ufo550
Distinguished Member
I'm after some advice about connections between my devices before I buy. This stuff confuses me.
We've moved to a new house, so the old amp & speakers are not allowed into the living room. I thought the simplest option would be to buy a soundbar or soundbase etc. I'm not a sound aficionado, just want something better than the tv speakers I'm currently relying on, although Dolby Atmos would be nice, to watch movies & F1, but I suppose anything's better than I have now.
What confuses me are the hdmi connections. I have a just a TV, Sky Q & Blu-ray player. Most of the cheaper end soundbars only seem to have one hdmi in. My Sony tv has a ARC hdmi socket.
So how would I connect up a potential soundbar, and would I always have to use the soundbar to watch TV, like the news first thing in the morning etc?
I did have a sound issue with Sony UBP-X800, where I could never get sound to my amp via hdmi, so bit weary of buying something else and having problems.
We've moved to a new house, so the old amp & speakers are not allowed into the living room. I thought the simplest option would be to buy a soundbar or soundbase etc. I'm not a sound aficionado, just want something better than the tv speakers I'm currently relying on, although Dolby Atmos would be nice, to watch movies & F1, but I suppose anything's better than I have now.
What confuses me are the hdmi connections. I have a just a TV, Sky Q & Blu-ray player. Most of the cheaper end soundbars only seem to have one hdmi in. My Sony tv has a ARC hdmi socket.
So how would I connect up a potential soundbar, and would I always have to use the soundbar to watch TV, like the news first thing in the morning etc?
I did have a sound issue with Sony UBP-X800, where I could never get sound to my amp via hdmi, so bit weary of buying something else and having problems.