Question HELP! Old plasma doesn’t have HDMI Arc

[jjjamonit]

Hi all! I have read at least 100 posts and can’t get a straightforward answer. I have an old Panasonic plasma TV and the speaker is broken. I am looking at soundbars, but they all need HDMI Arc and my TV only has regular HDMI. There’s also a digital audio out port on my TV, but it doesn’t say “optical” (here is a website that happens to have a photo of my same port: https://www.smithgear.com/howtocotvhet.html). Can someone please tell me what kind of soundbar I need? Is it possible to connect the tv HDMI to the soundbar HDMI Arc through some sort of “converter” or “adapter?” And no — I don’t have any pass through device like a blue Ray or DVR. I would be so grateful if someone could just give me a simple and understandable answer. Many thanks!!!!!

 

[Susannah221]

Hi. Did you get a soundbar? I am having the same issue. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[jjjamonit]

No one responded but I bought the digital optical cable and even though it didn’t look like it was going to fit, it did!!! Here is the link: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/insignia-6-digital-optical-audio-cable-black/6401899.p?skuId=6401899