cunnas
Distinguished Member
Hi all
I have recently purchased a LG NB4530a Sound Bar having read a lot of reviews online.
I've set it up and all is working great - overall it is a huge improvement on my current TV audio.
However, I have a bit of a question to do with the whole Dolby/Virtual Surround.
I currently have the following setup - a Panasonic SMART 42" 3D TV. I have the following devices attached; SKY HD on HDMI 1, sound bar on HDMI 2 (ARC), XBOX ONE on HDMI 3 and a Net Top PC on 4.
Edit - I can pass a device, such as SKY through the sound bar and that seems to allow me to select the Dolby option within SKY and keep the sound - but by doing this I need to press a button on the sound bar remote to view SKY and I lose the SKY remote control use for volume.
It all works really well through ARC and by using ARC it means the sound bar turns off/on with the TV and also allows me to use my SKY remote to adjust the sound on the bar when viewing SKY without the need for using the sound bar remote - good for the wife!
The thing is, am I missing out on a better quality of sound by using HDMI over optical?
In my SKY settings, if I choose to use Dolby over HDMI the sound disappears. When I choose the Dobly/DTS option on the XBOX it says system not supported.
My TV does have an optical out which I have tried using instead of ARC HDMI - it works but I lose the use of my SKY remote and the sound bar no longer goes on and off with the TV.
So my question is, in order to get the best sound would I have to DIRECTLY attach each device (SKY or XBOX) to the sound bar using an optical cable and NOT use either HDMI ARC or the TVs own optical socket?
I'm really sorry if this is such a basic and daft question to ask but having googled this over the past day or 2 I'm getting different answers and confusing solutions.
The thing is, I like the setup I have now, it works well, no button pressing to change sound sources, no multiple remotes etc but I do worry that I am missing out on something. I know I don't have a 5.1 setup but I had assumed that the sound bar I got would "attempt" a surround sound experience and I am worried that I am simply not getting that because of the setup I have chosen?
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated
I have recently purchased a LG NB4530a Sound Bar having read a lot of reviews online.
I've set it up and all is working great - overall it is a huge improvement on my current TV audio.
However, I have a bit of a question to do with the whole Dolby/Virtual Surround.
I currently have the following setup - a Panasonic SMART 42" 3D TV. I have the following devices attached; SKY HD on HDMI 1, sound bar on HDMI 2 (ARC), XBOX ONE on HDMI 3 and a Net Top PC on 4.
Edit - I can pass a device, such as SKY through the sound bar and that seems to allow me to select the Dolby option within SKY and keep the sound - but by doing this I need to press a button on the sound bar remote to view SKY and I lose the SKY remote control use for volume.
It all works really well through ARC and by using ARC it means the sound bar turns off/on with the TV and also allows me to use my SKY remote to adjust the sound on the bar when viewing SKY without the need for using the sound bar remote - good for the wife!
The thing is, am I missing out on a better quality of sound by using HDMI over optical?
In my SKY settings, if I choose to use Dolby over HDMI the sound disappears. When I choose the Dobly/DTS option on the XBOX it says system not supported.
My TV does have an optical out which I have tried using instead of ARC HDMI - it works but I lose the use of my SKY remote and the sound bar no longer goes on and off with the TV.
So my question is, in order to get the best sound would I have to DIRECTLY attach each device (SKY or XBOX) to the sound bar using an optical cable and NOT use either HDMI ARC or the TVs own optical socket?
I'm really sorry if this is such a basic and daft question to ask but having googled this over the past day or 2 I'm getting different answers and confusing solutions.
The thing is, I like the setup I have now, it works well, no button pressing to change sound sources, no multiple remotes etc but I do worry that I am missing out on something. I know I don't have a 5.1 setup but I had assumed that the sound bar I got would "attempt" a surround sound experience and I am worried that I am simply not getting that because of the setup I have chosen?
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated