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Monitor (No speaker w Audio Out) + Nintendo Switch + Sonos Beam

  • October 16, 2020
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edwinisdenim
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hey guys, 

 

you know, this wouldn’t be an issue if I have a TV cos it’s a no-brainer. But now I have the abovementioned devices and I need advice before I splash some money to buy a device that would make it work.

 

My monitor has 3 HDMI ports. Nintendo Switch dock has one HDMI port and Sonos Beam has one HDMI port. 

 

Connecting Nintendo Switch to Monitor would only generate visual, no audio. Very doubtful that HDMI through Sonos to Monitor would have changed that. So I didn’t try. So what are my options?

 

Thanks guys!

Best answer by Airgetlam

I don’t use one, but search on Amazon for the phrase HDMI switch optical and you should find dozens of examples. Many folks in the Home Theater area of this forum have discussed them as well. 

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Airgetlam
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  • October 16, 2020

You’d need a device that creates an HDMI ARC signal. None of those devices do.

I’d be looking at an external HDMI switch that creates an optical signal, and connect that to the adapter that came with the Beam. 

Bruce
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  • October 16, 2020

You’d need a device that creates an HDMI ARC signal. None of those devices do.

I’d be looking at an external HDMI switch that creates an optical signal, and connect that to the adapter that came with the Beam. 

Do you have a recommendation of that sort of device or at least a sample of it and i will find something similar. 

Airgetlam
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  • October 16, 2020

I don’t use one, but search on Amazon for the phrase HDMI switch optical and you should find dozens of examples. Many folks in the Home Theater area of this forum have discussed them as well. 

Bruce
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Got it, thanks Bruce. I’ll look for that. 

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  • November 9, 2020

@edwinisdenim Did this solution work at all? I’ve seen Amazon do a Basics Audio Extractor Converter so like you want to know if this setup worked prior to investing. 

Was audio lag/delay an issue at all? Sonos Technical are useless and say this won’t work but several threads from a year ago or so suggest it should be fine. 

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  • November 9, 2020

@edwinisdenim Did this solution work at all? I’ve seen Amazon do a Basics Audio Extractor Converter so like you want to know if this setup worked prior to investing. 

Was audio lag/delay an issue at all? Sonos Technical are useless and say this won’t work but several threads from a year ago or so suggest it should be fine. 

Apologies. I never had the chance to explore as of yet as I am packed these 2 months. I thought of trying it during Christmas. If you managed to give it a shot, do lemme know yea. 

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