Help with setting up home theater system

SauRoNZA said:
That's fine, as long as it supports ARC.

HDMI is designed to be bi-directional so IN/OUT is somewhat irrelevant to the TV itself.


LG Soundbar <> LG OLED TV with one HDMI cable.

Connected to the soundbar is my Apple TV and Xbox which sends video to the TV via the soundbar and audio to the soundbar itself.

Connected to the TV is my Playstation 5 which sends video the TV directly and audio via the HDMI through ARC to the soundbar in "reverse".

ARC port on the TV is both an input and an output made for exactly this reason so no more cables are required.
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@SauRoNZA understood, however, I SILL need a unit, either TV or receiver, with two HDMI ports, in order to go from PC to TV and then to receiver, or PC to receiver and then to TV. Thats is where I come up short
 
It seems that the TV has an Optical/TOSLink input interface so if the Dixon has one of those you could get away with getting 5.1 through that.

Sadly as you say the Dixon has no manual anyone can find but a photo of the back panel could help.
 
SauRoNZA said:
It seems that the TV has an Optical/TOSLink input interface so if the Dixon has one of those you could get away with getting 5.1 through that.

Sadly as you say the Dixon has no manual anyone can find but a photo of the back panel could help.
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@SauRoNZA nope, Dixon does not have optical, regrettably.
I am no sure how, but I can gladly somehow take a picture of the back of the Dixaon and post it here
 
markanthony60 said:
@SauRoNZA nope, Dixon does not have optical, regrettably.
I am no sure how, but I can gladly somehow take a picture of the back of the Dixaon and post it here
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Aah that's unfortunate and with the TV having Optical I would imagine it doesn't do digital coax which the Dixon probably does do.
 
markanthony60 said:
Here is the back of the Dixon.
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This is probably what you can use:


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markanthony60 said:
I did no think of an HDMI splitter, I might look into that option.
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By the way, there are splitters aplenty, but also bidirectional splitters. Example:

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Although, all things considered, why not just sell the Dixon set and buy a modern surround sound setup?
 
markanthony60 said:
Here is the back of the Dixon.
I did no think of an HDMI splitter, I might look into that option.
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Aaah it does indeed have a digital coax output.

What are the changes of the TV having one of those, the manual isn’t quite clear.
 
DapperDanMan said:
This is probably what you can use:


But you can find that device cheaper here:

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By the way, there are splitters aplenty, but also bidirectional splitters. Example:

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Although, all things considered, why not just sell the Dixon set and buy a modern surround sound setup?
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@DapperDanMan Ok, last question first answered. I got this Dixon for next to nothing and "modern" surround sound systems seem to be a soundbar with a subwoofer. I am not at all interested in a soundbar, I want the proper 5.1 setup with all the speakers. I am old school. I did have one at one stage, complete with 7.1 sound card but the speaker sysrem packed up and its almost impossible to fined a similar speaker setup even 2nd hand.
Now, on to the HDMI splitter, that looks like EXACTLY what I am looking for, I will see online where I can perhaps get one. Could you perhaps share the link where you found that? I have just looked and cannot seem to find it. Thank you.
 
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SauRoNZA said:
Aaah it does indeed have a digital coax output.

What are the changes of the TV having one of those, the manual isn’t quite clear.
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@SauRoNZA would that digital coax output be the same as the "component"in and " AV in2" on the back of the TV, as seen in this image?
 

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markanthony60 said:
@SauRoNZA would that digital coax output be the same as the "component"in and " AV in2" on the back of the TV, as seen in this image?
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No unfortunately not.

It’s a “mono” digital connection.

It maybe be one of those PC connectors top left and the TV came with a little break out cable to convert it but the manual is deeply lacking.
 
SauRoNZA said:
No unfortunately not.

It’s a “mono” digital connection.

It maybe be one of those PC connectors top left and the TV came with a little break out cable to convert it but the manual is deeply lacking.
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@SauRoNZA Yes, the manual is sadly lacking. I do know that the one 3.5mm jack marked "audio out" does give me sound to the Dixon system, from HDMI, when using the 3.5mm to RCA/6.3MM jack, however, it is extremely loud and distorted and no way to control the volume. For some reason the TV volume control does not affect that output.
 
when buying those hdmi switches just check they come with power supply as well

some make use of a power supply and some need one but doesnt come with one when you buy from takealot
 
SauRoNZA said:
Aaah it does indeed have a digital coax output.

What are the changes of the TV having one of those, the manual isn’t quite clear.
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Yeah it has one for out, not for in :-(. This looks like those DVD 5.1 systems you can buy. Basically limited on the inputs to Aux or RCA
 
Lupus said:
Yeah it has one for out, not for in :-(. This looks like those DVD 5.1 systems you can buy. Basically limited on the inputs to Aux or RCA
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Looks like it, yes. Strange thing though is that the "aux" input on the Dixon unit does not seem to work, either. I only get sound from speakers when using the "mic" input.
 
markanthony61 said:
Looks like it, yes. Strange thing though is that the "aux" input on the Dixon unit does not seem to work, either. I only get sound from speakers when using the "mic" input.
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Very odd :-( may need an upgrade
 
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