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    Help in understanding Optical vs HDMI

    Was hoping to stay small but it looks ike the only way to realy get anything better is with an AVR like a Denon 1713 which will handle the HDMI ARC which will decode whatever it gets then send it HDMI to the speakers and pass the video on to the TV. I see I can get this AVR for about 320 which...
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    Help in understanding Optical vs HDMI

    I guess I am getting screwed over by some of the advertising hype. If the soundbar's are truly only 2=1 then the hype of surround (simulated) from the bar's are BS. I said I was a beginner. Since the TV will output LPCM (whatever that means?) and I would need but one toslink input then a cheapie...
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    Help in understanding Optical vs HDMI

    No except that that is the source of my internet connection which is ethernet rather than wireless and is the 3rd input connection to the TV. The TV has HDMI 1, HDMI ARC 2, digital antenna, and ethernet. The ony other connections are the RGB composite and the RW audio for legacy devices. The TV...
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    Help in understanding Optical vs HDMI

    In my family room I have D* connected with composite cables to the TV and also have a toslink from D* to my Denon 2309 AVR. This allows regular things like news etc to go directly to the TV unless I want to hear a 5-1 broadcast in which case with my Harmony remote should I select watch TV, it...
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    Help in understanding Optical vs HDMI

    So if I understand you correctly I would not want to get a soundbar with HDMI inputs for D* and blu ray and connect it to HDMI 1 then use HDMI2 arc to connect back to the soundbar for the internet APS like Netflex. My TV is a Panasonic plasma.? Could I not use the soundbar itself to pass D* and...
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    Help in understanding Optical vs HDMI

    I have a new TV that has 2 HDMI input ports but one says HDMI ARC. I understand that ARC is supposed to be 2 way but here is where I get lost. Since the sound is not very good I wanted to add a sound bar (possibly). Right now I stream Internet through the ethernet cable to the TV, have Direct TV...
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    How to connect speakers to a digital optical audio

    I have a nice AVR hooked up in the family room but I bought a Panasonic Plasma for the bedroom and although it has a great picture, I find the audio lacking the only output is a optical which the specs say "PCM, Dolby Digital". Would I be better off looking for a sound bar of some kind? (which...
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