Coaxial digital audio out to optical audio in?

[SirLuck]

My Mitsubishi WD-65831 seems to have a digital audio out that is coaxial, but my new sound bar only has optical audio in. How do I connect my soundbar? The soundbar also has e-arc hdmi, but the tv only has 2 hdmi in ports.

 

[JSmith]

https://www.amazon.com/Optical-Converter-Bi-Directional-Repeater-ROOFULL/dp/B01N32C5GT

JSmith

 

[SirLuck]

Thanks for your response. I was looking at that exact converter but felt nervous that the output is SPIDF. That's the same as optical audio in?

 

[JSmith]

Thanks for your response. I was looking at that exact converter but felt nervous that the output is SPIDF. That's the same as optical audio in?

TOSLINK is the optical connector... SPDIF is the protocol both digital over coax cable (with RCA connector) and over optical cable. So you're all good, as your soundbar will be expecting SPDIF via optical.


JSmith

 

[JSmith]

Thanks for your response.

No worries and btw, welcome to ASR.


JSmith