HDMI ARC and eARC - Everything You Need to Know!

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  • @hby7768
    @hby7768 3 роки тому +101

    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.

    • @stevenholmes787
      @stevenholmes787 3 місяці тому +1

      well said, and bang on target, I admire someone who admits he has made a mistake, we all make them.

  • @IvanRossS
    @IvanRossS 4 роки тому +29

    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
      @BORICUACHANNEL 3 роки тому +1

      For me i think optical sound more crispier

    • @Chromedome-ss6mg
      @Chromedome-ss6mg 3 роки тому

      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
      @rajendrabiswas 3 роки тому

      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
      @JoshFisher567 3 роки тому +1

      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
      @rajendrabiswas 3 роки тому

      @@JoshFisher567 I hope will happen in future

  • @koolk2115
    @koolk2115 3 роки тому +68

    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
      @totallyfrozen 3 роки тому

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

    • @manuelhermann7049
      @manuelhermann7049 3 роки тому +1

      @@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.

  • @Methodical2
    @Methodical2 4 роки тому +11

    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.

  • @dankelley9361
    @dankelley9361 3 роки тому +6

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

  • @danenpauly3072
    @danenpauly3072 3 роки тому +22

    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.

  • @andoniades
    @andoniades 4 роки тому +30

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

    • @SeanJohn127
      @SeanJohn127 4 роки тому +4

      It wasnt even a big mistake. This stuff gets confusing

    • @totallyfrozen
      @totallyfrozen 3 роки тому +1

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

    • @andoniades
      @andoniades 3 роки тому

      @@totallyfrozen I mean, relatively speaking tho

  • @melodychest9020
    @melodychest9020 3 роки тому +8

    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.

  • @safialmamun9426
    @safialmamun9426 4 роки тому +13

    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 UA-cam

  • @davidtsmith33
    @davidtsmith33 3 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @iball1230
    @iball1230 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @stevennicola7614
    @stevennicola7614 2 роки тому +1

    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

  • @ArturoGarzaID
    @ArturoGarzaID 3 роки тому +2

    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?

  • @hj8607
    @hj8607 3 роки тому +4

    Humble pie prevents dementia . Good video .

  • @richardpells5974
    @richardpells5974 Рік тому +2

    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!

  • @josephelliott9206
    @josephelliott9206 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @zer0sIx
    @zer0sIx 3 роки тому +3

    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.

  • @arfenmalik1717
    @arfenmalik1717 3 роки тому +1

    I have a Sony TV and it has two HDMI ports one in the back that is also labeled HDMI Arc while there is also another port on the side but it is not labeled arc.
    The port in the back is working well no problems at all but since i have mounted the TV i cannot use it so i have to use the port on the side but after every 30secs the screen goes black and immediately comes back. It's irritating
    What is the problem

  • @NB-568
    @NB-568 2 роки тому +1

    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?

  • @TimE_5150
    @TimE_5150 4 роки тому +7

    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
      @101justlisten 2 роки тому

      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?

  • @aaoaaa
    @aaoaaa 4 роки тому +226

    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
      @DJCasanovaToronto 4 роки тому +20

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

    • @marcellomarcucci3348
      @marcellomarcucci3348 4 роки тому +1

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

    • @pawala7
      @pawala7 4 роки тому +16

      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
      @SuperAmazinglover 4 роки тому

      @@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
      @marcellomarcucci3348 4 роки тому +1

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

  • @Gambling4Life
    @Gambling4Life 4 роки тому +1

    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

  • @acts9531
    @acts9531 3 роки тому +5

    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
      @aholmes6612 Рік тому

      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.

  • @martyjay75
    @martyjay75 4 роки тому +2

    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
      @JonahMatthes  4 роки тому +2

      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!

  • @FanceeName
    @FanceeName 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @DeepikaAditya
    @DeepikaAditya 4 роки тому +1

    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?

