@@ChrisMajestic my issue is I have a yamaha ysp5100 and I'm not getting an sound from my hdmi 1 arc from my vizio to hdmi 1 In on the soundbar. And I have cec turned on
If your television doesn't support eARC, and you have an external device providing a Dolby Atmos AV signal, then couldn't you run that signal into your AVR via a HDMI cable, and allow it to act like a splitter by taking the audio portion of the signal, processing it, and then outputting the Dolby Atmos signal to the speakers, while allowing the video portion of the signal to pass on through and out to the television??? Also, I thought ARC could allow one to receive Dolby Atmos audio from streaming services that use the format, which includes Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, because those services embed Dolby Atmos in a Dolby Digital Plus stream, which ARC can handle.
They need to have this video playing at Best Buy when you buy a new tv or sound bar. It’s great info on how the “standard” is supposed to work and might stop people from buying the wrong sound system to start with.
This video was not too long. It was informative and made the whole ARC and eARC, not to mention CEC situations far less confusing and much more manageable. I thank you.
Actually, I was thinking I wish he would speak a bit slower as I had difficulty keeping up with my verbal uptake. Length of the video is not an issue when there is a wealth of information being shared. Impressed, Liked & new subscriber, Great channel, direct, to the point, no fluff, no background noise (music) being added.
I’ve been using HDMI-ARC, eARC, and CEC for a bit now, but even I learned some things because of this video. Thank you! Also, your production quality and use of visuals are excellent. Hopefully the algorithm keeps feeding me your videos. Thank you!
Sir, you are a gentle and a scholar. I have been going nuts trying to figure out what the issue was with my setup. I was in line with everything and could get sound from my DVD player but could NOT get sound from the Smart TV itself...until I physically removed electrical power from both the TV AND the Amplifier. Waited 30 sec before plugging both components back into the wall outlet, then tada. Wasn't until I found this video tutorial that that step even occurred might be a necessity. Kudos to You.
Not too long at all man. The seven minutes you spent telling me how all this works is a lot better than the hour I'd spend trying to clear it all up myself. Thanks much for this.
Yup and from what I have learned about of these devices mostly lower priced bars are not capable of achieving the 4k sound-yet they miss inform customer.
Great video. Well explained and demonstrated without unnecessary filler and the HDMI-CEC codenames reference is very helpful. Length was perfect for my short attention span. Well done.
Chris, you saved my morning dude. Hour deep and finally got my JBL 9.1 bar connected to Wi-Fi and everything. Had to use my wife's phone airplay as my Google home on my Android kept not finding it even with Bluetooth connected. Changed drinking in TV, used both arcs, nothing. Off on restart nothing. TV was trying because no sound going to its speakers but nothing out the bar. Your CEC vid helped me find the other missing drinking I needed to change on TV to get it to work. Thanks so much!!!
You're the first person to tell me that when I can't get sound from my tv app to sound system to try unplugging the sound system and replugging it back in. I started working once before when we had a power outage, but stopped again when we had another outage. Thanks for the help! You just earned a subscriber.
That's the silliest thing I ever heard. "thanks for teaching me to turn it off and on again! I would've never thought of that, you just earned yourself a sub!"
I'm subscribing based simply on how short and succinct your video is. You're a king for providing information in a short format that's easily digested. THREE CHEERS FOR CHRIS MAJESTIC!
I had already picked up all this information along the way to getting my stuff working like I want it to. However, this video was a nice, reasonably short double-check and confirmation that I understood these features and was using them correctly to their best advantage. Putting all this information in one place is very helpful, even if it's already working on my gear. Thanks, Chris.
Having just recently moved to a new apartment, I was gifted a TV with an ARC port and was looking at getting an ARC-enabled soundbar but wasn't sure the benefits or how to properly set it up. This video helped a lot, cohesively explaining why and how to use ARC as well as its limitations (and without throwing in unnecessary jargon about all the supported codecs). Super helpful and not long at all.
