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Old 01-02-2013, 10:51 AM   #15
Hack&Lube
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Originally Posted by Vulcan View Post
Just a couple of points, not all TVs send a digital signal via optical to your soundbar or AV receiver, at least not from all sources. I have an LG TV that does but my new Panasonic doesn't. If you have ARC, I would go with HDMI connections for sure. I know on my Sony TV with ARC when I turn on say my Blu Ray (also with ARC), my AV (also with ARC) receiver automatically goes to that input on my AV receiver, so it's convenient.
Can you clarify this? Digital is the only thing optical SP/DIF can output. It's probably just a TV audio output setting you are missing.

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