HDMI ARC and eARC - Everything You Need to Know!

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HDMI ARC and eARC are very common terms in regards to home audio. ARC stands for audio return channel. It basically sends audio in the "opposite" direction down an HDMI cable.
However, HDMI ARC is very limited in the amount of data that it can transfer. For high quality and complex audio systems, it has to compress the audio signals in order to transfer them completely.
HDMI eARC fixed this by increasing the amount of data that it can transfer tremendously!
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[@hby7768]

You earned a sub for being honest, humble, and correcting your mistakes. This adds to the transparency of any misinformation you might have put out. Shows integrity, who, and what your channels is about.

[@koolk2115]

The detail of your presentations are not only interesting due to a passion for tech, but extremely educational. I've made solid purchases thanks to your in depth reviews and audio expertise. Yourself, Vincent and Caleb are outstanding for Audio and Visual enthusiasts.

[@totallyfrozen]

Who are “Vincent” and “Caleb”? Are they on this channel or another one?

[@manuelhermann7049]

@@totallyfrozen Vincent is a professional calibrator and I would say he is a really good expert. His youtube channel is called HDTVtest. You can see Caleb on the channel digital trends and he knows a lot of this stuff as well.

[@danenpauly3072]

Great video man. You're really able to present this confusing information in a digestible manner. Just a recommendation though, if you are intending this to be as informative as possible then I would mention somewhere that if people are planning on upgrading from ARC to eARC then they WILL need to upgrade their HDMI cable as well. I just know so many people won't know to do this and then be utterly lost.

[@dankelley9361]

Great descriptive differences of EARC & ARC. Good to know that you no longer need the CEC part to control the system!

[@Methodical2]

I'm in the market for an eARC AVR now. My TV (LG C9) recently had a firmware update to support eARC. I want all of the sounds available, haha. Thanks for not getting too technical.

[@andoniades]

I'm subbing because you were honest with your mistake. Honesty goes a long way young man. Thank you.

[@SeanJohn127]

It wasnt even a big mistake. This stuff gets confusing

[@totallyfrozen]

“Young man” LOL! Stop it. He’s grown. Show a little respect.

[@andoniades]

@@totallyfrozen I mean, relatively speaking tho

[@iball1230]

Such genuine.....I haven't seen anybody like this for a while now ....Love from Tamilnadu.....🇮🇳..Thanks mate..👍🏼keep up the good work

[@IvanRossS]

I been using optic cable for the pass 8 years lol and just not to long ago I find out that optic doesn't pass Dolby and DTS.... just basic 5.1 channel. I was happy to find out that my 8 years old Onkyo AV supported ARC all this time lol. So I reconnected with new HDMI and turn ARC on !! And OMG what a difference!!! Its sounds so much clearer, more effects, more details. Just WOW!! I've been missing alot

[@BORICUACHANNEL]

For me i think optical sound more crispier

[@Chromedome-ss6mg]

I thought an optical cable supports at least 5 channels? I'm really confused about this because I plan on getting E ark to run a 5.1 channel soundbar and I don't even know if I need E arc to do this, Do you know anything about this

[@rajendrabiswas]

If my playstation is playing Blu-ray but has only optical should I go for optical input ? Although my lg tv is 4k and has e arc

[@JoshFisher567]

The thing is they could have upgraded fiber to support any format but because there is no protection like HDCP they didn't. Fiber easily has the bandwidth for any audio format although they might have had to update it to support it but it could be done.

[@rajendrabiswas]

@@JoshFisher567 I hope will happen in future

[@safialmamun9426]

I saw your previous video. We learn from out mistakes :-) Appreciate your honesty and you deserve 💯 any my subscription, best of luck with your journey in KZbin

[@melodychest9020]

Good info. I think with the advancement in TV displays with OLED, QLED, in 4K, 8K and AI upscaling and what not, I think it makes more sense to plug everything straight into the TV and just have one eARC HDMI connection to an external audio driver like a sound bar or AV receiver. When you run out of HDMI channels on the TV, then we can start using the HDMI ports on the external devices to go up the same eARC bandwidth. For AV Receiver lovers like me, eARC is still not common in them unless you get a flagship model at this point which is a bummer. They should really make eARC more commonly available on AV Receivers. Cheers.

[@richardpells5974]

This is the best explanation I have come across. I really like Chris Majestic and Caleb Dennison, but this video did it for me and has been a great help. I have to explain this stuff as part of my job so I'm very grateful for your help and advice. Thanks Jonah!

