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TV and Soundbar Connection

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Blumine1818
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TV and Soundbar Connection

I am about to take delivery of a Sony KD-55XF9005 and HT-ZF9.

I have Sky Q and a Sony UBP-X800 to connect.

 

Is it simply a question of TV ARC to Soundbar ARC connection, and then Sky Q and the UBP-X800 to HDMI in to the Soundbar? Is is that simple?

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IamNic
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Hi @Blumine1818,

 

wouldn't it be even easier to connect the Soundbar to the TV via HDMI (with ARC) and then connect the Sky box and the Player to the TV normally via HDMI?

 

- Nic

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Blumine1818
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Hi Nic 

Many thanks for the reply.

That is a good point.

 

On the TV, not all HDMI are fully 4k compatible to my limited understanding, so the soundbar would passthrough full 4k?

 

 

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IamNic
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@Blumine1818  schrieb:

 

On the TV, not all HDMI are fully 4k compatible to my limited understanding, so the soundbar would passthrough full 4k? 


According to the manual all HDMI-ports support 4K.

 

- Nic

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Blumine1818
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Perhaps I misread the input and output details in the specs section incorrectly.

I thought it referred to HDMI 2/3 only?

It's not very clear to an amateur.

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IamNic
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Hi @Blumine1818,

 

you are not the first person to get confused by the footnotes.

 

It only refers to Cinema 4K (4096x2160 pixels) resolution and 50/60fps playback.

 

- Nic

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Blumine1818
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Thanks again Nic

 

Do I assume from this that I would connect my Sony UBP-X800 to one of these or wouldn't it matter?

 

Much appreciated

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IamNic
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Hi @Blumine1818,

 

4K Blu-Rays only use 24p max, so it doesn't matter to which port you connect it.

 

The soundbar has to go on the ARC HDMI port though.

 

- Nic

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Blumine1818
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Many thanks Nic

I'm all set!

 

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IamNic
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Hi @Blumine1818,

 


@Blumine1818  schrieb:

I'm all set! 


awesome :slight_smile:

 

Let me know if you have another question.

 

- Nic