Sonos Playbar workable with PS4?

hehe it's really not an easy decision. I hear you regarding those three bullet points you mentioned. I'm moving into a new place and it would have been great to have music in the bathroom. Sonos speakers are damp proof and theoretically safe to use in bathroom (?). What would be better than having the music in multiple rooms, as you finish the shower and return to the room -> the music follows you. It's like in posh hotels.

In this area the Sonos seems the better choice for sure. Yamaha seem to have the music cast capabilities and the speakers such as
https://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-WX-010BL-MusicCast-Multiroom-Digital/dp/B01HY4WDB8/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1473874181&sr=8-4&keywords=yamaha+musiccast+speaker

and

https://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-WX-030-MusicCast-Wireless-Speaker/dp/B01429SJUM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1473874181&sr=8-2&keywords=yamaha+musiccast+speaker

However they aren't as highly rated as Sonos.

There is no perfect solution that ticks all boxes really. A compromise needs to be made.

Another interesting sound bar is Dali Kubik One. http://www.trustedreviews.com/dali-kubik-one-review and http://www.whathifi.com/dali/kubik-one/review

Same price range but without any sub. Strangely they don't have any DTS nor Dolby Digital capability. In fact no internal DSP / decoder at all. It's just plain Stereo it seems...Surprised to see it so highly rated.

I think I will make the final decision once I moved to the new place in 2 weeks time. It's really overwhelming...

Hi all!

I currently have 2x Play 3 + 2x Play 1.

The 2x Play 3 is in my livingroom along with my ps4. Im considering buying the playbar, to get surroundsound when using my ps4 (BF1).

Ive read some topics over the last few days, regarding the above mentioned. But it seems like people are having alot of issues setting this up.

I got a friend who says he just connected his ps4 (via hdmi) to his tv, and then connected the soundbar to his tv (via the cable that came with the soundbar) and now it works.

Should i be able to do the same, and will i get the correct surround experience with this setup?

My main "goal" is to get a proper surround experience when using my ps4.

At the moment i apple tv and ps4 connected to the tv.

Is there anything i should be aware of? 🙂

Hi all!

I currently have 2x Play 3 + 2x Play 1.

The 2x Play 3 is in my livingroom along with my ps4. Im considering buying the playbar, to get surroundsound when using my ps4 (BF1).

Ive read some topics over the last few days, regarding the above mentioned. But it seems like people are having alot of issues setting this up.

I got a friend who says he just connected his ps4 (via hdmi) to his tv, and then connected the soundbar to his tv (via the cable that came with the soundbar) and now it works.

Should i be able to do the same, and will i get the correct surround experience with this setup?

My main "goal" is to get a proper surround experience when using my ps4.

At the moment i apple tv and ps4 connected to the tv.

Is there anything i should be aware of? :-)

You've already posted this elsewhere (I responded)

Have a read here and...please let me know the answer:-
http://community.us.playstation.com/t5/Consoles-Peripherals/Dolby-5-1-via-HDMI-on-PS4/td-p/42123275/page/15

Hi,

To get the PS4 working with full 5.1 surround with the playbar using optical out you first need to go to the settings/sound&screen/audio output settings.

Next go into primary output port and set it to digital out (optical) and on the next screen make sure that only Dolby Digital 5.1ch is ticked

Set the audio format (priority) to Bitstream (Dolby)

These settings should get games and streaming services playing in Dolby 5.1

To get DTS encoded blurays to work you need to play a bluray movie then press the "options" button on the controller then go to settings. Go to Audio Format and set it to "Bitstream (Mix).

Now you should have the movie playing in 5.1

Hopefully this will work 😉

What you are suggesting would be redundant even if it were possible (and I'm not saying it's not). To view your PS4 on your TV you are connecting via HDMI from PS4 to TV. If your TV has HDMI it must have an optical out that automatically converts the audio signal that is being transmitted via the HDMI connection. So just run the optical cable from the TV into the Sonos PlayBar. I have a PS4 connected in the manner I just described. I also use my PS4 to watch Bluray and Hulu. I have Amazon Prime via FireTV box. To be clear I use a HDMI switch to connect all my devices via a single HDMI port on my monitor. My Sonos setup is Playbar w/sub and Play 3 x 2 as surrounds which is effectively a Dolby Digital 5.1 surround system.

One more drawback to PS4 audio directly into a Playbar is audio control. The PS4 does not come with a media controller. I have a generic PS4 media controller made by PDP and licensed for the PS4 that has TV volume and channel control. However I haven't trained it to act as my TV remote which is what the Playbar must learn in order to have volume control from a seated position. I only use the media controller to watch movies via the PS4 and to perform required maintenance which can be faster for navigation vs the game controller. Assuming I may have mis-interpreted your question please let me know what I missed.

Also, If your TV does not have an optical out please let me know the brand as I'd like to research it for my own edification.

Hi AjTrek,

Per your last sentence. My Dynex (model # DX-40L261A12) does not have digital optical to connect to my play bar, so I have to connect is directly to my PS4. Which sucks, cause I am unable to program my remotes to work with the sonos play bar.