Polaroid Sound System

SuperSeagull

almillar said:

OK - your TV has ARC on HDMI 2, so if your Polaroid system also has HDMI, you plug it in there.
The TV also has SPDIF (optical) out, so if you haven't got HDMI, use optical to get the sound from the TV to the Polaroid...

Where do I find that?     Do I need to buy a converter box with HDMI.

RumRat

It may be time to invest in something newer to go with your 4K tv.

almillar

there are 2 leads Red and White which are connected to the red and white connection on the TV

You need to see how these are labelled. Are they an OUTPUT from the TV, and INPUT to the Polaroid box? That's what you want. I find it unlikely that a modern TV would have Phono (the red and white plugs) OUT.

My son has checked it out and it doesnt have an  HDMI lead and setting the audio to internjal speakers and Optical produces no sound.  Can I buy a converter or lead HDMI to ARC.

Stop.

Don't buy anything. It looks like we can't use HDMI. Does your TV have an SPDIF out? Does the Polaroid have an SPDIF in? If the answer to both of those is yes, then get an SPDIF lead to connect them. SPDIF is optical.

It may be time to invest in something newer to go with your 4K tv.

Nothing wrong with optical.

SuperSeagull

There are many SPIDF converter boxes advertised on E bay and Amazon at under £10 would one of those help

almillar

SuperSeagull said:

There are many SPIDF converter boxes advertised on E bay and Amazon at under £10 would one of those help

You're still trying to spend your way out of this without investigating properly. We need to know what connections are available.

Do you have SDPIF OUT on the TV and SPDIF IN on the Polaroid? If so, all you need is an optical cable.

SuperSeagull

To be honest I am not sure of either.     I was told on here that the TV that I have bought would have  and all I know is that the polaroid system has 2 leads red and white which on the old TV connected into the same  2 plugs and sent the sound to the speakers.   My son is coming around tomorrow so I will ask him to have a look.   Sorry to be a pain but thanks for the advice I am sure that we will eventually overcome it.    The problem with electric and sound is that one slight error stops it working unlike plumbing when you can see a leak, so the uninitiated like me struggle.

cajef

You have RCA connectors I already told you what was needed earlier on in the thread one of these:-

https://www.amazon.co.uk/GANA-Composite-Converter-Supporting-black-02/dp/B01N5KNFD1?ref_=fsclp_pl_dp_1

SuperSeagull

I understand what you are saying but other people said differently and I nopticed that the box you highlighted on Amazon has outlets for 3 leads   Red Yellow and White my equipment only has Red and white will not connecting the yellow make any difference.

cajef

You only need the white and red they are the audio connections, the yellow is video which is not used when connecting to a sound system, in your case just ignore it and use the two audio output connectors.

SuperSeagull

Thank you I will order one on Amazon