Using Audio Out On Samsung Tv
Had the same problem.
Using audio out on samsung tv. The manual such as it is is a joke. You can get a smart tv converter i have both samsung 3d blu ray player and apple tv both with optical audio out for about 100 each. A toslink optical fiber. Most samsung tvs support the hdmi feature called audio return channel hdmi arc is designed to reduce the amount of cables between your tv and an external home theatre system or soundbar.
On my old samsung 32 inch tv i was able to plug in my computer speakers and or earbuds and got quite good sound. In this short video i will show you how to correctly connect or hook up an optical audio cable to your samsung tv or soundbar. This issue occurs both over hdmi and when i connected my hitachi sound bar via digital optical cable i have now disconnected the soundbar and i am using the tv speakers. To get the tv sound from external speaker connect tv and external speaker sound receiver or home theater with any of the below options.
I am afraid to push too hard but i had no problem with the old tv. Or any tv device with an optical cable. You ll likely need a 4 6 foot analog audio cable with stereo rca or miniplug jacks. Ue40nu7120 from argos about 4 days ago and i m having an issue with the sound cutting out.
Use hdmi video out from converter to tv use the optical audio out to your sound bar and play with audio output options on the converter to see which option will push the audio to your. Once all the tools are available hook up the speakers to the tv using the appropriate audio cables and then power on the tv and speakers. With hdmi cable arc port best way to setup connecting your sound receiver to the tv with hdmi will give you the best possible audio. The connection guide on the tv explicitly mentions the ability to choose between optical and audio out illustrating the different cable connectors for each.
I bought a brand new samsung 4k uhd tv model. Damned if i can find something that works using one of the two coloured ports which are labelled av in and component in nor find any other port. With hdmi arc the audio signal is capable of travelling both ways to and from the speakers which will improve the sound quality and latency of the signal really it just means you don t need a second optical. If the tv and stereo system support hdmi connections then be sure to pick up those cables as well.
Connect your tv to an external audio system for audio sources that originate from or must pass through your tv internally such as over the air broadcasts or if you have a smart tv connect audio from streaming content using one of the above options that you may have access to.