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playbase tv and FireWire connection

  • May 26, 2023
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Hi,

I have a QLED TV and Sonos Playbase, connected via optical cable.  I also have a Sony 4K DVD player connected.  I want to be able to watch camcorder films by connecting FireWire cable and watching on TV with

Sonos playbase.  Can anyone advise how I can do this? Is there a type of optical/firewire adapter? Thanks lots.

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You can probably connect the camcorder to the TV using a FireWire to USB cable.

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  • Mags4321
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  • May 26, 2023

Thank you. Will see if can find a connector. Do you have any ideas? 

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I might actually be wrong about the FireWire to USB cable. It may not work.

What model camcorder do you have?

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  • 106rallye
  • May 26, 2023

From what I’ve seen you’d need something that converts the firewire signal to something an HDMI port can understand. Five minutes of googling got me nothing…..

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Ken_Griffiths

I did find the below article on this topic, hope it assists:

https://planethifi.com/firewire-to-hdmi/

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  • Mags4321
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  • May 27, 2023

Camcorder Panasonic NV-GS500

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  • May 27, 2023

My ancient firewire-capable camcorders included a USB adapter so I could digitize the content to a PC easy rnough. Not sure I could watch it live though. One was a JVC, I forget the other one.

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Camcorder Panasonic NV-GS500

Use the multi cable that came with the camcorder and get a RCA to HDMI converter like THIS and connect it to one of your TV’s HDMI ports.

 

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