Enhanced Audio Return Channel (also known as eARC) is the next generation of ARC. It’s a feature that was implemented as part of the HDMI 2.1 specification in 2017. The main benefit of eARC is a ...

Lastly, if you don’t want to fork over more money for a soundbar for your TV or gaming, the Fluance Ri71 bookshelf speakers feature an HDMI ARC input, and while it’s a basic two-channel sound ...

Essentially, the HDMI ARC port lets you use HDMI as both an input and an audio output. ... But HDMI 2.1 also offers a new and improved version of ARC, called Enhanced Audio Return Channel, or eARC.

I've been trying to get my laptop to send audio over the HDMI output into the HDMI ARC input on a new amp. Didn't work with the 11yo v1.2 cable I'd been using but also doesn't work with the one ...

ARC stands for Audio Return Channel, and eARC stands for Enhanced Audio Return Channel. ARC was introduced as part of the HDMI 1.4b Specification , and allows for the two-way travel of audio data ...

HDMI ARC and optical are the two go-to connections for sending digital sound from one device to another, but is there a difference between them? Let's find out.

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 ...

At $4,000, the McIntosh DS200 is a high-end music streamer with HDMI ARC, TIDAL Connect, and a Quad Balanced 8-channel, 32-bit DAC. There has been a great deal of hand wringing and consternation since ...

Both HDMI and optical pass digital audio from one device to another. Both are better than analog (the red and white cables). Both can pass multi-channel audio, like Dolby Digital .