Blu-ray player has no optical audio output (1 Viewer)

[Colossal]

And it has a single HDMI output, the problem is that I want to connect it to my soundbar, and my TV, how do I do that? Would a HDMI Y splitter work?

 

[schan1269]

What BD player is this?
And what soundbar?

 

[Colossal]

Yamaha YAS101bl SoundBar
Philips BDP3000/05 Blu-ray Player

 

[schan1269]

There you go, took two seconds once you told us what you had...
http://www.amazon.com/Cables-Go-40018-Coaxial-Converter/dp/B0002J2MV4/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1355505790&sr=1-6&keywords=coaxial+toslink+adapter
Solves the "My BD player has a digital coax, but I didn't buy a soundbar with one" dilemma...

 

[Colossal]

My Blu-ray player doesn't have a coax output, it only has a HDMI I believe.
Since it only has a HDMI output, and that goes into the TV, do I use a HDMI Y splitter or what?

 

[schan1269]

You must not know what a digital coax is, cause the Philips website...clearly says it has one.
http://www.philips.co.uk/c/blu-ray-dvd/bdp3000_05/prd/;jsessionid=81EFE3E29EACB42189B8FF6A4AF41C3F.app121-drp2?t=specifications

 

[schan1269]

And good lord. I just looked at the YAS 101...
It has a digital coax. Hook it up already.

 

[Colossal]

Sorry, I'm an idiot! So is there much difference between coax cables and optical?

 

[schan1269]

By the way...
Page 9 of the owners manual, in the bottom right corner...
"Connect to digital amplifier/receiver"(which is plainly marked there on page 9)
Your YAS 101 counts as "amplifier/receiver"
The digital coax connection on your YAS 101 is marked "STB".
And oh yeah, both connections are orange.

 

[schan1269]

digital coax=toslink. Always has.

 

[schan1269]

And sorry for my initial reaction...
Been watching the Connecticut shooting at the same time...