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Neil Carter
Contributor I
October 28, 2013
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Can I conect two Sonos Play 1's to my Samsung Smart TV for normal sound

I want to use the Play1's as the audio for the tv, do I need to purchase the connect unit or is there another way?
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    Ryan S
    Ryan SAnswer
    Retired Sonos Staff
    October 30, 2013
    Hell Neil.

    The PLAY:1 does not have a Line-In port, so it cannot be hooked directly up to an external audio source. Other Sonos components like the PLAY:5 and CONNECT have Line-In ports which you can use to play external audio to Sonos. For use with a TV you'd want to use the Optical input of the PLAYBAR for the best sound and experience. The PLAY:1 is a great surround speaker to use a pair with a PLAYBAR.

    You can find some more information on how Line-In works with Sonos in this FAQ.
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    doddares
    Lyricist II
    May 12, 2016
    Just to let people know thanks a lot for the advice. According to a sonos customer service agent (he really dint like what I was trying to achieve) playing the play1's through is not possible and there would be audio:video lagging as rca to rca and then to wifi blah blah doesnt work. Lies lies lies.

    Thanks to you guys I got it up and running. I used a RCA to optical output converter. So its working optically there is no lag whatsoever.
    Playing the TV and the speakers at the same time doesnt sound great so I just play external speakers/play1 and switch off the internal speaker from the TV. I guess the only issue is volume control is with my phone and also Ive come across another issue now when I go to TV apps such as netflix the sopund doesnt come out ? Now thats something I have to figure out any advice would be much appreciated.

    Thanks again
    craigandrew79
    Lyricist I
    September 2, 2017
    So there isn't a way of connecting them wirelessly then? The smart tv is wireless and can connect to a home network, presumably it could also connect to a sonos network?
    @Hafees Yes, As long as you set the Play:1s as back surrounds rather than as a separate zone. As you will get a difference of roughly 40ms if you group them as two zones.
         So there isn't a way of connecting them wirelessly then? The smart tv is wireless and can connect to a home network, presumably it could also connect to a sonos network?
    Hello,

    Unfortunately not. The only audio which is streamed directly from devices is music stored on iOS or Android controllers. All of our music partners stream straight through the network from the unit wired into the network and then out to the internet. To play local sources like TVs or computer audio you'll need a unit with a Line-In. The Samsung TV can't connect to SonosNet which is a proprietary WiFi network. 

    Cheers.     which is why I will not be buying anymore Sonos devices... frustrating.
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