SOUND RENDERING WITH HOME CINEMA SYSTEM AND TELEVISION

A television (210, 310) and a home cinema device (230, 330) work together in various embodiments to render an audio signal including at least a left channel (L), a right channel (R) and a centre channel (C). The left and right channels are rendered by left and right speakers (340) coupled to the home cinema device (230, 330), while the centre channel is rendered by the left and right speakers (215, 315) of the television (210, 310). The television (210) can receive the audio signal, decode and render the centre channel and send the audio, possibly reencoded left and right channels, to the home cinema device (230). The television (210) can also send the audio to the home cinema device (230) that returns the, possibly reencoded, centre channel for rendering on the television. Alternatively, the home cinema device can receive the audio signal and provide the possibly reencoded centre channel to the television. In an alternative, the centre channel can be rendered by a soundbar coupled to the television.