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Question: Is an optical cable required for this system?
Document: The bass was set at volume level 2. Even at 2, I was getting plenty of ground shaking bass. These are all individual user settings to help match the system to your individual room. There is a master volume, that controls the overall volume. If you have a lot of A/V stuff like me, you will need at least (1) optical cable and (3) HDMI cables. You can probably do with (2).
this system has great sound but too many annoying glitches. I too have experienced subtitles comming up halfway or randomly throughout movie. If switching from tv to inserting dvd will not recognize or let you switch imputs. Freezes the unit and are forced to unplug. When you go to Netflix from tv shuts surround sound off, even with auto off dissabled. Also randomly switches from surround sound using optical cable to tv sound and then shuts the system off automatically.
I tried to adjust the volume of each speaker, change different settings and the distance from each speaker. Nothing seemed to work.3) This is the most important one: when using optical cable for sound the system would go nuts (literally). It would freeze, sound was muffled than all of a sudden okay. I tried 2 different optical cables that i know work well, its not it - definitely the system4)  Inputs (HDMI or other) would dispensary from the system menu.
The system looks nice and delivers excellent power, especially for the price.The one issue I've had is that every once in a while, the unit freezes shortly after being powered on. Hard reboot required to resolve.
How does it work through the use of the TV due to LG having there own interface and etc&#34;. Well, when you put it in optical mode, the screen says enjoy your optical devices and that is it. What is even better is that when the system turns off, it remembers the optical mode when you turn it back on. If you also go into the settings, the device can turn on when it detect sound pushed from the TV.2.
I see that this system has been rarely ordered, but it is worth it! The problem that I always had was that I live in apartment areas. Most Home Theater Systems play either too loud or too low. This system is perfect in handling the volume level differences without causing me to turn the volume up and down constantly.1. The best way to use this is in optical mode. I was very shocked how optical mode worked.
My wife purchased this system as a Christmas present. Out of the box, it looked fine and was relatively easy to set up.Within the first week, it would freeze so that you could not change the input. To do so required a hard shutdown and then starting it back up again and changing the input. I called LG and they informed me to update the firmware, which I did. About a week later, while watching TV the speakers each made a popping sound and shut off.
My cable-box (Time Warner) would not operate properly hooked up to this system.The system freezes on an almost daily basis, without rhyme or reason and then needs to be rebooted by disconnecting the power.Parts missing from the rear speakers.BlueTooth would never work longer than about hlf an hr and also resulted in a system freeze, every time !The few moments where it does work, it has phenomenal sound.
The great thing is the remote controls both of them flawlessly. So I have this 9.1 surround sound with an LG sound bar and wireless subwoofer.3. I would recommend getting a harmony remote. I use the remote to control the sound system, tv, and roku that I have (which has the time warner cable app, so no clunky DVR).Anyways, this just a simple review and is not meant to be over ally technical (and I love my tech).
Sound is great and was easy to connect. I have this in my bedroom along with a 60&#34; LG LED flat screen TV. With an optical connection between the two, I can turn on this unit and it will automatically turn on my LG TV. The bass is good, but does not BOOM as hard as I would really like.
Answer: No, an optical cable is not required