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chrisredmayne
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October 14, 2016
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Please help me set up my system for 5.1

  • October 14, 2016
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RIGHT!

I have a PlayBar and two Play 1's

All I want to connect to the PlayBar is my TV, a PS4 and a PC (nettop).

My Samsung TV has an optical port out but it looks like this is just giving out a stereo signal.

The PS4 has an Optical out also so if I connect this directly to the PlayBar I get the dolby signal.

This is the back of the PC I have,it just has an HDMI which I use to the TV and an audio out spot which is just the size of a headphone jack.

http://core0.staticworld.net/images/article/2015/01/acer-revo-one-rl85_6-100538371-orig.jpg

What kind of connector would I need to get this all set up? Honestly I'm not too bothered about the TV coming through the PlayBar, the kind of shows I watch using normal TV channels probably wouldn't be improved much with the PlayBar! But I'd really like my PC and PS4 to be hooked up at the same time if possible? Would prefer not to be ne swapping the cable round too as Ive broken optical cables before!!

Anyway to this this without spending another £50 odd pound ???
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chrisredmayneAuthor
Avid Contributor I
October 15, 2016
The worst thing about this is all the brands look so cheap! So when your trying to compare your just looking at reviews and some of the reviews look like they have been paid for by the sounds of it, I wish a good brand would make a switcher - Surely Sonos can see the demand, if they put their name to a £30 hdmi / toslink switch they would make a fortune!
The LHC
October 15, 2016
The worst thing about this is all the brands look so cheap! So when your trying to compare your just looking at reviews and some of the reviews look like they have been paid for by the sounds of it, I wish a good brand would make a switcher - Surely Sonos can see the demand, if they put their name to a £30 hdmi / toslink switch they would make a fortune!

But that would be tantamount to officially admitting the Playbar has flaws, they're never going to do that.
Paulw123
Paulw123
Virtuoso
October 15, 2016
Or build the switcher inside playbar2 🆒
chrisredmayneAuthor
Avid Contributor I
October 15, 2016
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B01EMVRHGW/ref=mp_s_a_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1476472863&sr=8-11&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=hdmi+in+toslink#immersive-view_1476531016198

So of I get this am I gonna lose the audio direct from my tv ? As that won't have an output to the PlayBar then would it ? Everything would just be going into it and out to the tv and the PlayBar ...
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