Johnny Walker
New Head-Fier
I hear you, buddy , 300%Kudos and how generous are you, awesome setup for the little brother!
I never liked the 99s directly out of the Dual Sense controller so I assume he plugs in and out of the jack on the back of the TV. The worst thing Sony did was to remove the Toslink port from the console. I realize it's ancient tech and doesn't support all the newer audio formats but it was easy and convenient when hooking up external DACs, headphones or desktop speakers. And now trying to find a decent quality HDMI 2.1 audio extractor that supports all the features of the PS5 Pro is not cheap or easy. Whose brilliant idea was it to stuff everything onto the HDMI port anyway.![]()
I've always been an enthusistic of sound but didnt have enough money to afford hi-fi (sounds familiar? XD )... it was not untill recent years that I started to "invest" more in this hobby. Even with the PS2 I was mind blow by the step up on quality using the optical output compared with the sound coming from the L+R of the components cable. That day I was like: WOW! I should have done this before, what a waste of time all of those years
When it comes to gaming, besides the classics, I've always been a fan of japanese music videogames since 2001. One of the parameters that is crucial to fully enjoy these games is the amount of lag. The best way to reduce it is using the optical output of the console.
From Ps2 fat I moved to ps4 pro. Ps3 was the console I couldnt play because of....life XD I started to work, changes, and mostly because Konami stop the production of "my type" of videogames for PS.
Immediately I used the optical output but I had to sell it. The ps4 pro, as many of us know, has a jet engine as a cooler fan inside xD it was too noisy, even with the "tooth paste" replaced. I bought an xbox X and surprise: THERE IS NO OPTICAL OUTPUT!!!!
Surprisingly, the lag from OLED LG tvs is very very low, due to their emphasis on gaming tvs.
The controller....the default controller....oh my good, the audio was terrible. I used 3 different controllers, some of them almost 200€ and it was the same crappy sound.
I sold my xbox because my heart has always been with PC and PS, and because the ps5 pro was about to be released. And surprise again: no optical output from the console and poor quality from the gamepads.
Answering your question: yes, my brother uses the 3.5mm output from the LGC3. Even his untrained ears can notice a big difference between the gamepads and the tv.
As for me, I have to use yes or yes the optical from my tv (LG G4) because it has NO LINE OUTPUT LOL