[@manupawankalyan]

Liked just for the sincerity you showed

[@zer0sIx]

Thank you for this. As i have seen your old video first. Good thing you have an update. Really help me decide on what soundbar to get.

[@jayakumarramachandran733]

You are doing a professional work. Learnt from you the power of honesty . Thanks

[@hj8607]

Humble pie prevents dementia . Good video .

[@acts9531]

If you're using a fairly modern audio receiver (Denon, Yamaha, etc.) you can overcome a lot of e-ARC issues by simply plugging your devices into the receiver, which will then handle the audio processing, instead of the TV. I.E. I plug my FireStick into a port on my receiver not a port on the TV. Then if the source the FireStick is pulling from has an audio format like ATMOS or DTS: X the receiver, not the TV processes the audio and video sending the video to the TV and the audio directly to my 5.1.2 surround speakers. I use this for all kinds of things including streaming services and my EMBY home server system. If I set the DSP on my Yamaha receiver to "Auto" then I get whatever format the signal is capable of producing though I may have to go into the controls on whatever video source is playing and select say "ATMOS" instead of 5.1.

[@aholmes6612]

So what would you suggest if the TV has only ARC but not EARC, the soundbar DOES have an EARC and I'm using an external amplifier, not a reciever or AV reciever that has HDMI input (2) and HDMI output (1)? I also bought a HDMI extractor in hopes that this will help resolve any issues of ARC to EARC.

[@ffuentes900]

Kudos for correct a previous mistake and putting together a correction video

[@factuality431]

"I'll cut myself some slack as well".. Awsome! - Thanks for yet a great upload. Kepp up the good work.

[@Nethanel773]

Thank you so much for putting this up! The ARC turned out to be the key/fault I ended up working through to restore HDMI output from my laptop > Yamaha > speakers.

[@badcompanyCDN]

You just scrambled my brain permanently

[@malwatv]

Great information . thanks

[@VonSpud]

Great roundup on arc & e-arc thanks 😊 Decent that you can admit a mistake, I've made a few myself 🙄 Difference between an amateur and a professional...the professional is still willing to learn. 😏

[@aaoaaa]

Hi, I suggest you delete the older ARC video which you said it got some mistakes. It got me confused and mislead for few days

[@DJCasanovaToronto]

Agreed. Keeping a video up with mistakes just will lower your credibility and you don't want that. 😉

[@marcellomarcucci3348]

For input lag ps4 it is better to use hdmi 1 or hdmi 2 earc?

[@pawala7]

Yeah, no. That video has majority of his entire channel's views. That would essentially kill a small channel like this one. He did well enough to post a correction video, much better than what some bigger channels tend to do.

[@SuperAmazinglover]

@@marcellomarcucci3348 unless its audio lag arc or earc will do nothing to solve it. The primary purpose of arc is too send audio signals upstream or downstream and to allow your TV to play audio over a single cable to your AV setup.

[@marcellomarcucci3348]

@@SuperAmazinglover so it is better hdmi 1 for video?

[@lyresmyth]

Thanks Jonah, you saved me hours more of trouble-shooting. After replacing my 20+ year old AV receiver the new receiver in addition to my TV support (e)ARC. I could not get sound to work thru the new AVR and it was the CEC clue that was the problem. No where did I find this information in setting up eARC on my TV. After some research on my TV I was able to find that CEC needed to be enabled, I've never seen this setting before going through all the menus on the TV. That did the trick, and now its a matter of tweaking some of the settings. My TV does have/support DDPlus so I will be checking to see what comes over all the different streaming apps over the next number of days. Thanks..

[@dusanbolek8004]

To add little clarification as it could probably still confuse someone, yes it is true that eArc can send any uncompressed/lossless audio codec and also quite a few compressed ones, but what you can actually use depends on both side of the connection as they have to support them as well. And there can be a lot of unforeseen caveats in this area. What is obvious is a soundbar side, of course your soundbar will process only codecs it has built in support for. However, the less obvious might be limitation on the TV side as TV might not be able not only to process particular codec itself, but also fail to send some codecs through its eArc implementation despite the fact that eArc itself is perfectly able to handle that format. A very popular example of this from current year is a 2020 line of LG OLEDs (for example 65OLEDCX) who no longer support once very popular DTS sound format and will not only fail to process it in TV, but also will not passthrough DTS over eArc and therefore this format won't work even on DTS supporting soundbar connected to the TV.

