Hello everyone,
I have an LG SK1D soundbar, a basic 2.0ch 100W unit, I got it bundled with my Philips TV. Nothing fancy compared to what I see here, but surely an upgrade over the TV speakers. And it was free lol. The soundbar manual says it's compatible with Dolby Audio, PCM, and DTS Digital Surround, however, there's no indicator to know which format I am using (or none that I know of). I feel overwhelmed with options.
There are 2 ways I could use the soundbar:
1 - Devices connected to the TV via HDMI, and the soundbar connected to the TV via optical. The TV digital output settings are set to send "Stereo uncompressed" audio. There is also "Multichannel" and "Multichannel (bypass)" options, but I don't know if I should use those instead of stereo uncompressed. Does the soundbar have any kind of virtual surround that could somehow make it able to work with 5.1? I have no idea, but what about the aforementioned DTS Digital Surround? And for the devices I'm using, I truly have no idea if the audio formats would work with this setup. It's certainly more convenient, but I would be willing to change if there are ways to improve the audio quality (and ways to use the formats).
2 - I could buy an optical Splitter (3 in, 1 out) and connect everything directly to the soundbar. I imagined this could be better, but I would have to deal with 2 extra optical cables, one extra outlet being used, and the inconvenience of having to switch between sources everything I chance the device I'm using.
To test it out, I've connected my PS3 directly to the TV via optical and I didn't really notice any difference in quality (compared to the sound going through the TV and then to the soundbar). That said, I don't know if I chose the correct format options available on the console, other than PCM. There is Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 available on the, but as the soundbar is 2.0ch. Kinda the same situation as before, as I don't know if I should set multi-channel audio. There is also no way to disable PCM 2 ch, and when playing a game (or watching a movie on the TV), I don't know which formats are being used.
As for the PS4, it only has 3 options (PCM, Bitstream Dolby, and Bitstream DTS). It is currently at BTS Dolby as it sounds a bit louder but not necessarily better (I don't really know). And I'm not sure which option to use on the PS4, in both situations that I mentioned. See how confusing things are for me?
Here's the soundbar's website, if anyone willing to help wants to check its features: LG 2.0 ch Sound Bar with Bluetooth Connectivity | LG UK
Thanks in advance.
I have an LG SK1D soundbar, a basic 2.0ch 100W unit, I got it bundled with my Philips TV. Nothing fancy compared to what I see here, but surely an upgrade over the TV speakers. And it was free lol. The soundbar manual says it's compatible with Dolby Audio, PCM, and DTS Digital Surround, however, there's no indicator to know which format I am using (or none that I know of). I feel overwhelmed with options.
There are 2 ways I could use the soundbar:
1 - Devices connected to the TV via HDMI, and the soundbar connected to the TV via optical. The TV digital output settings are set to send "Stereo uncompressed" audio. There is also "Multichannel" and "Multichannel (bypass)" options, but I don't know if I should use those instead of stereo uncompressed. Does the soundbar have any kind of virtual surround that could somehow make it able to work with 5.1? I have no idea, but what about the aforementioned DTS Digital Surround? And for the devices I'm using, I truly have no idea if the audio formats would work with this setup. It's certainly more convenient, but I would be willing to change if there are ways to improve the audio quality (and ways to use the formats).
2 - I could buy an optical Splitter (3 in, 1 out) and connect everything directly to the soundbar. I imagined this could be better, but I would have to deal with 2 extra optical cables, one extra outlet being used, and the inconvenience of having to switch between sources everything I chance the device I'm using.
To test it out, I've connected my PS3 directly to the TV via optical and I didn't really notice any difference in quality (compared to the sound going through the TV and then to the soundbar). That said, I don't know if I chose the correct format options available on the console, other than PCM. There is Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 available on the, but as the soundbar is 2.0ch. Kinda the same situation as before, as I don't know if I should set multi-channel audio. There is also no way to disable PCM 2 ch, and when playing a game (or watching a movie on the TV), I don't know which formats are being used.
As for the PS4, it only has 3 options (PCM, Bitstream Dolby, and Bitstream DTS). It is currently at BTS Dolby as it sounds a bit louder but not necessarily better (I don't really know). And I'm not sure which option to use on the PS4, in both situations that I mentioned. See how confusing things are for me?
Here's the soundbar's website, if anyone willing to help wants to check its features: LG 2.0 ch Sound Bar with Bluetooth Connectivity | LG UK
Thanks in advance.