soundbar. I know the DVR box and the Chromecast audio will pass thru the home theater to the HDMI audio extractor, of course, but I also confirmed that my AUD1 input on my receiver (which I use to input the stereo signal from my laptop or iPhone headphone jack via 3mm-to-RCA cables) will output the audio signal onto the HDMI cable and, in theory, will pass thru the HDMI audio extractor into the playbar on the digit

Recently my playbar sound was dropping intermittently when watching TV. When checking connections I pulled the optical out and reconnected and it solved the issue for a short time. The last time the sound dropped reconnecting did not solve the issue. Any ideas for troubleshooting or fixes?

I've researched many posts on this site and others, and I'm still not sure I understand. I understand the Sonos 5.1 is typically set up with an optical digital cable from the TV's output into the soundbar, right?. But my TV manual says optical digital output is produced in 2-ch stereo when the source is from HDMI, so no go that way. So, why can't I just use the optical digital output from my Yamaha home theater receiver to connect to the soundbar? I see lots of recommendations to use a Sonos Connect, but I just don't understand why I would need one. I really only use 3 sources going into my Yamaha: HDMI from xfinity cable box, HDMI from chromecast (for Netflix), and 3mm-to-RCA audio from my laptop's headphone jack for music (iTunes, spotify, etc). My assumption is... the optical digital output from my Yamaha would send Dolby 5.1 to Sonos when I'm using HDMI sources (xfinity box and chromcast) and would send 2-ch stereo from my laptop headphone jack (and maybe Sonos coverts 2-

Hello, today I read the specifications of the brand new Playbase. What have I waited for a new gen2 Playbar, supporting DTS, DD+, maybe having HDMI or (now I am getting really crazy) supporting Dolby Atmos. There are even soundbars providing Dolby Atmos sound! Really, you can search for yourself, these things are possible in 2017... And now the brand new Sonos Playbase is out... The only difference between the Playbar (based on the first test and specifications I read): It's flat and, oh yes, it will support Alexa. Sonos, did you even listen to your customers? To the complaints about your old product, the Playbar? Did you recognize that the home theater world is moving into a future where you have 4k, HDR movies, losless audio formats, dolby atmos? We (your beloved customers) should pay $700+ for a piece of hardware that supports only stereo if you use e.g. Netflix (Netflix uses DD+, the same for Maxdome in Germany). Not to me

I feel like this should be addressed somewhere on the Community boards, but I couldn't find any specific answers to this question. I have a large digital music collection much of which is not available through streaming services. I want quick and easy access to my Music Library but I'm unconvinced on the options. I have stored much of the music on an external hard drive connected to a PC, however to access that content the PC needs to be booted and logged in. A while back I had a Home Server, but the hardware technology failed on me twice and in the current timeframe Home Server solutions appear to be out of style. So, my question is 'where can I store my digital music collection in such a way that it is readily accessible via sonos without the need to turn on a PC and log in to connect Sonos to my vast Music Library collection?'. Can anyone help? And if this is addressed in other forums or community conversations, please re-direct my ask.

Question - I'm a new playbar owner, I have it connect to a Sony X900e. The remote control seems to work fine, not errors, no on screen display issues. However, what I'm noticing is when I raise the volume using my TV remote, the volume goes up, but it seems to jump way up on the Sonos app. It's sort of all over the board - so one minute level 15 is a good level, but then if I turn it down and back up suddenly level 15 is blasting. I'll open the Sonos app and see while TV is at 15, the slider on the App is almost maxed out, like they don't stay in sync. Anyone else have volume issues?

I'd like it if playbar supported more programmable functions via IR remote. Many of us have universal remotes with unused/assignable buttons. Functions like: night mode, voice enhance, and music playback controls could all be assigned remote commands. The volume LED could be used to give some feedback for these states without having the sonos app open - E.g. one blink for on, two for off, etc... I know that simplicity is a hallmark of the Sonos system, but these could be added as optional 'power user' features.

I am debating on getting one of those OLED Tvs by LG. I am looking at two models: C7P and B7A I believe the only difference between the two is that the C7P supports Dolby Atmos. I understand that currently Sonos does not support the Atmos Codec. However, if in the future Sonos does decide to support Atmos would I need to get the TV with Atmos support now? Keep in mind I do not use a cable box or blu-ray or anything other than an Apple TV.

I’ve paired my soundbar with the tv and can use the remote provided by Verizon to turn on tv which is connected to the sound bar but when I try to use the volume controls on the remote it says unavailable so I’m stuck controlling tv volume through the soundbar with my phone app. Is there a fix?

