How would I configure this? HDMI 2.0, 4k@60Hz, NUC, sound bar

[Participant]

Hi all

I'm buying a Skull Canyon NUC for my 4K TV as I want to be able to watch 4K video at 60Hz on it.

However I'm also going to introduce a sound bar into the equation. I ideally want to avoid another AV receiver with surround sound in the living room as we have another cinema room for that and this is more of a formal room, but how would I connect the media PC to the 4K TV as well as get HD sound from the PC to the sound bar?

I was thinking I can connect as follows, with two HDMI cables:

NUC HDMI 2.0----[video+audio]---> sound bar ---> TV

...however are there any sound bars that would take the audio signal and pass through the video to the TV at the right resolution and frequency? Or do I need to either:

a) forget the sound bar and have the HDMI cable going straight from NUC to TV (rubbish sound)
b) buy an AV receiver that supports HDMI 2.0?

Thanks.

 

[Participant]

Thanks for the replies.

This. But if you have digital optical out (Toslink) on your telly (my ickle 32" 1080p telly does) connect the soundbar (if said bar has an input for it, most have) using this. OK it won't be HD sound but figuring that some streaming services don't do this anyway you'll get DD/DTS instead, which via a soundbar will still sound better than telly speakers.

forget HD audio with a soundbar, complete waste of time.

Just use the audio out of the TV, simple and easy.

Good shout. Will the TV optical out probably pass through DTS from video files on the NUC using this method?

How about something like one these HDMI audio Extractor things http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HDMI-HDMI...302894?hash=item33b04f0d6e:g:p2gAAOSwBahVAspy

And send the audio to your sound bar (instead of the Audio amp that in the picture)

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How is this better than using the TV's optical out?

[quote="jpaul, post: 29766900"]if you did not already invest in the soundbar, and the sound quality from the nuc is a priority, as opposed to inbuilt tv tuner sound, have you contemplated either bluetooth or wireless speakers driven directly via the nuc.[/QUOTE]

Bluetooth or wireless wouldn't improve SQ relative to the NUC--[HDMI]-->TV--[Optical]-->sound bar solution being suggest above though, would it? It wouldn't be using the 'inbuilt tv tuner sound'.

And the AV unit I bought for the living room was specifically purchased to house a large wide sound bar, so has a gaping hole in the middle for one, making wireless speakers difficult as I've promised a solution that fits a formal room.