Does the Optical Out work with watching BluRay Movies? I read someone said that the optical output doesn't work with watching bluray/dvd movies. I doubt it, but can someone confirm? I put in the order yesterday. I need Optical out to my Receiver surround system while watching movies. Does the Optical Out work with watching BluRay Movies? I read someone said that the optical output doesn't work with watching bluray/dvd movies. I doubt it, but can someone confirm? I put in... » Read More Does the Optical Out work with watching BluRay Movies? I read someone said that the optical output doesn't work with watching bluray/dvd movies. I doubt it, but can someone confirm? I put in the order yesterday. I need Optical out to my Receiver surround system while watching movies. « Show Less
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Yes, The optical output to my Receiver works great! I had the same worries before I hooked it up. The HDMI cable went to my HDMI TV and the optical cable I had went to the receiver for my room soundaround speaker system. The TV speakers work also if you don't want to play the receiver, a earlier mention in another post said, he could not get his TV to play sound out the speakers.... NOT true the sound still travels thru the HDMI cable to the HD TV even with the Optical cable plugged in and ran to the receiver. The sound does not designate one or the other and comes out both. I just keep the volume on my HD TV to 0. Yes, The optical output to my Receiver works great! I had the same worries before I hooked it up. The HDMI cable went to my HDMI TV and the optical cable I had went to the receiver for my room soundaround speaker system. The TV speakers work also if you don't want to play the receiver, a earlier mention in another post said, he could not get his TV to play sound out the speakers.... NOT true the sound still travels thru the HDMI cable to the HD TV even with the Optical cable plugged in and ran to the receiver. The sound does not designate one or the other and comes out both. I just keep the... » Read More Yes, The optical output to my Receiver works great! I had the same worries before I hooked it up. The HDMI cable went to my HDMI TV and the optical cable I had went to the receiver for my room soundaround speaker system. The TV speakers work also if you don't want to play the receiver, a earlier mention in another post said, he could not get his TV to play sound out the speakers.... NOT true the sound still travels thru the HDMI cable to the HD TV even with the Optical cable plugged in and ran to the receiver. The sound does not designate one or the other and comes out both. I just keep the volume on my HD TV to 0. « Show Less
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I didn't play with it enough to see if the Bluray INPUTS sounds from the HDMI. (I believe the HDMI is for output.) The optical digital is easy to pipe any sound that would normally be coming out of the TV into the bluray. ie VCR, Wii, laptop. Set the bluray on "TV" and it plays whatever the TV speakers would be playing. (I'll have to check if there is an "HDMI input" mode on the Bluray.)-Will
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Hi Craig: i need clarification. If it is hooked up to a bluray, then it follows the movie settings that you have listed? what if i am watching regular tv, do i set it on "standard", and what are the settings? thanks.
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Haig, I'm not sure which "problems" with optical out have been occurring with the Sonos. But 5.1 from the TV's optical audio only happens from two sources: The digital OTA tuner (local broadcasts) and the Apps (like Netflix streaming with 5.1). All incoming signals via HDMI would be down-sampled to a 2.0/2.1 stereo signal out of the TV's optical port. It has to do with rules pertaining to copy protection with HDMI. Being a gamer, we recommend that if you have a 5.1 system, route the 5.1 audio from your game system direct from the optical out to the receiver - just bypass the TV altogether in terms of audio. Unfortunately, there are no "lag" comparisons I can offer - from our TVs, much less other manufacturers. Naturally, we stay neutral with comparisons and comments on other brands, so we can't really speak on their 'lag'. That said, we do have a "Game Mode" on our televisions that allow you to drop some of the additional picture processing in favor of a faster transition. But since this is a UHD, you'll want to make sure your game system is outputting a 1080p resolution. That way, the TV doesn't have to take additional processing resources with a lower incoming signal resolution. The higher the incoming resolution, the less processing that has to happen, which will only help decrease that lag. So double check on your game system. Let us know if we can help further, and thanks for your interest in Samsung televisions. --Mr. S
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I hooked it up to the TV. Works OK but no sound in the rear speakers (surround) for regular TV or the online stuff. I wonder if the online stuff would be better (surround, etc.) if plugged into the Blu Ray player. The other annoying thing is I have to use three remotes and have to keep switch the blu Ray to "D in 1" to get any sound from TV/internet.
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I have not had that problem. How ever I have had an issue with AV Receivers only getting stereo from the optical out.