I have a Sony soundbar and sub which I have connected to my Sony Bravia via HDMI Arc. I have also connected the optical connection on the soundbar to the optical connection on the connect. In this room I also have a stereo pair of Play 1s When I tried to play a track through the soundbar and play 1s at the same time there is a slight but very noticeable delay Has anyone else had this problem and if so is there a solution to synchronise the sound ? I also have a B&W zeppelin Connected to a connect which synchronises perfectly with the other play 1s

Playbar is connected directly to TV via digital audio/optical connector. I don't have an internet connection yet. When I turn my TV speakers off I get absolutely no sound from the playbar even after I manually turn up the volume on the side of the playbar. But when I have TV speakers set to on, I hear the cound coming from the playbar also.

I have connected playbar and 2x play 1 to my TV, hoping that the sound will be great, however, when I turn the volume up with the tv remote control it goes all the way to about half or 3/4 before the sounds get better, is this normal?

Can I integrate playbar into current surround setup? I have a Yamaha RX-V575. It does have an optical output.

Hi! In my home theater system I have a Sonos playbar, a subwoofer and two play1. Now I would like to add a buttkicker in the sofa. Is it even possible? I need a separate subwoofer signal to the buttkicker and i saw that the connect:amp has one. Would it be possible to use the connect:amp with the buttkicker, and then group the connect:amp with my home theater? BR, Andreas

Hi, I have a Sonos One and Playbase. I added the Playbase before had the right digital optical cable connection for my 2010 TV. I went ahead and set up for wireless streaming of music to Playbase and the Sonos One. That works great. Now I have the tv connected how and where do I go back to go through the set up for adding TV sound to my Sonos system.

No sound from play 1s when watching tv

I have an open concept living room, dining room & kitchen. Currently have a Play 5 (1st gen), 2 Play 5s (2nd gen) & the subwoofer. If I get a PLAYBAR or Playbase, can I turn this into a 5.1 system for the TV. None of my Sonos are currently connected to the TV. Thank you!

Hi there, I bought a new playbase today and really like it and am a long term sonos user and fan. It all works fine but I cannot get my remote to work. I read some things on here and also followed the directions. When I press the + sign on the remote the playbase and app even acknowledge it but no joy when exitting. I cannot change the volume via my TV remote. Any help is appreciated as not heard back from Sonos themselves.

I just received my turntable. It’s quite beautiful. Minimal and simple design. However, I am experiencing many challenges just connecting to unit to my Wi-Fi. I’m using the TRNTBL app and cannot connect the unit to my house Wi-Fi. Any suggestions anybody? Thank you for your help! Michael

Hi. I have just invested in an a Benq w2000 projector with wireless output (http://www.benq.co.uk/product/accessory/wdp02). The wireless signal goes to a box with only 4 HDMI in and 1 HDMI out and an IR out. How can i connect this setup to a playbar? I want to run the tv, PC, playstation etc through the projector. The playbar only has an optical in which would only allow me to connect the tv is this correct? I use the play 1's through the house and love them and would love to find a work around. thanks

I set up the Playbar with surround sound, two 1's and a sub.  I am getting crackling through the palybar which is set up flat, on fireplace mantel with Flat Panel wall mounted above it.

We’ve had this set-up and working properly previously, but had to disconnect from power. I thought pluggging it back in would Re-connect everything but that hasn’t happened. Nothing else has changed! The app recognizes the playbar, and it plays music, but no tv sound. It was never hard wired. Any thoughts? Diagnostic # 9359875

Hello, For what I’ve read due to he P5 Gen 1 having 2.5Ghz wireless they are unable to support surround sound with a Playbar for the TV/Movies. Can you advise if it’s possible to connect the P5 Gen 1 via Ethernet to a 5Ghz WiFi router (making the speakers/signal now 5Ghz) and will the Playbar then connect and supports surround sound via a TV? Or if any alternative method will without needing to by the P5 Gen 2? Thanks in advance. Daniel

Hi all, after searching the forums for my specific problem for ages I came to the conclusion that I need to open my own topic 🙂 A fews weeks ago I added two Play 1 to my Playbase. After playing in the settings of my LG B6D TV for a bit I finally got it to output DD5.1 to my Playbase from Live TV/PS4 and so on. Setting: Sound Out: Audio Out (Optical/HDMI ARC) Digital Sound Out: Auto SIMPLINK: On DTV Audio Setting: Dolby Digital However, since doing this, the Playbase doesn't play DTS files anymore from my Synology NAS (Before I guess they were encoded to PCM) using XPLAY. I would assume, since I can select Dolby Digital as the DTV Audio Setting, it should also output DTS like this (I know that the Playbase doesnt support DTS directly, which is shame tbh...). Still the Playbase is showing no signal at all. Any way to solve this. Switching to PCM in the options manually everytime I wa