Connecting new TV to soundbar by Bluetooth rather than optical - quality difference?

charltonfan1 · 28 Apr 2019 at 14:43

Neither remote on my new Samsung TV can control the volume on my sound bar when it is connected via optical. Previous TV this was not the case and the TV remote could adjust the volume when connected the same way.

If I connect the new TV to the sound bar by Bluetooth I am able to use the new remote to adjust volume.

Is audio over Bluetooth significantly worse than Optical?

charltonfan1 · 28 Apr 2019 at 18:43

Fair enough.

Why can't my Samsung remotes control my sound bar like my old remotes could?

charltonfan1 · 29 Apr 2019 at 08:24

Previously the TV remote control was picked up by the soundbar automatically without me needing to pair it so the TV volume didn't come into it.

Now the Samsung remote control tries to adjust the TV volume which is fixed

Unsure why my LG and BTYouview remotes are picked up by the sound bar and the Samsung smart and dumb ones aren't

It's a £200 sound bar (Vizio) FYI

charltonfan1 · 29 Apr 2019 at 11:22

Thank you both. Will give those a try later as well as test if I can hear the difference between the two input methods

charltonfan1 · 29 Apr 2019 at 20:03

Success!

Just realised how to find the universal remote menu on the TV and Vizio was one of the recognised home theatre brands so paired up nicely

charltonfan1 · 2 May 2019 at 18:43

MonkeyMan said:
Good to see you got it fixed, surprised a £200 soundbar doesn't have HDMI Arc though.

Can't remember which brand but saw a TV advert going on about Bluetooth speakers and thought that must sound terrible. I'm amazed a Wi-Fi standard hasn't replaced it yet.

It was actually £100 now i check the invoice and bought 3 years ago which might explain the lack of HDMI ARC