[@CaptainVKanth]

Is this the normal 5.1 DTS that SPDIF supports?

[@sandyturner1911]

I just got a brand new Denon Ds217, and it has HDMI eArc, and HDMI. It also has Dolby Atmos, but you have to use HDMI eArc .My TV is fairly new, and it has that choice in the setup menu, too. No matter what I did, I couldn't get it to play sound, until I plugged in the Optical, but The Atmos doesn't work with Optical. Thanks for the video. I'm not Tech Ignorant, but normally, everything just works. My receiver had zero problems playing back, with eArc. But, most of the time, we just want a soundbar, with the Sub, for watching TV.

[@tessjess1]

Your doing a good job brother appreciate your assistance in understanding this HDMI ARC..

[@brianhammond2560]

Thank you. This was just the information I was looking for.

[@Candyman923]

You can get lossless sound if you have a Blu-ray player like Oppo UDP-203. It has internal decoding and Dolby Atmos + DTS- X. I have it and it works great on surround soundbar

[@therealfirstone]

I finally understand ARC and eARC , thanks for making it so clear.

[@nelsonjoaquim5918]

Thx mate. No worries. We are all constantly learning anyways so it's ok. Keep it up. Cheers

[@hectormedina7198]

Thx for the clarification. Cheers!

[@kennethboss2549]

By the time I figure this out there will be a new cable?

[@Blackfeet]

😂

[@Lenonmendes]

I really like your channel. I started watching it while looking for a sound bar, and now I keep watching just because I like the content. Nice work. (Also, thanks for reviewing the Nakamichi system. I got one and I’m in love with it)

[@JonahMatthes]

Awesome! Thank you very much!

[@Supremax67]

@@JonahMatthes Hopefully you can as I desperately need an answer on this question. I bought: - Sony XR-55A80J - Active subwoofer with only RCA input options Now it looks like Sony disabled the option to use the headphones as a subwoofer output option. I look high and low and the Google smart TV simply does not have this option. Now I am stuck with a cable I can't use and a subwoofer I can't seem to connect to. I was going to use the earc as an output and then get an HDMI RCA adapter, will this work? Or finding an adapter for the digital audio out? What is more confusing is that the back of the TV said eARC is IN, but isn't that bidirectional and usable as an out?

[@larrymelman]

@@Supremax67 I think we are stuck with the "in" and "out" labels for historical reasons, from the early days of HDMI when it was a one-way connection. They have added bidirectional elements to it over the years.

[@michaelcampbell6721]

So easy to understand and follow...it helped me get my new LG Atmos Soundbar setup .. thanks 🙏

[@edtob8273]

Thanks for the update! I was really bummed after your last video, glad you were wrong and appreciate the correction.

[@TheFirstNana2222]

From the moment you started talking about everything you did wrong (in the sixth video) I did not understand even a single word. I'm in the field of TVs from the eighties but not quite as professional as you. I saw other videos of you later, which explained really well and simply so I will ignore the current one. I enjoyed overall, thanks.

[@CyanSkies]

This was such a highly informative video and it is so refreshing to see a content creator fess up to a previous error in information and correct it. Kudos to you! I was wondering if you or any others here have seen issues with Pioneer receivers when eARC is enabled. My receive shuts off a few seconds after turning it on. The problem disappears when I disable eARC on my Samsung TV and just use optical. Really annoying as I would love to use my remote to control volume (lost my receiver remote ages ago). Any idea why the receiver would shut off after a few seconds with eARC? This is driving me CRAZY!

[@JoloNavarro]

Well detailed explanation! Thanks for this! ❤️

[@victorvalenzuela6949]

At the end of the video. He mentioned that everything turns on after turning it off. It’s because you need to turn off the (Anynet-HDMI+ CEC On the TV so the signals doesn’t go back to the receiver and/or any other external amp like my Emotiva BasX-A3 in my case. You only need to turn it on when watching or using any of the apps on your TV. Like Hulu, Netflix, Prime, KZbin, Disney +, HBO and so on. For surround sound listening.

[@BKLNsF1nest]

What are the best HDMI cables for eARC? Thanks again for the great content and getting right to the point

[@ragtop63]

Atmos can only be transmitted through eARC. Devices that only support standard ARC are incapable of transmitting high bitrate audio. In many cases, the device will transcode and/or downmix the signal into something that ARC can support, like EAC3. General rule of thumb, ARC can support up to 5.1 channels of compressed audio. Anything more will require eARC.

