Will this sound bar work with this TV?

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So i'm a complete noob when it comes to sound bars. I've never used one and therefore have no idea how they hook up to a TV. I wanted to get my mum one for her birthday and wondered if i'd be able to hook one up to her TV. Here's a link to all the ports on her TV http://imgur.com/bguPQjG. And here's a link to the sound bar I was thinking about getting her http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00I98DHW8/ref=ord_cart_shr?.... If anyone can help me out i'd be super appreciative.

Many thanks.

Tom
 
Not sure. As the TV does not have optical out, it will need a either RCA or 3.5mm output.

The RCA/phono connections in the picture are input only, and from what I can see the 3.5mm conection above S-Video, is linked to the VGA input for PC use.

Normally though, you do get 3.5mm audio output even on the cheapest of TVs.

Is there no 3.5mm output located anywhere else?
 
The 3.5mm output should still work independent of the VGA connection being used, or at least it does on my TV as that's how I hooked my speakers up.
 
The 3.5mm output should still work independent of the VGA connection being used, or at least it does on my TV as that's how I hooked my speakers up.

Unless it's two way allowing input or output, then 'PC audio' suggests input only. When VGA is used, it's video only, so a separate audio input is required.

I've got one on my TV for use with the VGA. It's input only. Mine has a separate 3.5mm output though.

Best thing for the OP to do would be to connect something to the 3.5mm socket, headphones or maybe some powered PC speakers. If there is no audio coming from it, then it's input only.
 
It's actually really simple to connect; and you can probably do it for £4-£5. But there's something you need to check first...

By the look of the socketry on the TV it's either a model a few years old or something a bit bargain basement. My guess is that it's an older TV because of twin SCARTs.

Most TV sockets are one way; that is to say that they either accept signals, or they give out signals, but not both at the same time*. The notable exceptions are SCART (of which your TV has two) and a particular version of HDMI with a feature caller ARC. Your mum's TV doesn't have this because it's older than that technology.

SCART has lots of connection pins, and it was designed from the word go to be bi-directional. That's good news for you, because as long as the TV maker wired up all the pins on the inside of the TV then you can get audio out of a SCART. That's how your sound bar will connect.

What you have to do now is see if there's a user manual available online and read through to see if the SCART is wired for audio out. Chances are 19 out of 20 it is, but do what you can to be as certain as possible before laying out cash on a soundbar.

You'll need a SCART cable like this:



SCART to 6 phono. You'll only use two connections though. Depending on how the plugs are labelled it'll be either audio-in R & L or audio out R & L.

The SCART plug end goes to the TV, The phono plug ends go to the soundbar




As long as the SCART socket is fully wired then the worst case scenario is that you get sound from the TV's tuner out that socket. You might get lucky and find the TV converts audio from its AV inputs (eg HDMI for the Tivo) too, in which case then bonus!!

If Tivo is how she watches TV all the time then forget the SCART and just go optical from Tivo direct to Optical in on the sound bar. Job done.




* A 3.5mm audio jack socket is one-way by design. It has only enough physical connections to carry a stereo signal in one direction at a time.

The only way a 3.5 mm jack socket can be used either as an in or an out is by changing physical wiring connections wiring behind the socket, or by having a TV that has software controlled signal routing. . accomplished physically or by a software switch where the circuitry is built with relays to allow physical rerouting.
 
It's actually really simple to connect; and you can probably do it for £4-£5. But there's something you need to check first...

Thank you so much for the detailed reply. Yes the TV is probably about 4 years old now which is why is the technology seems so dated.

She only really uses the Tivo box so while the SCART method could well be possible it's not really necessary. I think the best way would be to hook the sound bar up to the Tivo box. I've made a little picture just to make sure this is correct before I buy the sound bar http://imgur.com/MyjPeCp. If I buy the cable to hook these two up I assume I plug each end into the areas I've marked out, then all should be good?

I apologies for the extremely nooby questions I've just never used a sound bar before and want to make sure it will work before I buy one.

Thank you so much for your and everyone else's help.
 
Yup, optical from Tivo to the soundbar will work fine. You will only get sound from your soundbar when watching via Tivo however. If you need audio from a Bluray/DVD player, you'll need to hook that up directly to the soundbar also (use the red/white RCA instead).
 
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