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    Solved! Is there any advantage to connect cable box to soundbar?

    Thank you, @jsmithepa and @americanaudiophole. My main dilemma is wanting to connect everything through the soundbar to take advantage of lossless audio but having only one HDCP HDMI In port on the soundbar and possibly two 4k sources (BD Player and Cable). Right now I don't think I even have...
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    Solved! Is there any advantage to connect cable box to soundbar?

    I have a setup with 4k Samsung tv, Sony soundbar, blu ray player, PS4. I'm upgrading the blu ray player to a 4k player and will also redo the existing connections so that I can take advantage of lossless audio. TV has 4 HDMI ports (1 ARC). Soundbar has 3 HDMI In and one HDMI out. However...
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    Should I Replace Optical Connection between Soundbar and TV with HDMI?

    Thank you so much for the clear explanation and the advice!
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    Should I Replace Optical Connection between Soundbar and TV with HDMI?

    @americanaudiophole, Thank you for the information! Right now my TV is set to bitstream for digital audio input. However, my BluRay player is set to PCM for digital audio output. I was looking at the BluRay player settings over the weekend and tried to change the digital audio output to...
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    Should I Replace Optical Connection between Soundbar and TV with HDMI?

    I have a Sony soundbar system with wireless subwoofer and rear speakers (HT-RT5). When we first got it, we had to use both an HDMI cable and an optical cable to connect to our TV because that TV didn’t support ARC. Our Blu Ray player and PS4 were connected directly to the soundbar. Later we...
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    Repair Cracked 82" Samsung Screen or Replace for $800 more?

    We sent photos in to Samsung; they will not send anyone out to look at a cracked screen. The photos were evaluated and their assessment was that it was caused by physical damage. But there were no signs of damage on the outside. The TV was wall mounted; there's a stairwell on the other side...
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    Repair Cracked 82" Samsung Screen or Replace for $800 more?

    We returned home from a vacation and found that the screen on our 82" Samsung TV (Model UN82MU8000FXZA) was internally cracked. We have no idea how it happened; no one had access to our house while we were gone and the TV was working fine the night before we left. The TV was purchased in July...