You should do things in this exact order for the most trouble-free results: With that in hand (and your Firestick and its’ remote), you’re ready to hook things up. An HDMI cable (if you don’t already have one) such as this one for $7-13 (depending on the length you need):.Digital Optical cable such as this one for $5-7 (depending on the length you need:.HDMI switcher/extractor box such as this one for $30US:.You’re going to need a combination box that extracts the digital 5.1 audio, and also passes the HD video from multiple inputs out to a single HDMI OUT port (which you connect to your monitor). A true home theater system would have a standard receiver/amplifier with multiple HDMI IN ports so you connect lots of different components.
This is because your Blu-ray player is not a complete home theater system. Here’s what you need to do:įirst, you’re going to need to buy a few things. Your Blu-ray player does have a digital optical IN port, so all’s not lost.
Your Blu-ray player doesn’t have any HDMI inputs either, it’s a simple player with surround sound speakers attached. That model of monitor only has a single HDMI IN port, so there’s no place to plug in the Firestick. Any advice?įirst, I’m going to assume that your Blu-ray player is connected via an HDMI cable to the Dell monitor.
I recently bought an Amazon Firestick and am having trouble figuring out how to hook everything up so it all works with 5.1 audio. I have a Sony Blu-ray player model BDV-E3200 and a Dell Monitor model S2216H. Firestick and Blu-ray Player: a reader asks…