Its better to connect your soundbar with an HDMI cable because it provides better quality sound. While HDMI and optical connections both pass digital audio from one device to the other, HDMI is capable of handling higher-resolution audio.

How do I connect my soundbar to my TV and cable box?

3:174:15How to Connect Cable Box to Soundbar using HDMI - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipTake your cable box TV remote and turn your cable box on. Next take your soundbar remote. And turnMoreTake your cable box TV remote and turn your cable box on. Next take your soundbar remote. And turn it on and switch the input to HDMI one.

Can you connect a soundbar to any TV?

You can use any soundbar on any TV in general. However, to guarantee that two devices will work well together, you need to be sure they have compatible connections.

Can you connect a soundbar with HDMI?

There are 2 ways to connect your soundbar with HDMI: you can connect a device to your soundbar (like a Blu-ray player) and then connect the soundbar to the TV, or you can use ARC (Audio Return Channel). ARC is the way to go if you want great sound from streaming apps on your TV and a soundbar.

Is optical better than HDMI?

The biggest difference is that HDMI can pass higher-resolution audio, including the formats found on Blu-ray: Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD Master Audio. These formats cant get transmitted across optical. In terms of simplicity, HDMI also passes video signals.