Can you plug a portable speaker or soundbar in the hdmi output, will it work simultaneously as you watch your tv?
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This is just a switch, not a hub. If you need it as an out put in will be an out put but, if you are using this for your TV signal than the speakers won't work.
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There is an HDMI plug - wouldn't that hook up to a sound bar? Also a headphone jack.
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That's probably not going to work since there is only one output source for the speakers - and those are for the speaker wires. the coax, component video, and optical cable are all inputs, only one hdmi output to connnect to your tv, the rest of the hdmi are all input from your other devices as well. do some search you may find a coax output for speakers, but it may be difficult because a lot of newer receivers are either hdmi, optical, component video and even bluetooth.
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yeah but its just a monitor so there will be no sound coming from it. you have to use an external source for the sound. oh for the hdmi you can just buy a $5 adapter from walmart or some other place. disregard my last comment!
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That is my configuration, and it works great. As soon as you hook up the HDMI the Samsung TV recognizes the soundbar, and your done! You will love the difference and ease of connection. Enjoy!
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That'll work. What I did since I have multiple things connected to my tv (gaming system, satellite, blue ray player), I have all these things connected to my tv via HDMI cable with the tv connected to the soundbar via optical cable; I get to utilize the soundbar for all my connections this way.
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Sure AC, no worries. There are bluetooth adapters that you can buy that will allow you to connect your tv to a separate speaker. Just do a Google search for 'bluetooth speaker adapter' for tv. Hope that helps.
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Yes. I usually plug and hdmi cable into my laptop and play through speakers but either way works.
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You need a receiver or amplifier. Use the HDMI or Digital out or Optical out from TV to a receiver/amp and then hook up the speakers to the amp. Directly from TV, it won't work.
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I haven't connect a soundbar, but there is a headphone jack on the back of the set, so I'm assuming you could run a audio cord form the headphone jack to the input on the soundbar. I'm not sure if the soundbar has a hdmi connection, but there are two on the back of the tv so perhaps you could also connect it with a hdmi cord. Sorry about the lack of knowledge, but perhaps knowing which connectors are available will help you when looking at the soundbar's connectors.
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Jim, i have this unit and hdmi is finicky so i couldn't get it to work. So no big loss. Instead, use fiber optic audio output of tv to feed optical input of soundbar and all will be good.Regards,Greg
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I don't believe so, at least I haven't gotten it to work with my TV. But I have a good sound system for my computer, and since they are both in the same room, I'm fine with it, since all I have for my TV is the stock built-in speakers. This might be a different story if you had a home entertainment system for your TV??
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If you TV has a HDMI connection it should work or use the audio out from the TV to the line 1 or 2 connections on the sound bar.
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This soundbar does not accept HDMI inputs. The concept is to connect most of your sources to the TV and then send the audio output from the TV back to the soundback
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PamRosa, We haven't tested that, so it's difficult to give a definitive answer. You can try by using an RCA cable to your receiver from the "audio out" port while it's connected. If not, however, we can't offer support on how to make that happen. HDMI usually carries both the audio and video through the same cable, and the design may not offer an option. --Mr. S
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Yes, you may connect the HDMI out ARC of your receiver to the HDMI in of this Sony Soundbar HTCT370. This can work as a speaker of your receiver. -Ely
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The soundbar has multiple inputs....optical, coax and RCA so you should be able to hook up just about anything.