  • @kennethboss2549
    @kennethboss2549 4 роки тому +41

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

  • @manupawankalyan
    @manupawankalyan 4 роки тому +40

    Liked just for the sincerity you showed

  • @BKLNsF1nest
    @BKLNsF1nest 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @renovationhusbands
    @renovationhusbands Рік тому

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

  • @MrKim-hh9fb
    @MrKim-hh9fb 3 роки тому

    Awesome, so if i purchase an arc to earc converter on my arc only tv will i get dolby atmos on my Sony Ht-St 5000 sound bar lets say using apple tv streaming on Disney Plus and watching a Dolby Atmos movie?

  • @Zegredaxylor
    @Zegredaxylor 4 роки тому +3

    Thanks for the detailed explanation, you made it so easy to understand . Is there anyway to see the volume level of Sonos arc on tv when connected with hdmi arc/earc. I can’t see the volume level, only visible on the phone app.

    • @JonahMatthes
      @JonahMatthes  4 роки тому +2

      I actually just went to my TV and got this working! 1st you’ll need to make sure HDMI CEC is enabled and working. Make sure it can recognize that a Sonos Arc is connected. Then for me, I went to my Vizio TV’s audio settings and enabled “Volume Control Display”. Now the volume shows up on the TV for the Sonos Arc. Hope this helps!

    • @Zegredaxylor
      @Zegredaxylor 4 роки тому

      Thanks so much. My Samsung TV has CEC on but can’t show volume control . Doesn’t even give me the option of displaying it on tv. I asked another you tuber Peter P who does extensive testing also confirmed his LG CX couldn’t display volume either .

  • @Ochtane101
    @Ochtane101 2 роки тому +1

    Hi Jonah. I just bought a 2022 LG 55” C2 OLED. I also just purchased a LG sound bar that has Meridian, Dolby Atmos, DTS:X , it’s a 3.1.2ch sound bar. My question is, should I run an optical cable that comes with it, or use a regular HDMI cable, for the best sound? Thanks👍 Mark O.

    • @Avril.Lavigne
      @Avril.Lavigne Рік тому

      I have the same! Which option did you get the best sound?

    • @michiganman5969
      @michiganman5969 Рік тому

      ​@@Avril.Lavigne HDMI fosho

    • @Avril.Lavigne
      @Avril.Lavigne Рік тому

      @@michiganman5969 Sorry, I didn't understand.. 🤔🥺

    • @michiganman5969
      @michiganman5969 Рік тому +1

      @@Avril.Lavigne it depends on what devices you have. Are you only hooking up a TV and soundbar because that's really easy.
      If you're hooking up a TV, full on surround sound, a PC, a few Bluetooth devices, wifi, and Xbox and a cable box, ECT, like me, It's a longer answer!
      Spoiler alert: HDMI E ark is the newest easiest most future proof way. If money is no object.
      At the end of the day there's more than one way to skin that cat. And believe me 5.1 Dolby digital is way better than everyone makes it out to be.
      How important is your budget :) is the real question 🤑

    • @michiganman5969
      @michiganman5969 Рік тому +1

      @@Avril.Lavigne if your TV and soundbar are both LG you can actually use the TV speakers and the sound bar combined, at the same time, completely wireless, to get real Dolby Atmos surround sound!
      Did I mention wireless?
      LG smart devices sync up together super easy.

  • @mikej2608
    @mikej2608 4 роки тому +2

    Have you use the arc with a hdmi splitter..
    I have a HDMI cable from my Apple TV4k going into a two way splitter one output connected to a projector and then I intend to Sonos arc

    • @rauland
      @rauland 4 роки тому +1

      If I understand what you’re trying to do...
      -Apple 4K to hdmi splitter
      -hdmi splitter to projector and Sonos sound bar
      -projector audio sent to Sonos sound bar via ARC through the splitter.
      I’m assuming you have a ‘smart’ or Android based projector with apps like Netflix?
      Either way, the above scenario will not work. As far as I know, no HDMI splitters support ARC
      If you have a smart projector, what you want to do is this:
      -Apple TV 4K to projector
      -projector connected to Sonos Arc sound bar via HDMI through the HDMI ARC input
      The above will only work IF the projector supports arc.

  • @rsdno
    @rsdno 3 роки тому +1

    Thank You I have wondered if I had it down and I didnt its Appreciated ,do I need a different TV mine is a 2020 TV but has ARC not Earc ?

