how to connect PS4 and TV to a sound bar?

[SandEagle]

the PS4 has an optical output and my TV also has one. Is there a way to connect both to a sound bar?

 

[SandEagle]

after a little googling i found that some sound bars come with 2 optical inputs! just what i need. thanks for all of the helpful suggestions though. :hmm:

 

[boomhower]

When I used a sound bar I used HDMI to everything and then an optical cable from the TV to the sound bar, every thing worked great.

 

[SandEagle]

When I used a sound bar I used HDMI to everything and then an optical cable from the TV to the sound bar, every thing worked great.

d'oh. that makes sense. tv to sound bar. ps4 to tv via hdmi. for some reason i thought ps4 had to also go to sound bar.

 

[HeXen]

Too many wires and objects for me. That's why I now just use wireless HP's or whatever speakers the TV comes with. The problem I always had with external setups was I always had to play with the volume all the time. If the voices weren't too quiet then the music was too loud from one channel to the DVD player to another channel, seemed every different show on TV required adjustment in volume despite compression techniques. Doesn't seem bad at all with crappy, low amplified speakers. *shrugs*
Didn't mean to go beyond the scope of the thread btw.