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    From David@21:1/5 to All on Tue Mar 7 19:51:36 2023
    Just getting used to my new LG TV.

    Although it wasn't a major requirement, it seems that the only output for
    sound is optical for a sound bar.

    No obvious sign of BlueTooth. *

    I assume that you now have to buy an off-board DAC if you want analogue
    output.

    Yet another additional expense beyond the base TV.

    Fortunately I have a set of speakers with an inbuilt DAC for me to play
    with.

    * Just realised that I hadn't posted this.

    Yes, there is BlueTooth but the menu structure doesn't seem logical to me.
    You have to select the speaker icon, and then this gives you entry into
    the alternative outputs menus.
    No Connections menu for in and out connections.

    Very impressive once the BlueTooth pairing has taken place.
    The system asks you where the external speakers are and then uses the
    Magic Remote as a microphone to receive test tones to fine tune the audio.

    I tried internal speakers + external speakers but that was not fully synchronised so sounded as if there was an echo.

    Just using an external portable BlueTooth speaker at the moment pending
    the set up of some higher quality speakers but the sound is much better
    than from the TV set.

    Starting to look as though it may end up as a TV instead of a PC monitor.


    Cheers


    Dave R



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  • From Ashley Booth@21:1/5 to David on Wed Mar 8 09:54:57 2023
    David wrote:

    Just getting used to my new LG TV.

    Although it wasn't a major requirement, it seems that the only output
    for sound is optical for a sound bar.

    No obvious sign of BlueTooth. *

    I assume that you now have to buy an off-board DAC if you want
    analogue output.

    Yet another additional expense beyond the base TV.

    Fortunately I have a set of speakers with an inbuilt DAC for me to
    play with.

    * Just realised that I hadn't posted this.

    Yes, there is BlueTooth but the menu structure doesn't seem logical
    to me. You have to select the speaker icon, and then this gives you
    entry into the alternative outputs menus.
    No Connections menu for in and out connections.

    Very impressive once the BlueTooth pairing has taken place.
    The system asks you where the external speakers are and then uses the
    Magic Remote as a microphone to receive test tones to fine tune the
    audio.

    I tried internal speakers + external speakers but that was not fully synchronised so sounded as if there was an echo.

    Just using an external portable BlueTooth speaker at the moment
    pending the set up of some higher quality speakers but the sound is
    much better than from the TV set.

    Starting to look as though it may end up as a TV instead of a PC
    monitor.


    Cheers


    Dave R

    Hidden menus on an LG TV:
    https://youtu.be/GI041r_670Y

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  • From Brian Gaff@21:1/5 to David on Wed Mar 8 09:56:55 2023
    Yes my Samsung is like that, Samsung dio an adaptor, but its three times the price of the ones you get from china, but according to sighted folk looks exactly the same. I smell badge engineering again.Its strange because a
    model earlier than mine had loads of phono sockets on the back for different things. This just has two, for video. Bah humbug.
    Brian

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    "David" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
    Just getting used to my new LG TV.

    Although it wasn't a major requirement, it seems that the only output for sound is optical for a sound bar.

    No obvious sign of BlueTooth. *

    I assume that you now have to buy an off-board DAC if you want analogue output.

    Yet another additional expense beyond the base TV.

    Fortunately I have a set of speakers with an inbuilt DAC for me to play
    with.

    * Just realised that I hadn't posted this.

    Yes, there is BlueTooth but the menu structure doesn't seem logical to me. You have to select the speaker icon, and then this gives you entry into
    the alternative outputs menus.
    No Connections menu for in and out connections.

    Very impressive once the BlueTooth pairing has taken place.
    The system asks you where the external speakers are and then uses the
    Magic Remote as a microphone to receive test tones to fine tune the audio.

    I tried internal speakers + external speakers but that was not fully synchronised so sounded as if there was an echo.

    Just using an external portable BlueTooth speaker at the moment pending
    the set up of some higher quality speakers but the sound is much better
    than from the TV set.

    Starting to look as though it may end up as a TV instead of a PC monitor.


    Cheers


    Dave R



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  • From Adrian Caspersz@21:1/5 to David on Wed Mar 8 15:40:45 2023
    On 07/03/2023 19:51, David wrote:
    Just getting used to my new LG TV.

    Although it wasn't a major requirement, it seems that the only output for sound is optical for a sound bar.

    No obvious sign of BlueTooth. *


    You can buy a tiny box to extract audio from one of the HDMI inputs.
    This is called ARC, Audio Return Channel

    e.g.

    ARC HDMI Audio Extractor Splitter HDMI to Audio Optical TOSLINK
    SPDIF+3.5mm Jack
    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225410054594



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