TechDumbo
Novice Member
Hello you lovely folks! I need your unbiased advice please!
As my name suggests, I am a 68 year old tech numpty (idiot) who is trying to set up the best sound setup in my living room.
My living room is 8m x 5m, with my TV above the fireplace in the corner. My wife will not allow me to have the classic sound surround because she doesn't want to be sitting inside Stonehenge!!! So I am limited to a soundbar + 1 sub. Main seating is 3-4m from the TV.
Last year I bought a Samsung Q60R 55in TV. I know, I know, I know................big mistake.
Because of this purchase my limit on resolution is HDR10+ and limit on sound (on the TV) is Dolby Digital Plus.
Also the TV doesn't have an eARC HDMI, only ARC.
So, after hours of mind-numbing research (which is quite tiring with my age and mental capabilities) I have brilliantly reached the conclusion that I need to use a Soundbar as the system hub, as opposed to the classic setup of using the TV.
In a perfect world, I would like to have Dolby Atmos (I understand that Dolby Vision is not possible with my TV).
So I need (I think) an active Soundbar which has Dolby Atmos, which has at least one HDMI input, an ARC HDMI output, and enough oooompfff to fill the room.
If the Soundbar has only one HDMI input, then I am thinking of purchasing a PlayStation 5, as this would double as a Blu Ray player, an AVR and be internet compliant.
Basically have the Soundbar as the hub, with everything plugged into it, and the TV as the slave.
Not perfect, I know, but if it is the best I can have, then I will live with it.
My price limit on the Soundbar is about 1000 (pounds, euros or dollars).
Any ideas which Soundbar would fulfill this setup???
As my name suggests, I am a 68 year old tech numpty (idiot) who is trying to set up the best sound setup in my living room.
My living room is 8m x 5m, with my TV above the fireplace in the corner. My wife will not allow me to have the classic sound surround because she doesn't want to be sitting inside Stonehenge!!! So I am limited to a soundbar + 1 sub. Main seating is 3-4m from the TV.
Last year I bought a Samsung Q60R 55in TV. I know, I know, I know................big mistake.
Because of this purchase my limit on resolution is HDR10+ and limit on sound (on the TV) is Dolby Digital Plus.
Also the TV doesn't have an eARC HDMI, only ARC.
So, after hours of mind-numbing research (which is quite tiring with my age and mental capabilities) I have brilliantly reached the conclusion that I need to use a Soundbar as the system hub, as opposed to the classic setup of using the TV.
In a perfect world, I would like to have Dolby Atmos (I understand that Dolby Vision is not possible with my TV).
So I need (I think) an active Soundbar which has Dolby Atmos, which has at least one HDMI input, an ARC HDMI output, and enough oooompfff to fill the room.
If the Soundbar has only one HDMI input, then I am thinking of purchasing a PlayStation 5, as this would double as a Blu Ray player, an AVR and be internet compliant.
Basically have the Soundbar as the hub, with everything plugged into it, and the TV as the slave.
Not perfect, I know, but if it is the best I can have, then I will live with it.
My price limit on the Soundbar is about 1000 (pounds, euros or dollars).
Any ideas which Soundbar would fulfill this setup???