Sound Bar Setup - How To Set Up A Soundbar with HDMI, ARC, Optical

Brother you saved me from taking a hammer to my TV, cable box and sound bar lol. Keep doing noble work!

I had watched several other videos on connecting soundbars, and managed to get my setup connected- the wrong way. Only when watching this video did it get across to me that my former hub-based view of electronics wasn’t how HDMI-ARC works. Before acquiring a soundbar, my history in entertainment electronics centered around plugging all components into a receiver, and using that to control the system as desired. Now that the receiver is gone, I have only the soundbar, smart TV, and a streaming device. Once I realized that the soundbar now acts as the central link in a daisy-chain between the streaming device and TV, everything fell into place. Ten thumbs-up for this short but very helpful video.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍.

I went through about 17 videos and yours made complete sense. After 2 hours with needed brakes I finally got it. Thanks

This was so clearly explained that it's hard to imagine someone getting it wrong after watching your video. Thank you very much for your time and beautifully made video!

Annnnnnd I’m less than 4 minutes this man just explained everything I have been doubting. Sweet baby Jesus bro….TY!!

Thank you for giving us different options how to connect the soundbar. My soundbar has usb port and optical port. I only have hdmi cable and bluetooth receiver and didnt work. But after I found your tutorial, I was searching for my optical cable inside my house. Glad I found one and tried connecting the optic cable. Within few seconds, I have a great sound coming from my soundbar and save few bucks. Thank you so much!!!

This was one of the best videos for giving me ideas and instructions. My Sound system now sounds incredible.

Your video resolved our loss of audio between the sound bar and tv. Thank you!

Just upgraded to the Sony 9000F soundbar, and I went looking for tutorials. So far, the Sony has really done great. It replaced a 15 year old Harmon Kardon 2.1 repurposed PC setup that worked okay, but was starting to short out. I'm on analog input for now until I upgrade TV to new 4k. Anyway, awesome video and info. Subscribed!

I was having issues connecting the instabox S60M to my tv. The only option I had was the Optical connection as the other options were not available on my tv. I finally came across your video and you mentioned that some sound bars aren’t compatible while on Dolby sound.....that’s what my problem was, so a simple change from Dolby Digital to PCM solves my frustrating issue. Thank You so much for that very important minor detail!!!!

Thank you so much! I couldn’t get it to work for the life of me but have done now after watching your clip - thank you!!!

Setting this up was pissing me clean tf off. This got me right together. Thanks man🙏🏽 YouTube is God’s gift.

Your presentation and explanation was clean and simple! You my man, just earned yourself a sub 👍🏼

I love your channel so much Chris! You helped me pick a projector and now you're making this super easy. Thanks!

Thankyou, I've recent came across your channel and I've been binge watching your videos like crazy, you are awesome. Subscribed.

Love your video! I'm a tech spaz & you kept it short, sweet & concise. Plus you weren't annoying!😎

Just what I needed to know... and more. I wish more but not all youtube videos were this simple and to the point and informative. Thank you.

THANK YOU!!! never thought it would be so difficult to find a video that just simply and plainly explains what you just did, my hats off to you sir.

Thank god. Now my soundbar working perfectly with a super detail sound experience. Very informative and helpful video. Thank you again.

I had issues with audio video sync but after connecting everything to the sound bar through HDMI it's all fixed thanks to you. THANK YOU SO MUCH I APPRECIATE IT!