Soundbar HT-XT1: question on optical input

[HornetMaX]

Hi all,

i've just received my HT-XT1 and I've connected it to my 42W653A via HDMI (ARC), all works fine.

I have an old dvd player that is connected to the TV via a component vido cable (YPbPr, no hdmi out). For the audio from the dvd player, if I use a classical analog cable from the dvd to the tv, then all works fine, the audio is transfered from the tv to the ht-xt1.

But if I use the digital audio out of the dvd player (optical cable) to connect it straight to the HT-XT1, then I don't get any sound.

There's no way to manually select the "digital in" (OPT(TV)) as source. It seems that as an hdmi arc is connected, the HT-XT1 disregards the digital in.

It seems a bit weird to me: we have a digital input but it can be used only when an hdmi arc is not used ?

Am I missing something ?

[Anonymous]

Hi there

No your not missing anything, the optical is designed for tv only:

So, you will need to connect the DVD to the TV.  Alternatively, bluray players are now pretty cheap and they do play DVDs.

Cheers

[HornetMaX]

Thanks for the reply Quinnicus.

It just feels "wrong" to have a digital input and not be able to actually use it for whichever external device without going through the TV. I mean, it's just a matter of having:

  TV->HDMI1->HDMI2->HDMI3->DIGITAL->ANALOG->BT AU

That would make much more sense. Overall not a big deal, it's just a strange design.