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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Which is better HDMI or Optical ?
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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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