[@luckierivera2422]

WHICH IS ARC OR eARC IS BEST ?

[@player--zero]

Everyone seems to get this wrong. If you have all your devices plugged into a receiver the receiver doesn't send audio to the TV then bring it back to send it through the speakers. That makes no sense 😂 the audio signal is only sent through arc/earc if it is coming from the TV and going to the receiver. If everything is plugged into the receiver then it separates the audio and video signals and sends the audio directly to the speakers while sending the video signal to the TV. I figured this out when I couldn't get my Philips hue lights to sync to music or audio but they worked fine with video. It wasn't working because the receiver wasn't sending an audio signal through earc to the sync box/TV. It was sending the audio direct to my speakers. I actually had to go into the receiver audio output settings and tell it to send audio to the TV aswell as the speakers to get the lights to sync to sound. I would assume it would be the same case for most modern avr systems. The other thing that alot of people are confused by is that you do not need a Dolby Atmos enabled TV to enjoy Dolby Atmos. If you use an avr that is Atmos enabled and your sources like Apple TV fire cube n stuff plugged straight into Ur avr you get Dolby Atmos because it's the avr that deals with the audio it has nothing to do with the TV. Atmos enabled TVs only mean that the TV will send an Atmos signal through arc/earc to a connected receiver for its native apps so you don't need to use an external source.

[@kokousic]

Very clearly explained. Love from India.

[@ArturoGarzaID]

So it can't just be a regular HDMI port it has to say ARC? So like a receiver that has an ARC out if the monitor only has an HDMI port it wouldn't work?

[@1960jwh]

Excellent video -- great job with your technology descriptions and pro/con thoughts. One recommendation -- go back and fix the previous video that you corrected in this video. I had watched that video first -- had I not watched this I would have not know the corrected information. Regardless, excellent job!

[@matthewdavid9039]

You were great as The Deep in The Boys btw!

[@mahi...9863]

Hii David sir prise the lord . please reply me. I wanna talk to you .I'm waiting for your reply

[@davidtsmith33]

I have a TV, Receiver, Soundbar, Playstation console, and Headphones with base station. Question is: What is the procedure for setting them up. Which cables go to which devices? Currently I have the TV's HDMI ARC connected directly to the Receiver's HDMI ARC port, but the Soundbar is connected to the TV via it's optical port and so is the headphone's base station optical to TV's optical via a splitter.

[@michaelhinchey]

Thank you for your clarification and making it easy for me to understand.

[@hfxdronepilot9022]

Found youe eArc video ...thanks so much

[@tomconner3670]

Great video and thanks for being honest about making some mistakes. We all do and you corrected yours.

[@LifeTiltz]

You seem like a great guy :) hope you and your family are happy and safe

[@misterkelley9740]

Jonah!!!! I can't believe I just came across this video. However you been buddy. Long time no see.

[@andrethegiant2877]

Nice job kid. You speak very fluidly.

[@teekay_1]

ARC and eARC do the same thing, eARC is a newer standard that increases bandwidth so it can support TrueHD (Atmos). The only thing is that the eARC port is considered one of the usable ports for input, so the reality is most TVs that include eARC actually only have 3 inputs if you use it for your soundbar.

[@kasperoon]

Another fantastic video. So easy to listen to your voice and follow them through. Now I understand why sometimes my ARC fm my Oled doesn’t ‘speak’ with my AVR. Now gonna shop for a new TV with eARC! Cool. Thanks Jonah!

[@deathward990]

Why not just get HDFury Arcana?

[@FanceeName]

Will an HDMI ARC sound bar (Samsung) work on a new TV with HDMI eARC?

[@fuckthisshit1988]

good job love the lights

[@renovationhusbands]

Would love to see which HDMI cables you recommend as well!

[@niteshpradhan2202]

I'm from India .your video is easy to understand

[@Simply_the_Best_One]

Thank you buddy for your enlightening!

[@NB-568]

I have an LG C1 & just got the Bose 900. (Before seeing this video) sound is great but I am returning the Bose as the audio is out of sync with the TV. I have tried a bunch of settings on both units. Seems I should have got a soundbar with HDMI input, then plugged in the fire stick to this and not use the TV apps? Is that the preferred method, to use the input on the sound bar so sound is direct?

