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the Sony has only 1 HDMI in hence the question I suppose HDMI splitter is the answer then yes, both have ARC but according to the SONY BDV-E770W manual, when you use a Toslink setup, it takes precedence over HDMI The TV is Phillips 55PFL5706 this is so frustrating... sigh

the problem is i can't get surround sound with the fire stick via hdmi2 sound from the stick only comes through the TV speaker which is extremely sucky i suppose if i add an HDMI switch to HDMI 1 (ARC) that will solve the problem?

I need to have my optical cable from the cable box to TV so i can connect my fire stick and get sound via surround sound. prob is my Philips TV does not have an optical IN UNBELIEVABLE that a 55" wouldn't but alas, here i am is there an audio extractor of some sort that I can get to solve the...