Why is it so?

[royarcher]

I have a rt ac 88 u who's biggest job is to stream video through a Roku device. Next to it a TV ( not smart tv ) and in front of that a sonos beam .. I have the Roku device and the sonos beam hardwired into the router so I understand how the beam gets the audio for the sonos beam . Now my question, it also plays the audio for the TV but how , it is not plugged into the router at all only the sonos and Roku is .

 

[L&LD]

Doesn't the Roku have the video stream (and therefore the audio stream)? It is simply passing the audio off to the Sonos, correct?

 

[royarcher]

Doesn't the Roku have the video stream (and therefore the audio stream)? It is simply passing the audio off to the Sonos, correct?

The Roku I understand but the tv is not plugged into the router it just has the Ariel and the power supply. I used to have the sonos plugged into the tv using the little adapter, don't know what it's called but you know the ones that have a red light coming out of the plug and are a real pain to plug into the tv . It's such a pain I gave up trying last time I had to disconnect it and just tried connecting it to the router with an Ethernet cable and it works

 

[royarcher]

Doesn't the Roku have the video stream (and therefore the audio stream)? It is simply passing the audio off to the Sonos, correct?

Sorry I was not being very clear. When I am streaming video through the Roku I understand how it works but when I swap to view local stations just through the tv with the Roku off I don't understand how it plays audio through the sonos Ps I just checked and forgot that it is connected with a HDMI cable but on its own will not play audio so I am wondering if it somehow passes the audio through the sonos to the router and back again

 

[L&LD]

Does your TV have WiFi? If not, if you disconnect the ethernet connection, do you still get sound from the Sonos with local stations received via the aerial?

 

[royarcher]

Does your TV have WiFi? If not, if you disconnect the ethernet connection, do you still get sound from the Sonos with local stations received via the aerial?

No Wi-Fi and no when watching local stations if I don't have either the sonos beam plugged into the router or connected to the tv with the little plug that's a pain to connect, then no sound except through the tv . It must be the HDMI cable acting like a go between you think??

 

[L&LD]

Yes, the HDMI carries sound too.

 

[royarcher]

Yes, the HDMI carries sound too.

Yes you are right I just unplugged the Ethernet cable and you need to wait a few minutes for it to recognize the change and it plays. Hmmm I feel like a@&ickhead . So I now wonder why they give you the little plugg that's a pain to connect. I'll crawl back into my shell now but thanks as always lol

 

[L&LD]

No worries!

I figured out the little plug with the red end you were referring to, too.

It's a Toslink cable, correct?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NH11H38/?tag=snbforums-20

 

[royarcher]

No worries!

I figured out the little plug with the red end you were referring to, too.

It's a Toslink cable, correct?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NH11H38/?tag=snbforums-20

yes that's the one and its a great name for it because they are such a pain to plug in it's best to toss it out