my tv doesn't have digital optical cable hook-up for my soundbar 5500
cwood1976
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Is there another way to hook up to tv? I have it hooked up now through cable box but the volume is off a little bit from peoples lip movements on tv
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How about giving us more info on all of the equipment being used .......make and modelFamily Room HT 7.2/i]:Vizio Oled55h1 Pioneer Elite SC-LX502 Pioneer Elite BDP 85FD Eversolo DMP A6 Panamax M5300-EXSpeakers Fronts Fluance XF8L Center Polk Audio S35 Side Surrounds Fluance bipolar Rear Surrounds FluanceXF8 Bookshelf Subs SVS PB4000 x2 Living room 2ch: Crown Xli 1500 amp x2, Teac EQ MKII FX Audio X6 Mk II DAC Squeezebox Touch Fluance Signature Tower Speakers Panamax M5100-EXOffice media room:Vizio M50Q6 50" Pioneer Elite VSX LX301 Eversolo DMP-A6 Polkaudio R600 Towers Polkaudio Center R350 Panamax M4300 Monoprice 12" subMaster bedroom:Vizio M55Q7 Pioneer Elite VSX LX302 Pioneer Elite BDP 85FD Squeezebox Touch Fluance Signature Bookshelf fronts, Rears Fluance Signature Bipolar Polk Audio CS10 center Monoprice 12" sub Panamax M5300-EX
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tv is Philips/Magnavox-model 55pfl3907/f7
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soundbar is polk 5500 from sam's club
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Quick lookup and review of manuals for both of these devices
http://www.polkaudio.com/Media/POLK/product-manuals/sb5000IHT-3langwebmn.pdf
http://www.usa.philips.com/c-p/55PFL3907_F7/55-inch-class-po
From page 7 of the soundbar manual
From your tv's spec page
Looks like your tv still offers digital out, but it's digital coax not optical.
If you're not getting satisfactory results with the audio from the cable box to the soundbar, you could try one of these converters that changes coax to optical. My parents' tv was the same way, and this converter did the trick; $12. Be sure to add to your order a digital coax and optical cables as well for best results.
http://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=2947
Another option is to get an RCA > 3.5mm stereo cable, and connect that from your Audio Out jacks on the tv to Analog Input 2 on the Soundbar.
http://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=665
I'd probably go with the converter, personally. Should be a stronger, cleaner signal to the soundbar than the analog. Not sure how much processing the Soundbar does with respect to the subwoofer portion of the system, but you might be handicapping it to a degree if you only feed it an analog signal.I disabled signatures. -
Awesome, Thank you very much msg!!
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you're welcome, man, good luck, let us know how it works out for you.I disabled signatures.
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received converter in mail today and hooked it up and it works great, exactly what I needed. Thank you so much for the answer to my problem!!!
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Happy it all worked out, but you blew a big opportunity to convince your significant other that it's time to upgrade. Once they learn there is a cheaper solution, they will never go along with letting you spend another penny!
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Nice, good job! Fun, huh?
A correction regarding
On a second look, I was mistaken about this other possible option I noted before. Both of those RCA audio ports on your tv are for inputs, so it looks like your only option here was the digital coax, after all. Sorry, overlooked that the first time around.Another option is to get an RCA > 3.5mm stereo cable, and connect that from your Audio Out jacks on the tv to Analog Input 2 on the Soundbar.I disabled signatures.
