The (typically unreliable) description on Ali says:
IIUC only analog volume is controlled by CEC, digital (toslink) is pass-through.
Kyleag89 is asking for an RCA output, so that should be fine. User feedback also points out that volume control actually works.
logilink hd0055 is are "branded" extractor that should be available locally. As long as both ARC and CEC is supported it should work on at least analogue outputs
logilink hd0055 is are "branded" extractor that should be available locally. As long as both ARC and CEC is supported it should work on at least analogue outputs
I'm doing not touching anything with aliexpress.
My one, only and last "purchase" on that site, a WiiM Ultra on sale, the vendor backed out from the sale when the price went back up 50 bucks. They did not honor my paid for purchase and it took five weeks to get them to return my money - I used Paypal.
My one, only and last "purchase" on that site, a WiiM Ultra on sale, the vendor backed out from the sale when the price went back up 50 bucks. They did not honor my paid for purchase and it took five weeks to get them to return my money - I used Paypal.
It's probably a major complication to shop from chinese eshops to the U.S these days... I use Ali on regular basis, either buy directly there or locally from a reseller... who bought from Aliexpress/Alibaba himself.
Not to throw a complete monkey wrench into the works, but my Bluesound Node audio streamer allows me to use the eARC output from my TV into my audio system without much fiddling at all. My only issue was trying to train my wife to use it. She didn't see why she needed to mess with so many things just to watch TV. 🤣
Would this mean the soundbar (or whatever) needs to be turned on, in order for the analogue outputs to work.
I'm puzzled over what else the soundbar would need to tell the TV, other than it's doing the sound, or not.
If this is the case, the RCA's would be useful for subs, that accompany the soundbar. But the box wouldn't be good for extracting a stereo pair, for an existing 2 channel hifi
Soundbar is not relevant for this discussion I think. The soundbar will have its own HDMI arc input.
The OP want's analogue outs. Your box also has an ark output, and you are talking about 2way comms I think. So what does the TV ever want to know from the external device that socket is for. Logic suggests the message it's looking for, is as primitive as on/off. With nothing plugged into this socket, the message might be 'off' and so the TV starts using it's own speakers, not the extraction box. Because there is nothing there.
This might be my lack of understanding. I have to ask. Is having that surplus socket, going to stop it working. There seems to be a number of ways this box could work, with non stated
This might be my lack of understanding. I have to ask. Is having that surplus socket, going to stop it working. There seems to be a number of ways this box could work, with non stated
Hopefully not straying too far into forbidden territory to point out that if nothing else (at least when I looked at the above device on Ali) the present import fees appear to roughly triple the total price.
$27.43 all in, to the UK. 3 weeks.
Another seller down the page, can do it for $20.78 eight days. If it's late, £1 credit ($1.33)
I tend to gravitate towards the 8 day free shipping items. It's usually on time, but reliability is seasonal. It's very rarely 9 days, and 8, I can live with. I get my quid. About 5 items today. Maybe 10 this week. Two are DACs. There is absolutely no point paying someone to import them for me. I have had 20 ebikes at a time from baba. I could have any brand on them I wanted. People are kidding themselves if they think it's all rubbish. They are sending $25 bags to Italy, with a separate shipment of logo's. Italy do the assembly, and export them as the genuine 'made it Italy' items they are. For hundreds and hundreds. It's funny what peoples expectations will make them pay.
What we do get from an importer, is the chance of local stock, and somebody making enough money to absorb the occasional loss without wincing. Plus if you like keeping the boxes, then items vac packed into cages for airmail volume isn't ideal.
I doubt you will ever see me link to Amazon, but it's the most shared site I see. Ebay is nearly always cheaper, but it's the illusion you're buying from Amazon, a huge name, that makes them more popular. More so than eBay or Ali, who sell the same stuff cheaper. As a seller I don't use Amazon as they want more than I myself want to make. So I know it's a bad idea to buy there.
It sounds off topic, but is it. Where we buy can influence what we buy. A lot.
Another seller down the page, can do it for $20.78 eight days. If it's late, £1 credit ($1.33)
I tend to gravitate towards the 8 day free shipping items. It's usually on time, but reliability is seasonal. It's very rarely 9 days, and 8, I can live with. I get my quid. About 5 items today. Maybe 10 this week. Two are DACs. There is absolutely no point paying someone to import them for me. I have had 20 ebikes at a time from baba. I could have any brand on them I wanted. People are kidding themselves if they think it's all rubbish. They are sending $25 bags to Italy, with a separate shipment of logo's. Italy do the assembly, and export them as the genuine 'made it Italy' items they are. For hundreds and hundreds. It's funny what peoples expectations will make them pay.
What we do get from an importer, is the chance of local stock, and somebody making enough money to absorb the occasional loss without wincing. Plus if you like keeping the boxes, then items vac packed into cages for airmail volume isn't ideal.
I doubt you will ever see me link to Amazon, but it's the most shared site I see. Ebay is nearly always cheaper, but it's the illusion you're buying from Amazon, a huge name, that makes them more popular. More so than eBay or Ali, who sell the same stuff cheaper. As a seller I don't use Amazon as they want more than I myself want to make. So I know it's a bad idea to buy there.
It sounds off topic, but is it. Where we buy can influence what we buy. A lot.
I do not own the decive. But CEC is simply a communciation between TV remote and the receiving device. ARC is the audio return. If only ARC is present, then the digital audio signal is fixed. It's still fixed with CEC, but CEC will send the audio volume data to the receiving part, and the receiver will turn up and down. I have only tried this with a soundbar, and it worked like a charm.