[@DeepikaAditya]

My TV doesn't have HDMI arc but my Soundbar has HDMI ARC port. There is only one HDMI port on my soundbar. Can i use an HDMI splitter to send one signal to my TV and One to my Soundbar?

[@johnadams5399]

Very good explanation of the difference. This newbie learned a lot lol! Thank you! 😎

[@vidsbfree4me]

Good video! My next TV will definitely be eARC equipped which limits my current options due to budget constraints. Vizio yes, Hisense no unless you want a $1000 or more set. Just not sure it's worth it

[@TimE_5150]

Jonah, thanks for these videos. I recently purchased a 2019 75" Samsung QLED. I then waited 2 months for a matching Samsung soundbar. I have issues with the lip syncing with broadcast cable mostly. Netflix is good but the cable really gets out of sorts. I read a few posts about the Samsung soundbars and it seems to be a wide ranging problem with Samsung bars. One person said not to use the ARC HDMI port, to use either a different port or an optical cable. If I scroll through the inputs on the soundbar remote it helps for a little while but eventually goes out again. I will try an update for the soundbar, let me know if you have any input. Thank you, Tim

[@101justlisten]

So this comment is very much late, but I bought a leftover 2019 Samsung Q90R. Bought a Q7CR sound bar. Then most recently a set of HW-Q90R surround left/right but I can’t get them to pair to the sound bar or TV? Please tell me I can connect these?

[@krish2nasa]

Informative. Thank you very much.

[@marcgoldstein2957]

One of the clearest synopsis on the topic. Thank you! One question: you suggested plugging Apple TV into the receiver and not the TV? Can you elaborate on that?

[@annahanael7846]

Great explanation. Thank you.

[@TheJediJoker]

CEC commands are *not* infrared signals. They do, however, take the place of IR signals to control a "slave" device using the "master" remote control (among other things).

[@Gambling4Life]

So I have a sound bar and hdmi cable connecting it via the arc channel , nothing comes out the bar. Do I need 2 hdmi cables ? One for send and one for recieve ? As currently it's just the one hdmi cable connecting to a smart 4k teckwood TV , the sound bar is a JVC Atmos sound bar

[@LEO-pc6hc]

Nice job on this video; thank you!

[@adrianmusteata888]

Informative, helpful, and interesting presentation. Keep up the good work.

[@H0DLTHED0R]

Denon recently announced their new 2020 AVR models with HDMI 2.1 support. The only issue is that out of all its HDMI ports only one supports 2.1, the rest are 2.0. Its has one 8K dedicated hdmi port. Their explanation is that right now aside from the upcoming nextgen consoles, nothing else content wise is 2.1, and it also would add to the cost of the product if they made all ports full 2.1. They recommend, if you're planning to buy both consoles and want to connect both but AVR only has one hdmi 2.1 port, running hdmi eARC cable from TV to your eARC compatible AVR or Soundbar for audio and running both consoles directly into the TVs hdmi 2.1 ports to get full 2.1 video features. If you plan to only own 1 of the consoles then you dont have an issue and can connect it directly to the 1 hdmi 2.1 port on the AVR. I have an 11.2 setup and so I would have considered these new AVR models but not at that price point for just 1 hdmi 2.1 port. I'll wait next year when hopefully they release 2021 models with full 2.1 support on all hdmi ports, until then, I will run both XSX and PS5 through TV and connect to my AVR via eARC, since my LG C9 TV is hdmi 2.1.

[@bnm1211]

Since it appears you understand the the connections between tv, consoles, and sound system I have a question for you if you don’t mind.. So.. I have a Samsung QLED tv. It has 4, 2.0 HDMI ports and one is ARC (not eARC compatible). Now the new consoles appear to be eARC compatible. I’m stating this because I’m looking into buying a soundbar/sound system that has eARC capabilities (I was looking into the Samsung HW-Q90R 7.1.2 soundbar setup since it’s made for QLEDs). So my question is, would I be able to take advantage of eARC at all with my current tv? My only guess is that I could run the eARC from the Xbox Series X to the soundbar, and then regular HDMI from the soundbar to the tv. So that I’d only be able to take advantage of eARC through my console and not the tv itself. Is this assumption correct? (I’m new to all this). Thank you!

