The APx Bluetooth option measures audio over Bluetooth wireless technology, and the HDMI option with Audio Return Channel (ARC) measures ARC audio in HDMI 1.4a devices. At the same time, version 2.8 ...

HDMI’s ARC, or Audio Return Channel, can make your gear easier to use. Here’s how. ... If your TV doesn't support 5.1 passthrough, you can either connect that source to the receiver directly, ...

Not all TVs support ARC despite coming out after HDMI 1.4 was launched as a standard, ... While the simplicity of ARC and audio-over-HDMI is great, it's not entirely perfect.

I have an older Panasonic TC P50ST30 (release review/specs here) that was generously given to be by another Arsian that does have ARC support (I think). The TV sitting in front of an old but nicer ...

Has anyone played with HDMI switches and extractors to give a little extra life to an old home theater setup? My immediate goal would be to support a Fire Stick and (ideally) another HDMI device ...

However, ARC does not support more recent surround-sound audio formats, such as uncompressed 7.1-channel audio and the exciting formats of the moment—Dolby Atmos and DTS:X—as well as other ...

HDMI 1.3 added lip sync, surround sound modes (see True HD and DTS) and cable categories (see HDMI cable types). HDMI 1.1 (2004); 1.2 (2005) HDMI 1.1 added support for DVD-Audio. HDMI 1.2 added ...

In 2017, the improved Enhanced ARC (eARC) was released as part of HDMI 2.1. Suddenly, sending TV audio to a receiver or soundbar was as simple as making sure that you were plugging those devices ...

HDMI ARC and eARC are useful technologies for streamlining your TV and A/V system's cabling, while giving you the best audio possible. Here's how.

eARC doesn’t depend on HDMI 2.1. The really good news is that vendors can pick and choose which parts of the new HDMI standard they want to implement; they can add eARC without adding supporting ...

And as the HDMI interface has evolved, ARC has seen improvements too. The new eARC protocol, which requires an HDMI 2.1 interface and a high-speed cable with Ethernet, has 37 times the bandwidth. This ...