Digital Optical Question

I am going to purchase the Samsung UN55B7100 next week, I have bought a Bose Lifestyle 28 reciver that does not have HDMI inputs but does have digital optical input, my question is if I hook my componets to the tv by HDMI cable and one digital optical from the tv to the Bose reciver will the UN55B7100 transfer 5.1 to my reciver? If not what is the best way to get the true 5.1 to the reciver ?

I am going to purchase the Samsung UN55B7100 next week, I have bought a Bose Lifestyle 28 reciver that does not have HDMI inputs but does have digital optical input, my question is if I hook my componets to the tv by HDMI cable and one digital optical from the tv to the Bose reciver will the UN55B7100 transfer 5.1 to my reciver? If not what is the best way to get the true 5.1 to the reciver ?

It should work, but the best you're going to get is regular Dolby Digital or DTS. You need HDMI connections to utilize the lossless audio codecs known as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio.

NO. The only thing you'll get out of the optical output from your TV is plain old stereo sound ( 2.0 ), EXCEPT for any 5.1 OTA signals you may receive if you have an antenna hooked into your TV. Your first mistake was buying Bose. If you can, take it back and purchase some real audio equipment ( Onkyo, Denon, Harmon Kardon, etc. ). Something that actually HAS the HDMI inputs and outputs you need. Something that will actually decode the lossless HD audio codecs. Something that will produce the entire audible frequency. Search the threads on this site. You will find some excellent advice on purchasing some awesome audio equipment, and for much LESS than Bose sells for. Otherwise, you're going to have to settle for 2.0 stereo sound. :2cents

HiDefRev is likely correct. Most TVs do not pass encoded 5.1 audio from disc players or set top bixes, just from their own internal tuners. But, since that's not true of all TVs, you need to check your manual to be sure.

NO. The only thing you'll get out of the optical output from your TV is plain old stereo sound ( 2.0 ), EXCEPT for any 5.1 OTA signals you may receive if you have an antenna hooked into your TV. Your first mistake was buying Bose. If you can, take it back and purchase some real audio equipment ( Onkyo, Denon, Harmon Kardon, etc. ). Something that actually HAS the HDMI inputs and outputs you need. Something that will actually decode the lossless HD audio codecs. Something that will produce the entire audible frequency. Search the threads on this site. You will find some excellent advice on purchasing some awesome audio equipment, and for much LESS than Bose sells for. Otherwise, you're going to have to settle for 2.0 stereo sound. :2cents

I agree with this in all aspects. Bose basically is just a marketing company not a high end audio system like they market themselves as. They use lower quality speakers that are still paper cone last I checked and depend on modifying the sound with electronics to try to cover up all the missed audio frequency holes the speakers cannot reproduce. What you hear is not what is on the original material because the Bose equipment simply is sub-par and cannot reproduce the whole range. There is much better sounding equipment for less money as well.

HiDefRev is likely correct. Most TVs do not pass encoded 5.1 audio from disc players or set top bixes, just from their own internal tuners. But, since that's not true of all TVs, you need to check your manual to be sure.

I do not recall any current or near current displays that send 5.1 out of the optical output of a TV from HDMI sources and AFAIK, virtually all current displays will only send out 5.1 via that optical output on the TV IF the source is through the internal tuners.

I do not recall any current or near current displays that send 5.1 out of the optical output of a TV from HDMI sources and AFAIK, virtually all current displays will only send out 5.1 via that optical output on the TV IF the source is through the internal tuners.There are some Sonys and Samsungs that pass DD 5.1 from external sources. There aren't many and I don't recall the model numbers. But, such TVs do exist, which why I recommended checking the manual.