sony xr65a80lu

[cosher]

have just bought a sony xr65a80lu tv

Can someone tell me which is the hdmi slot to connect my Virgin Media box to and should I upgrade to a specific hdmi cable.

[LightFoot]

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@cosher wrote:

have just bought a sony xr65a80lu tv

Can someone tell me which is the hdmi slot to connect my Virgin Media box to and should I upgrade to a specific hdmi cable.

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Hi @cosher   Is there anything special about your Virgin Media Box? If not then any HDMI port is okay apart from the eARC port if you are using a soundbar or AV Amp. Depending on the length required (max 3 metres for UHD HDR recommended for passive cables) then any High Speed HDMI cable like Amazon Basics for under £10. Don’t be fooled into paying more.

[royabrown2 · Accepted solution]

@cosher 

HDMI 1 or 2, your choice.

3 is for Arc/eARC if you have a soundbar or AV system, and 4 should be used for your gaming rig, PlayStation or Xbox, again if you have one.

(If you don’t have either of these things, then you could perfectly well use 3 or 4 for the Virgin unit).

The cable that comes with the Virgin box, or the one you were using before will suffice. The new TV isn’t going to suck any extra performance out of the HDMI cable used 😛