Soundbar & DSTV

[Deacon101]

Hiya,

I've just bought a sound bar but can't get the sound for dstv to work.

My connection is as follows;
Dstv to TV via hdmi
TV to sound bar via RCA cables.

Please help!

 

[VALVE-boy]

Deacon

Yip...it won't work that way! From your DSTV you go (audio rca cables) to the Sound bar and leave the hdmi to your tv. when you want sound bar sound, your tv sound must then be on "0"...

this will work

 

[web]

Mine is DSTV HDMI to sound bar then HDMI from soundbar to the TV

 

[Shockwave_]

There are two ways to connect your soundbar

You can either connect the soundbar via the audio out on your decoder using the red and white rca cables , but your tv probably has an audio out either a auxiliary out or rca , make sure you use the correct ports ( your tv manual should tell you)

Oh and don't forget to check the setting on your tv

 

[Deacon101]

Shot okes....sound is working!

Man, what a difference.

 

[RazedInBlack]

Or you could use an optical cable from your tv to your sound bar if theres an input on either.

 

[Roman4604]

Or you could use an optical cable from your tv to your sound bar if theres an input on either.

Yep, that's how I run mine (TV -optical-> SB).

Pros: SB plays audio for all TV sources whether external HDMI (e.g. DSTV Explora, Chromecast, PS3) or internal (e.g. TV DLNA media player, Smart streaming apps).

Cons: All audio is only stereo (PCM), no 5.1 surround (i.e. no 5.1 HDMI in->optical out, I believe a limitation of my TV). Not a major issue as SB is only 2.1.


BTW: Samsung PS51E550 TV -> Samsung HW-F455 SoundBar. So no surround from this set-up, but rather a decent increase in audio volume and quality (specifically bass) over the internal TV speakers.