  • @jayakumarramachandran733
    @jayakumarramachandran733 4 роки тому +3

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

  • @mikekennedy3173
    @mikekennedy3173 Рік тому

    Great video. I am just now learning about arc and soundbars and have a long way to go. Just curious I own a Roku ultra and a Tablo device connected to my ethernet hub, but my sound bar is not communication at all with the LG Monitor and the LG soundbar?? I have updated all of my HDMI cables but that does not seem to matter??
    I would like to update to better our experiecne the sound, but ?? The soundbar is an older ARC and the TV is the older ARC? Does a new TV and a new Soundbar remedy the problem or can I just get an HDMI Switch??? I really do not know. Thank you again for your great tutorial

  • @treflippa2
    @treflippa2 4 роки тому

    So I have a tv with 4 HDMI ports but only one is labeled ARC. I plan to get a soundbar and use that ARC port with it. But I also have other devices (PC, Game Consoles, etc.) That I would like to use the soundbar as well. If I were to just have those devices plugged into the other HDMI ports on my tv do they do any communication to automatically output sound via the soundbar? Or would I need to maybe get an optical audio splitter and connect it via the optical port of the soundbar and connect my extra devices that way?

  • @JoyDuke-x2s
    @JoyDuke-x2s Рік тому

    Question--I just bought Topvision sound bar, how do I control the volume of commercials? I was told that a sound bar is the only way to reduce the louder volume of commercials. Thanks Jill

  • @eddiederfel8594
    @eddiederfel8594 3 роки тому

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

  • @Nethanel773
    @Nethanel773 2 роки тому

    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.

  • @mike-bh1iz
    @mike-bh1iz 3 роки тому +1

    Is it true that all streaming services are compressed hence if that’s all you have arc is fine?

  • @rickstanhope7154
    @rickstanhope7154 4 роки тому +1

    Hi Jonah, If I have a soundbar that supports multiple HDMI, and I connect my Apple TV 4K Box & Cable Box to it via HDMI, then I connect the soundbar to the TV via HDMI(arc). In this configuration, does the HDMI(arc) connection to the TV only send video to the TV from my TV 4K box and Cable Box and lets the soundbar do the decoding of the Audio natively, or does it also send the Audio over the HDMI(arc) ?

  • @3d1e00
    @3d1e00 3 роки тому

    Are you going to look at play fi surround? I got a Philips 705 coming and the details about if this is supported and how is really confusing.

  • @teec8989
    @teec8989 2 роки тому

    How do you hook up a Bose Soundwave machine (early 2000’s). It does not have an HDMI port, just the red and white patch cords.

  • @marko82bg
    @marko82bg 2 роки тому +1

    Nice video! I have one question, can i play dts:x and trueHD on lg oledc1 and Samsung HW-Q800A soundbar both have earc?

    • @Avril.Lavigne
      @Avril.Lavigne Рік тому

      I don't know, I can do this with the same TV + an LG Sp8a Soundbar?

  • @paisurjiths
    @paisurjiths 3 роки тому

    I have a Hisense Tornado 65inch TV. And it believe doesn’t have eARC. Just the normal ARC. Suppose I get a Dolby Atmos Soundbar would I need something like an Apple TV box to make it decode Atmos? As in connect the eARC sound bar to Apple TV and use the pass through on the soundbar to connect to TV? Please share your thoughts.

  • @sharmapratik86
    @sharmapratik86 2 роки тому

    Hi, its very informative video.
    I have sony android tv with Arc port , i have purchased bose soundbar 900 which needs EArc port, do i need converter to get the atmos effect

  • @SuperSporty69
    @SuperSporty69 4 роки тому +1

    I just bought sharp soundbar , but not able to get sound from my fire stick , but sound is coming out from the tv through soundbar. What am doing wrong pls

    • @1972mercurycougar
      @1972mercurycougar 4 роки тому +1

      Use optical cable in that instance. (Toslink)

    • @SuperSporty69
      @SuperSporty69 4 роки тому

      @@1972mercurycougar Thanks . Working now.

  • @nlozanoviolin
    @nlozanoviolin 4 роки тому +5

    How can I connect a Soundbar to my TV if my TV doesn’t have an optical audio input or HDMI ARC?

