I have ordered the Roku 2 HD, and looking at my TV manual it says to run an optical cable out of the TV for digital sound signal with the Roku coming in HDMI. I have the Sony XBR Bravia; my Blue-ray player doesn't do streaming video, and my hometheatre receiver is an older model without HDMI but does have an optical input. I was hoping for two channels plus adding a sub-woofer in the future. I am trying to keep this setup simple, but with decent sound quality, by avoiding the dacs in the TV and Roku I hope to get what I am looking for.
Looking for way to get good audio from netflix
I have moved and want to set up my system to receive the streaming Netflix signal. My wireless internet connection is very good at this location. My techy friend says to use a Roku 2 HD box, but I wonder about the sound quality of a $60 device. What advice can you offer to make the most of the Netflix sound?