Which is better HDMI or Optical ?

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Which is a better option and why HDMI or Optical , Coz we don't have an HDMI option in Ray Mini SoundBar , is it ok to not have HDMI port in Ray soundbar.

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Mr. TAnswer

HDMI is better than optical as it can carry higher quality audio formats.

Optical is limited to Dolby Digital/DTS. See https://support.sonos.com/en-gb/article/supported-home-theater-audio-formats

Also HDMI-CEC can be enabled so the soundbar and television can talk to each other, whereas optical is one way communication only.

The Sonos Ray is an entry-level soundbar, therefore it is not capable of playing Dolby Digital Plus or Dolby Atmos etc. If those are important then the Ray is not a suitable product for you and you should consider either the Beam (Gen2) or Arc.

Having only an optical connection is not necessarily on its own a bad thing. Many people still enjoy the Playbar for their television viewing and it only has an optical connection.

Mr. TAnswer

HDMI is better than optical as it can carry higher quality audio formats.

Optical is limited to Dolby Digital/DTS. See https://support.sonos.com/en-gb/article/supported-home-theater-audio-formats

Also HDMI-CEC can be enabled so the soundbar and television can talk to each other, whereas optical is one way communication only.

The Sonos Ray is an entry-level soundbar, therefore it is not capable of playing Dolby Digital Plus or Dolby Atmos etc. If those are important then the Ray is not a suitable product for you and you should consider either the Beam (Gen2) or Arc.

Having only an optical connection is not necessarily on its own a bad thing. Many people still enjoy the Playbar for their television viewing and it only has an optical connection.

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