[@H0DLTHED0R]

@@bnm1211 correct. You would connect consoles directly into soundbar to get HD Audio. But your TV not having eARC won't get HD Audio like DTS:X or Dolby Atoms. Unless Samsung added eARC to your ARC port via Firmware update like LG did to my C9 TV.

[@bnm1211]

TMSKILZ Thank you!

[@stevennicola7614]

Noob question, I know you mentioned earc from speakers to tv arc. What about if u have a new tv with earc and then the receiver for your 5.1 only has arc…is it the same sort of story, do u lose out and the receiver will compress sounds and won’t be as good if u had earc on both the tv and receiver? TIA

[@bigmacfullerton7870]

When Samsung came out with their eARC firmware update on my Q80R soundbar the system went from really good to totally amazing. True lossless Dolby Atmos or DTS-X is the way to go.

[@JoshFisher567]

I don't know what Samsung has changed but I had a LOT of trouble getting TrueHD. This is with the Sonos ARC plugged directly into HDMI 3 on my 2021 Samsung Neo, which is 2.0b as the US version only has one 2.1 port while the Europe version has 4. Ultimately, I had to turn OFF eARC. I noticed that when I toggled the anynet CEC I got TrueHD. What I didn't realize is this was toggling eARC from auto to off. Still can't explain it. You can get any sound format to a sound bar with an HDFury Arcana and also get DV on a non DV display like any Samsung although you have to have an LLDV capable source. The only downside is that you won't get it from your displays smart apps (although you can still get ARC). It acts as an eARC device that sits between the source and the display/soundbar. Not cheap although I just got the VRROOM because I pre-ordered for 150 more than the arcana which was well worth it. I honestly think they made this just because the ATV4K converts everything to PCM so this is the only way to bitstream audio when using an apple 4k streaming device. www.hdfury.com/product/4k-arcana-18gbps/ -If you need to transfer full audio from one HDMI source then all you need is Arcana. Connect your source HDMI output to the Arcana HDMI input. Connect the HDMI output to your TV and connect the eARC output to SONOS Arc or your eARC/AVR sound system. -If you need to transfer ARC for TV audio and have full audio from one external source then all you need is Arcana. Connect your source HDMI output to the Arcana HDMI input. Connect the HDMI output to your TV ARC input and connect the eARC output to SONOS Arc or your eARC/AVR sound system. I'm going to set up the VRROOM bypassing the display once they fix another specific issue with the Samsung Neo and eARC. I don't use built in apps anyways and hate tizen.

[@MoviesByeMark]

Informative. Good job. I now have a much better understanding of TV audio. Thank you, Jonah.

[@Liguritio]

I have a Sony 9000E 2017 model with hdmi arc connected to Samsung q990C dolby atmos soundbar with hdmi earc and it does play Dolby Atmos supremely and the soundbar displays it as Dolby atmos format. However, the TV manual says it supports Dolby Digital Plus.

[@naveenraj7589]

Subscriber from india bro... Good.. nice points

[@lacmcasares8755]

excellent explanation

[@ElKaaahleeente]

Hmmm...I just bought an LG C1 tv and hooked it up to my Pioneer VSX-33 receiver, the latter which I believe - I need to check - only supports ARC.

[@BORICUACHANNEL]

Im using HDMI ARC and HDMI CEC AND optical audio on my Bose 700

[@josephelliott9206]

Do you need a special hdmi cable to support eARC? Just wondering...

[@fubartotale3389]

When he says "really old HDMI cable" he means 5 years or so. Neither my TV nor my receiver mentioned that for this to work a cable of a certain standard was required. After exhausting all other possibilities, I got a top spec. cable and viola. I control everything from the simple ass TV remote and it's all good. You should tell what HDMI version is require, I just bought the highest version I could find.

[@billmarkelz]

Thanks Jonah, this vid was very helpful to me. Liked .Subbed.

[@joemmaranan]

I just love Sony TVs also display what sound it is using on it's display button to make sure you use dolby digital plus signal over stereo. If you have Sony TV and don't see Dolby Digital Plus, you need to really set up ARC. I have a Bravia TV purchased with my Soundbar after a year of using it and use optical cable instead of setting up ARC. All of that time, I realized that I am only using Stereo and not really Dolby Digital Plus. I set up cec, set up ARC, and now Dolby Digital Plus is showing in the display, and my experiece both gaming and movie are on a whole different level

[@stevies.1975]

What you haven’t mentioned is the inconvenience of when you have several products linked via the ARC’s is if you only want to turn off one component in that chain. Such as a TV when playing audio only. You can’t. Pressing off switches off all products in that chain. You can’t manually switch off a product either as it breaks the chain.

