HDMI was marketed as an easy fix for improving the sound quality of your home theater experience. The reality is that HDMI ARC/eARC don’t always work as advertised. Understanding this dilemma, almost ...

All HDMI ports can carry video and audio, but they support different bandwidth levels, which determine the devices you should use with them. If you happen to plug into the wrong HDMI port, nothing ...

If you are wondering what the difference between different HDMI specifications are this quick guide will take you through the main points you need to know to understand what HDMI ARC and HDMI eARC are ...

Plugging your Apple TV into the ARC or eARC port will allow you to play the audio through your HomePod smart speakers if you ...

Understanding the world of audio and video connections can be overwhelming, even more so when you’re encountering terms like HDMI ARC and eARC. Fear not, this article will help beginners understand ...

HDMI is a well established standard in the world of displays and connecting, but if you're not getting any audio output, you ...

HDMI ARC, What is it and Why You Should Care? HDMI has been introduced during 2002 for delivering high quality digital video and audio to and from consumer electronic devices. HDMI 2.0 supports only ...

Soundbars and other speakers need HDMI 2.1 if you want the uncompressed forms of spatial audio formats like Atmos and DTS:X.

So I just bought myself a 5.1 surround sound ARC enabled sound bar, the Vizio SB36512-F6. This is currently being plugged into a TCL 55R617. My plan, with how my understanding of how HDMI ARC should ...