    • @anthonyjenson764
      @anthonyjenson764 4 роки тому

      Then atleast your tv should have bluetooth to connect to the soundbar, some tv s dont mention on the port as ARC but most of the 1st HDMI ports are ARC you can check that on the net with the model number of the tv

    • @bluex610
      @bluex610 4 роки тому +2

      Hmmm might have to upgrade the TV bro lol

    • @rumporridge1
      @rumporridge1 4 роки тому

      Yup upgrade pronto cuz

    • @nlozanoviolin
      @nlozanoviolin 4 роки тому

      @@anthonyjenson764 I tried all the HDMIs but none connected to the soundbar.
      It doesn’t have bluetooth either.

    • @anthonyjenson764
      @anthonyjenson764 4 роки тому

      @@nlozanoviolin It means none of your HDMI port is arc enabled, atleast does your tv have a earphone output? but the sound will be very low if you want a proper sound you need to upgrade your tv

  • @MC-ie8xl
    @MC-ie8xl 3 роки тому

    Is the zeskit maya 8k for the ps5 lg oled c1 a good buy and should I use hdmi input arc or earc

  • @luisaldaz
    @luisaldaz 3 роки тому

    Hi Jonah, so I just have my Apple TV 4K hooked to hdmi earc port right now and sound bar to optical...your saying that I should connect Apple tv to sound bar and sound bar to earc? Would that exclude other hdmi devices and regular tv from using the sound bar?

  • @rolandgeorges960
    @rolandgeorges960 4 роки тому +1

    Well done, hard to find good info about the difference between ARC & eARC. Btw. Can a Roku smart soundbar use HDMI eARC on my Samsung TV eARC HDMI port?

  • @marcosalas7207
    @marcosalas7207 2 роки тому

    What what be the best way to connect multiple devices? Should they go to the tv and then send 1cable via eARC to the sound bar? I would really appreciate any advise. Thank you.

  • @boxbeatle
    @boxbeatle 4 роки тому

    Sure wish I had viewed this prior to purchasing my LG in October 2020. I looked up and it has ARC not Earc. I'm looking at sound bars now and have a Nintendo Switch and a Roku Ultra. I use the Roku remote for my power and volume on the TV. What do I need to know before buying a sound bar so I can still use the Roku remote for my volume and power for the TV and Sound bar?

  • @abhinavdixit1236
    @abhinavdixit1236 3 роки тому

    My tv Sony kd55x8000h supports pass through of Dolby Atmos on earc as per OEM. Do I still need an AV reciever for enjoying dolby Atmos if I have dolby Atmos enabled 5.1.2 speakers?

  • @davidscott5903
    @davidscott5903 3 роки тому

    Can you use an hdmi splitter to give audio signals to a soundbar that only has an hdmi arc port, while the other leg from the splitter supplies a projector? Or does the soundbar have to have a regular hdmi input?

  • @therealfirstone
    @therealfirstone 2 роки тому

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

  • @factuality431
    @factuality431 3 роки тому

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

  • @nohtog
    @nohtog 3 роки тому

    Hi, hopefully you can answer this question.
    When using an apple TV 4k connected to a TV through HDMI, and a Sonos Arc connected to that TV through eArc, will I be getting full sound resolution/Dolby Atmos?

  • @Pankaj_Patel_Canada
    @Pankaj_Patel_Canada 2 роки тому

    Very good explanation. My TV and sound bar have e-ARC so does any special HDMI cable I need to buy or does just the usual HMDI cable work?

  • @jameswynn709
    @jameswynn709 3 роки тому

    I have a PlayStation 3 and a pioneer elite receiver if I exchange the regular HDMI and put the new earc would it improve the sound and would it work granite neither port is labeled for that cable

  • @avar37
    @avar37 3 роки тому

    wait, so for the shockwafe soundbars, do you need to plug in devices (PC, Cable Box, Gaming System, etc.) Directly to the HDMI ports of the soundbar, rather then hooking up the devices to the TV and having the TV do the magic of sending the audio? Thanks.

  • @patrickryan4993
    @patrickryan4993 4 роки тому

    What about using your streaming services from HD 4K Apple TV? How do you order/set up your cables, what goes to what?

