The High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) standard has been on the consumer electronics market for around 15 years now. The connectors listed above apply to both a standard or a smart TV – it always depends on the particular model. Note that you cannot connect it to a receiver’s analog RCA AUX inputs. Coaxial digital output: this uses one RCA-style jack that connects to an RCA cable to carry the digital audio signal using electrical bits.Signals are carried using pulses of light instead of electrical bits. You can plug in an optical cable to connect to receivers with this type of input. Optical digital output: Also called a TOSLINK jack, this is a digital audio output that must be converted back to an analog signal at some point.You can use a 3.5mm to RCA adapter cable for those. Some TVs have a 3.5mm (1/8 inch) headphone jack style connector. Using an RCA audio cable is cheap and easy. RCA jacks: also called analog signal outputs because the audio is non-digital and can be amplified directly by a receiver.

(I’ll cover these in more detail as we go) It’s important to have at least one type of non-HDMI input on your receiver such as a coaxial digital input, optical digital input, or auxiliary (“AUX”) inputs. There’s no standard set of audio output jacks for TVs, so it can be just one or a combination of several. The cables you’ll need to have will depend on your receiver’s available inputs and the converter (if any) you need to use. Can I listen to my TV in surround sound on a receiver without HDMI?Ĭonnection and cable options to know first.Notes on TVs with digital out jacks (how to get RCA jacks from them).Connecting a TV to a receiver using analog jacks Connecting to a TV’s digital output jacks Using an HDMI converter (HDMI to RCA adapter, HDMI to digital adapter) DIAGRAM – TV to receiver connection options.How to connect a TV to a receiver without HDMI.Digital vs analog audio jacks explained.Connection and cable options to know first.

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