HDMI, digital video and audio, carries at a minimum of 5.1 surround sound designed for 5 speakers and a sub-woofer. Since a sound bar will not perform as such, HDMI is wasted.
I recently bought a new TV & blu ray and would like to get a soundbar. I'm leaning towards the JVC TH-BA1, but the biggest knock against it seems to be that it doesn't have HDMI connectivity.
What does that mean? What would I be missing out on?
I obviously have HDMI cables for the DirecTV box-to-tv and blu ray-to-tv, but don't see why the soundbar needs HDMI connectivity.
Thanks in advance for your help!

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