    • @chadsandlin5923
      @chadsandlin5923 3 роки тому

      Depends on what you have. I have Earc supported LG Tv through HDMI 2. I hook up my Sonos Arc to HDMI 2 Earc. Then, I just hook up all of my devices (Apple Tv 4k, etc.) to the other hdmi ports on the tv. Everything that is capable of Dolby Atmos, (Apple Tv 4k, Xbox One, etc.) all work and the Sonos Arc soundbar plays in Dolby Atmos. I also have a sonos sub, sonos amp and 2 in-wall speakers for complete 5.1. Sounds amazing with Dolby Atmos.

  • @711jonnyify8
    @711jonnyify8 3 роки тому

    So from what I can understand is in order to get the best audio the tv port must be earc as well as device such as soundbar? Or as long as tv is earc it will be just as fine?

  • @MrMartilas
    @MrMartilas 2 роки тому

    Check this scenario: I have a Smart TV witch has eARC and im planning to buy a receiver wich has only ARC and other HDMI inputs. Will the TVsend uncompressed audio signal to my receiver? Will the receiver be able to play it lossless?

  • @gfridout7407
    @gfridout7407 2 роки тому

    Thank you for the video. Please can you tell me... Do I need to buy a new cable for eARC to work?

  • @Sauron191
    @Sauron191 3 роки тому

    Can I use the HDMI ARC from my sound bar TO my AV unit to power wired rear surround speakers??

  • @reccothomas1689
    @reccothomas1689 3 роки тому

    So, which is better eARC or Optical 🤔? Right now I'm using an Optical cable to connect my soundbar and subwoofer to my TV. Nowadays, modern (Samsung) TVs come with only 2 HDMI ports and since 1 of those ports is eARC I basically lose a port unless I'm using a surround sound receiver or an HDMI splitter if I want to connect more than 2 devices, which in my case is my soundbar, blu-ray player and Fire TV device. What's the best set-up for my application in order to gain the most out of my audio experience 🤔?

  • @pojoe1975
    @pojoe1975 3 роки тому

    Trying to understand so if I connect my soundbar to the TV e arc ...I should connect all others like my blue ray xbox all them need to be connected to the TV for it to work .I just got a new TV and I have all of the systems connected to the soundbar am I wrong very confused thanks in advance

  • @klazing
    @klazing 2 роки тому

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

  • @cliffe01
    @cliffe01 2 роки тому

    Arc TV to Earc soundbar problem.did you try buying a Earc extractor to support dobly atmos and digital plus?

    • @JonahMatthes
      @JonahMatthes  2 роки тому

      Yep! I did a video on the HDFury Arcana a while back. It works really well!

  • @richmikol7165
    @richmikol7165 4 роки тому

    Loved the video, just bought a 75.inch samsung Q80T and 4.weeks.before Yamaha V685. Never before did I connect HDMI to reciever then use ARC to tv. Just hooked up individual inputs HDMI to tv and then optical or digital coaxial to receiver. Well now have Klipsch Dolby Atmos speakers and hooked up lile I'm suppose too, but I have issues, don't think its settings, or setup, mayne the tv. Sometes not always when switching from stereo or DVD to cable I get picture but no sound or sometimes sound but no picture... Only fix is taking the HDMI out of tv or receiver and put back in I guess resetting it then it will come.back after a couple of adjustments... What can I do? Thank you from a.60 year old whonlikes things the old way. If I did it the old way would I lose the Dolby Atmos experience. Thank you Rick.

