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Connecting pc speakers to HDTV using optical audio out

i would like to connect speakers to my tv also, but don't wanna deal with a soundbar with a separate remote for the audio. if you get this working, lmk
 
Nope, its impossible. Not without a DAC anyway. Optical is just that, a light beam that a device sees and decodes as digital information. PC speakers use analogue electrical signals. IIRC, Logitech Z-5500s are thhe only speakers that can handle digital optical out of the box.

This baby will convert the signal for you.
http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Audio-.../dp/B0013LWK3A
Its stereo only though. Ones that do 5.1 seem to be quite a bit more expensive, and it makes more sense just getting an AV receiver at that point.
 
ActiveX said:
i would like to connect speakers to my tv also, but don't wanna deal with a soundbar with a separate remote for the audio. if you get this working, lmk
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Many TVs have a set of variable audio outputs; you can turn off the internal speakers and still use the TV's remote to control volume.

EDIT: I also believe that most soundbars don't have their own remote. I think they "learn" the volume commands from your existing remote. Then you just disable the internal speakers.
 
mmntech said:
This baby will convert the signal for you.
http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Audio-.../dp/B0013LWK3A
Its stereo only though. Ones that do 5.1 seem to be quite a bit more expensive, and it makes more sense just getting an AV receiver at that point.
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Plus most TVs with an optical out only output 2 channel anyway. (It will output 5.1 from TV channels, but not if you hook a 5.1 source to it via HDMI such as a Bluray player, it will just output 2.0) 🙁
 
NutBucket said:
Many TVs have a set of variable audio outputs; you can turn off the internal speakers and still use the TV's remote to control volume.

EDIT: I also believe that most soundbars don't have their own remote. I think they "learn" the volume commands from your existing remote. Then you just disable the internal speakers.
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the vizio hd sound bar has a master volume that can be controlled with a remote that is included.
 
mmntech said:
Nope, its impossible. Not without a DAC anyway. Optical is just that, a light beam that a device sees and decodes as digital information. PC speakers use analogue electrical signals. IIRC, Logitech Z-5500s are thhe only speakers that can handle digital optical out of the box.

This baby will convert the signal for you.
http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Audio-.../dp/B0013LWK3A
Its stereo only though. Ones that do 5.1 seem to be quite a bit more expensive, and it makes more sense just getting an AV receiver at that point.
Click to expand...


Thanks. I actually bought a Vizio HD sound bar today, that i can connect using an optical cable, since the soundbar has an optical input. Just waiting for the cable i ordered online to get here to try it out. I'll let you all know how it works out then.
 
I've decided to go with the vizio sound bar which has an optical input. Just waiting on the cable i ordered online to get here so i can try it out. I heard from several people who own this, and they all say its great.


Oops, I reposted. sorry
 
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audio out on tv's is 2 channel stereo remember.

can't break the hdmi rule of passing 7.1 through the tv to an unencrypted toslink signal.
 
The soundbar is 2.0 anyway so this is a moot point. On the other hand, most soundbars are actually in-line HDMI wise, so source-->soundbar-->TV.
 
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