Adding TV as a source

[rf9000]

All,

 

We would like to add a couple TVs, both connected to stand alone AVRs, as sources into C4. We are trying to accomplish having the TV audio play on whichever zones we select during sporting events, etc. What is the best method of this and what do we run for wiring? We are during the wiring phase now. Thanks

[rf9000]

Best way to do this or pre-wire? Would it be RCA out from actual TV to the control room and into the matrix? Or would there be problems with this?

[lippavisual]

Most Tv’s use an optical output.  Some have headphone output.

Best wire to run would be a Cat6 so then you can choose a balun that works with the TV you’ve got.

If using HDBT extenders for video, some of them also have a return path built in for optical. 

[rf9000]

On 5/15/2020 at 9:48 AM, lippavisual said:

Most Tv’s use an optical output.  Some have headphone output.

Best wire to run would be a Cat6 so then you can choose a balun that works with the TV you’ve got.

If using HDBT extenders for video, some of them also have a return path built in for optical. 

Ok thanks. Cat 6 is easy. I looked at digital optical cables but they say max length on those is like 15ft and my distance is like 40ft. I see they do make CAT6 to Toslink converters if needed. I see they also make RG6 to Toslink converters too.

[sonic30101]

cat6 return audio baluns either analog or digital depending on the the tv and audio matrix. If using analog I like tranformative engineering sb1, psb1, or psb2 depending on needs , if the tv is on an avr then the tv likely wont be fed audio over the hdmi output. I use the zone2 of my avr since it has a hdmi dac and created a virtual room and tv off of the zone2 output that programatically follows th emain zone and plug that into the audio matrix for the ability to overflow that to the zone audio system.

[cshepard]

Run Cat6, and use this (for TVs with optical out).

https://www.xantech.com/product/audio-over-cat-cable-built-dac-XT-CAT-ARC-KIT