    • @rafars2246
      @rafars2246 4 роки тому

      You have to connect all your media devices (pc, bluray player, apple tv etc) to the receiver. That way you get lossless Dolby Atmos or DTS:X bypassing the Tv limitations. Then you connect the receiver to the Tv via eARC, which you have, so you can play your regular Tv audio through the receiver being also lossless. Then as you said, there are so many issues. I have audio issues preventing to play lossless audio, sometimes getting no audio too... This is due to the constant audio source changes while watching content.
      Imagine you were playing your 4k Atmos movie from your Blu-ray player, and then you switch to regular Tv, there has ben an audio source change and sometimes creates problems. Sometimes it gets fixed just by changing the input in the receiver and going back to the proper input you're using. Sometimes I have to restart the receiver. Sometimes I have to shut off and turn on the receiver. Worst case scenario I have to unplug the receiver haha. Try in this same order as I described, so you won't have to go through unplugging any HDMI cable ever again.
      No idea why, everyone have the same issues more or less. And in my case is even worse, because I use a PC as a source of entertainment, and there are constant audio sources changes, from movie files, sound files, different audio sources in websites. In PC you also have to configure sound settings and extra software for Dolby Atmos and DTS:X. It can be frustrating at times, but always works doing what I mentioned.

    • @parrisprice5892
      @parrisprice5892 3 роки тому

      @@rafars2246 something else that MAY help,reset your tv,before hokking up new devices,to clear the cache,so its not trying to find the device hookedvup previously hole that helps. May have to reset everything?

  • @lyresmyth
    @lyresmyth 3 роки тому +1

    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..

  • @mackjay1777
    @mackjay1777 2 роки тому

    Great video! I've been wondering about HDMI arc/earc compatibility. My new TV is earc-only and the soundbar is arc-only. When I connected them it made a horrible loud buzzing sound. You're saying they can be connected, so I'm asking if there is a setting on the TV that needs to be changed, or some other solution?

  • @victorvalenzuela6949
    @victorvalenzuela6949 3 роки тому

    Hello 👋🏼 so what do I need to run my 7.2 Yamaha a/v receiver
    I have it connected to HDMI ARC should this give me the best possible sound.
    Because when I turn off the receiver to just watch the tv only Without the my surroundsound system on. I get no sound so I put in the optical plugs in and now it works.
    What will give me the best sound to my 7.2
    I watched your other videos first so I’m confused.
    Thanks 🙏🏼✌🏼

  • @sapien213
    @sapien213 Рік тому

    Hello, is it wise to buy Bose lifestyle 48 at this time. Can see an offer for a decent system. But is it worth buying at 2024 ....
    Also whats the price thats suitable for a good deal ? If buying it..

  • @parthgoyal7387
    @parthgoyal7387 3 роки тому

    Thanks for quality information Jonah. Had a doubt though.
    If my soundbar setup supports Dolby Atmos while my TV does not have Dolby Atmos in it. And I connect the soundbar to TV via HDMI eARC (supported on both of them). Will I be able to experience true atmos?
    Thanks

    • @JonahMatthes
      @JonahMatthes  3 роки тому +1

      If your TV supports HDMI eARC, then it definitely supports Dolby Atmos!

    • @parthgoyal7387
      @parthgoyal7387 3 роки тому

      @@JonahMatthes Thanks for your reply Jonah. I’m afraid but there are quite a few TVs like one I’m looking forward to - LG 60UP7750PTZ which have eARC port but no Dolby Atmos.
      While Soundbar setup does have both eARC and atmos.

  • @travelwithaash
    @travelwithaash 3 роки тому

    Samsung LS03T The Frame QLED 4K. Support eARC(as mentioned in Samsung website). Can you please suggest sound bar theatre in Samsung only which support this feature. What about Bose sound bar 500 or 700? Will they support eARC or Dolby Atmos or modern features of sound?

  • @aholmes6612
    @aholmes6612 Рік тому

    Would you issue be rsolved if to use an EARC extractor with the TV that is only EARC capable?

  • @KaizerNYC
    @KaizerNYC 2 роки тому +1

    Let's say you're gaming and want the best audio and picture quality but don't have a sound bar or anything like that. Do you plug the gaming plug into ARC or EARC for best results?

  • @neilm59
    @neilm59 4 роки тому

    Can I use this splitter to connect a soundbar to the ARC HDMI from the TV (Samsung TV to Samsung soundbar) and connect a stereo from the 3.5mm audio jack at the same time?

  • @ma.jenniferabalon2191
    @ma.jenniferabalon2191 3 роки тому

    Hi, can i use hdmi to optical splitter to my soundbar?