[@klazing]

If I connect an active subwoofer to the HDMI arc output, can I also hear the sound of the TV?

[@stevies.1975]

@@klazing How can you connect an active sub with HDMI? I’ve never seen it…

[@klazing]

@@stevies.1975 You can connect it with an HDMI to RCA adapter.

[@michiganman5969]

​@@klazinglg c1 can connect/combine lg wireless(bt woofer) and the internal speakers together

[@eddiederfel8594]

I have a question about whether i should plug my fire tv into my Yamaha receiver and then to my Sony Oled TV?

[@gerestevenson4484]

Cec also works on consoles you can use your tv remote to control your console you just need to turn it on in settings

[@ianmcloughlin2701]

Brilliant, this the only video I've found that truly explains in understandable English eARC vs ARC and what it does, and props for admitting your errors. However I am still confused and would like to ask the following. My tv is eARC but my soundbar isn't its only ARC- a) Should I disable eARC on my tv if you can? b) What effect does the above have on HDMI CEC ? c) I have connected a cable box and a HD Blu Ray to my soundbar using 2.1 HDMI cables what source should I select on the tv and the soundbar, eARC, ARC or HDMI 1? I think that's what I'm trying to understand.

[@kevinbeverlysr]

Hello just want to say really respect how you convey that u were wrong on a point from last video well in my book take real courage on ur part truly respect that an enjoy ur information help me on the different of arc an earc thank again looking forward to more videos

[@rumporridge1]

Definitely a helpful video. Thanks.

[@er1038]

Great vid! Thank you. Probably best to upgrade a receiver to have HDMI e/ARC. I was just given a old Harmon Kardon avr 134. And I think the SW needs repaired. Might just sell the entire lot.

[@MK1l]

I have a yamaha yas 209 it supports dts surround. Previously I had a Samsung tv with ARC and the surround option sounded horrible that I thought it was the sound bar. However I just upgraded to a Sony TV with e Arc and the sound quality massively improved.

[@southpike1000]

Excellent information. Thank you!

[@martyjay75]

Thanks for the video. After getting a new LG C9 smart TV I was brand new to ARC (or in this case eARC). I'm using that TV with my old Onkyo TX-508 receiver and, for the most part, I got it to work with ARC (the old Onkyo only supports ARC). I have noticed that the audio drops out for a second every once in a while and I'm not sure if that's due to the age of my Onkyo receiver, or if it might be an HDMI cable issue. I did notice occasional drop in the both the audio AND video signal when playing an UHD Blu-Ray via my Xbox One S as well. It prompted me to try getting newer HDMI cables to see if that helped with the HDR content issue. Those haven't arrived yet, so I'm not sure if that would help solve either problem. The cables I'm using now are about 6 years old. Like I said, it's working about 99% of the time. It's just the audio hiccups and the video drop outs on HDR content that are a bit annoying. Just wondering if you had any other advice on what else I might look at to troubleshoot. Even though I got it to work I have a feeling that I might have the connections/settings out of whack. At the moment I have the cable box (HDMI port 1), the Onkyo (HDMI port 2, the eARC-labeled input) and the Xbox (HDMI Port 4) directly connected to the TV. With the old TV, I had the Cablebox connected to the Xbox passthru and that connected to the TV, but I didn't want to have the Xbox on to watch cable anymore. Do you think it would be better to plug the Cablebox and Xbox to the Onkyo inputs and then link that to the TV? Or would it matter? Thanks!

[@JonahMatthes]

eARC is known to have to issues like this. I think upgrading the cables was a good first move. If you keep having issue, I would definitely try switching the Cable Box and Xbox over to the Receiver to see if that makes a difference. If you keep having issues from there, then it could be due to the age of your receiver. Hope this helps!

[@melraine919]

Splendid! Very good and informative information so now I know 👍 Thank you Jonah Matthes. UK

[@phillipscharber]

Great video and quite helpful! Thanks.

[@chrisappleton3094]

This is still confusing to me. I have a TV with an EARC Which supports Dolby Vision and HDR10+ and and a latest gen Apple 4K box. I’m adding a Dolby Atos sound bar. What would be the best way to connect everything….

[@chefjpc]

Thanks.. Learned a lot 👍