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What if you have a 360 as well? The 360 doesn't have an optical slot if you're using the HDMI.Can you connect an optical cable from the TV to the receiver so you can skip the hassle of switching wires between the PS3/360/Cable, or is that possible? I want to use HDMI or else what's the point of an HDTV?
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Thanks Richard! I'll try the reboot first. I almost bought a Roku but needed a dvd player so just got that. So I can hook up the Roku and still have the blu ray player while using the Roku for streaming?I appreciate your advice!
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Unfortunately I can give you no answer regarding this question. I am using the HDMI inputs/outputs. My unit has 4 HDMI in and 2 HDMI out. I do not recall my unit having optical outputs.
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Does this mean that the speakers on teh TV will still be able to play audio?And that the audio from the DVD needs to get to the Onkyo via optical?So you can use the TV for center speaker, and the rest of the speakers for the soundstage? Sounds good! And also allows the system to remain simple to use (for the wife) without the Onkyo, but can easily become a ciname system at the press of a power button? Wow!
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The only use for the optical out that I can see is to send stereo sound to an amp or receiver. Its just a different medium than using the stereo white/red rca connectors. Any sound that comes into the tv, basically standard coaxial cable, would be output to the receiver.To me this is pointless because if you have a receiver to begin with, just hook the video signals to the tv and the audio signals to the receiver. Just use the tv as a monitor.The PS3 might have a setting in the unit to enable sound through optical out.
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Will,Why do you need an optical cable and an HDMI between the TV and the Bluray? Doesn't the HDMI do both audio and video?Brian
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Do you want the sound to go into your TV from your DVD player? If so, this device won't do that. It converts a digital coaxial signal into an optical signal. I use it to run sound from my TV to my soundbar. My TV only has coaxial out and my soundbar only has optical in.
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When I first got it, it did. An automatic update seems to have disabled that function. To use the DVD/BluRay I have to load a disc. Then it automatically plays. If you pause a movie and turn off the unit, when you restart you have to eject the disc and reinsert. Not sure why it lost the ability to list it in the menu. May just be a flaw with my unit. You can ask Sony directly. It doesn't annoy me enough to mess with because I normally just stream movies from the internet these days or play CD's and concert videos.
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When I use the HDMI hookup, I've used the audio output from my laptop. I had to turn off the HDMI audio output on my laptop to do it. If you're using a bluray player, I'm not sure.
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I have this receiver and wanted to let you know that on this model the HDMI ports are ONLY FOR Video. You need to use an optical cable to get at least 5.1 sound. The advantage of HDMI is that the audio and video signals are on the same cable. I don't know why it doesn't work like that on this one? It is not the top of the line so the newer ones probably have it. I think the norm now is 7.1 or 7.2 channels. It is a good receiver though. I don't even have a subwoofer hooked up to it and it still sounds good. I hope that helps you out. You can plug an optical cable from the tv to the receiver but it might be only 2 channel surround sound. I use that setup for my roku 3 I hope this helps. I have this receiver and wanted to let you know that on this model the HDMI ports are ONLY FOR Video. You need to use an optical cable to get at least 5.1 sound. The advantage of HDMI is that the audio and video signals are on the same cable. I don't know why it doesn't work like that on this one? It is not the top of the line so the newer ones probably have it. I think the norm now is 7.1 or 7.2 channels. It is a good receiver though. I don't even have a subwoofer hooked up to it and it still sounds good. I hope that helps you out. You can plug an optical cable from the tv to the receiver... » Read More I have this receiver and wanted to let you know that on this model the HDMI ports are ONLY FOR Video. You need to use an optical cable to get at least 5.1 sound. The advantage of HDMI is that the audio and video signals are on the same cable. I don't know why it doesn't work like that on this one? It is not the top of the line so the newer ones probably have it. I think the norm now is 7.1 or 7.2 channels. It is a good receiver though. I don't even have a subwoofer hooked up to it and it still sounds good. I hope that helps you out. You can plug an optical cable from the tv to the receiver but it might be only 2 channel surround sound. I use that setup for my roku 3 I hope this helps. « Show Less
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The receiver needs to be on for anything you connect to it's hdmi inputs to be heard and/or seen. You can watch TV and listen to it through your tv speakers with the receiver off, but you won't get the digital (optical out) sound coming through your speakers that are hooked up to the receiver. As far as game consoles, blu-rays, streaming boxes, etc., if these things are connected to the receiver's hdmi inputs, in order for your to hear and see them, the receiver will have to be on.