  • @anggawijaya735
    @anggawijaya735 2 роки тому

    Bro, I have an important question, please help... if our TV supports earc but doesn't have the Dolby Atmos feature, while the soundbar already supports the Dolby Atmos feature,does the output sound Dolby Atmos lossy or Dolby Atmos lossless... please answer so it doesn't confuse me🙏🤔

  • @CyanSkies
    @CyanSkies 2 роки тому +1

    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!

  • @tessjess1
    @tessjess1 4 роки тому +8

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

  • @evansrt
    @evansrt 2 роки тому

    I have a 2-year-old Samsung tv. Due to being a senior and hard of hearing I've had Bluetooth headphones hooked up to the tv and they have worked great. My kids decided I needed a soundbar which hooks up to HDMI ARC. With the soundbar plugged in, I can no longer get sound from the headphones. Any fix for this?

  • @amitbhavsar2611
    @amitbhavsar2611 4 роки тому +1

    Hey Jonah! Thanks for your video - helping me trawl the soundbar field...I not you mentioned that you tv has ARC and the Sonos ARK has eARC. Considering that would I be better off with the Sonos Ark or Samsung HW-Q950T - the letter where I could at least plug in my blu-ray player directly (as opposed to the Sonos where everything would come from my [only] ARC enables TV)?

  • @r0me063
    @r0me063 3 роки тому

    Is there a way to get Dolby atoms when streaming from the build in app on a smart TV? I have a Samsung Q90 tv and q80 sound bar .. and even though the Apple TV movies show they have atoms .. I can’t select atoms on my sound bar. Do I need to buy an Apple 4K tv box?

  • @lordorielrising4673
    @lordorielrising4673 4 роки тому +1

    Can you go over cable quality & length as it relates to performance? I just put in cat 8 Ethernet cables (from cat 5), some better quality hdmi cables and shortened my coax cables (Dish installer left about 25 feet when I only needed a 12 ft cable).
    I think a lot of people buy good components but don’t realize their cables need updating to so they get disappointed by lag, picture quality, etc.

  • @alsjeep
    @alsjeep 4 роки тому

    Do I have to use the HDMI ARC input on my soundbar to get Dolby Atmos sound from my soundbar? I have a Samsung soundbar which has an option to use WiFi.

  • @MihirGVaze
    @MihirGVaze 3 роки тому

    I'm using my old Samsung 5.1 system with my new Sony TV with eArc. I still use the optical cable along with eArc using old hdmi 2.0 cable. What should I do next?

  • @magengun
    @magengun 3 роки тому

    Good Day, I am using Samsung tv AU8000 and soundbar Q600A. Currently my eArc is switched off in Expert Settings. Do I need to enable/turn on for better sound system, please advice?

  • @NONE-xo6yx
    @NONE-xo6yx 4 роки тому

    In play off the air digital tv signal, would HDMI ARC work, since the signal is not from HDMI input ?

  •  3 роки тому

    Does arc turn off the TV Speakers? Great video. I watched the first one before I found this one. Thank you.

    • @JonahMatthes
      @JonahMatthes  3 роки тому

      Usually yes. You typically don’t want a soundbar/AV Receiver and the TV speakers on at the same time.

  • @waltjacobe8058
    @waltjacobe8058 Рік тому

    Do I need an e-arc hdmi cable if I have both TV abs Bose 900 soundbar with hdmi e-arch connections?

  • @ThisViddy
    @ThisViddy 3 роки тому

    So I have a 2016 LG OLED55C6P and it has ARC but no eARC. and it is hooked up to a Sony STR-DN1080 AVR. I see that if I plug anything into the TV it won't do ATMOS or DTS X, and not even the TVs Netflix or Prime apps will send anything better than 5.1. I was curious about using an optical out from the TV to the AVR, could that work to send the raw signal?

  • @niketariq
    @niketariq 4 роки тому

    I have q70 samsung sound bar
    Will I benefit any difference sounds using earc I mean better sound ...

  • @MMoses_23
    @MMoses_23 2 роки тому

    Was thinking of upgrading my tv for EArc for my DolbyAtmos sound bar, is it worth it sound wise?

  • @anthonykallingal4263
    @anthonykallingal4263 4 роки тому

    Will LG TV’s HDMI arc work well on JBL 9.1 sound bar for digital atmos feature?