Reduced the equipment in our living room to a Bose 900 soundbar and sub woofer. Using eARC makes it work seamlessly with everything attached to our TV. Simple, elegant, and most importantly…works every time.
Just stumbled across your videos and can’t believe the wealth of information you’re sharing. Got my note pad and pencil and, using your vast knowledge, am preparing to upgrade entertainment systems. Thanks for sharing!
Hello Chris. Your video did not enhance my cable routing knowledge, but you did succeed in drawing my attention to the "TV SETTINGS" menu. I found the DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT jack on the TV was turned down to ZERO. I turned it up to 90% and now my classic ADS speakers & subwoofer are making beautiful sound in addition to the rather nice speakers on my Sony Bravia 75". Thank you for the stimulus. I would have never thought to check SETTINGS. It does not make any sense to me why an OUTPUT would be turned-off. Thanks again.
Appreciate it... Many others rambled on for 30 minutes i'd hardly call this a long video. Short concise,directly to the point. I like the image examples explaining the processes made it a lot easier for a tech dummy like me to understand. Kudos to you. I'll keep this for reference when I want to explain it to others.
Fantastic video! eARC is really a life changer - I don't understand why people say it is 'cable management' to run your HDMI devices through a receiver just to connect to the TV. eARC handles everything flawlessly and with no distortion to the video signal by running it through an audio receiver/amp.
eARC has been a lifesaver. Only one remote needed like he said and with CEC enabled you control volume and power off/on. I've been swapping out remotes every few years when adding things like a Roku or new game console. Universal remotes used to be a must but not anymore. A good modern smart TV with eARC combined with a modern soundbar or Home Theater AVR eARC and all is fine. The only problem that still remains is getting certain codecs like Atmos, DTS or DTS-HD to pass from the TV to the sound device. I read that many TV manufactures now like LG no longer do DTS or DTS-HD and just pass the signal as PCM 5.1. Still sounds good but very confusing.
Excellent video. Clear, succinct, and informative. My biggest issue with ARC/eARC is that it takes up a precious HDMI port. When will TV manufacturers give us more slots? 4 is certainly not enough if 1 is taken by audio! I would prefer at least 6 HDMI ports.
@@DarkLordDeimos What is your use case for eARC? The main purpose for Audio Return Channel is the get audio from native display or device apps to "return" to your external audio source (A/V receiver, soundbar, etc.). In my case, all devices plug into my receiver and then video out to the TV (no eARC needed) except for my PS5. That goes direct to the TV to utilize HDMI 2.1 features like VRR. But, to get audio to my speakers, I utilize eARC to pass it through the TV and back down via the same HDMI cable that is already connected. I am not trying to be an asshole, I am trying to understand the issue.
@@Creelick67 ok hopefully you can assist me. So I connect the hdmi earc from the TV to the hdmi earc receiver. Can I still connect my game systems to the reciever hdmi ports or do they need to be connect to the TV hdmi ports?
Best explanation I've found so far. Well done. One suggestion though: dial your speech intensity/volume back a little. If you talk as loud as you did in this video, it sounds like it's strained or pushing it out too hard, which is less pleasant to listen to. We can control the video volume ourselves, so just relax a bit more and speak at a more conversational volume with less effort behind it.
I’ve been looking at getting a Vizio Dolby atmos sound bar for my new Hisense tv and I’ve been struggling to figure out if it’ll work well because the tv doesn’t have eARC. This video couldn’t have come at a better time! Thanks!
Somebody get this man a shield!!! I got a new TV but my Denon only supports 4k 60Hz and I'm been going crazy trying to figure out how to get it to work from my Series X while still getting my surround sound. He explained it all crystal clear and just made my day.
I am super impressed by the quality of this video. The presentation was great and the information never redundant and all worth knowing on the subject. Damn near perfect.
Great explanation and now I have CEC enabled and working and the arc sorted out so apps like Netflix are playing through my amp rather than the TV speakers! At last! Thank you Chris.
you are a lifesaver. I have an older receiver with a 5.1 setup and before watching this I thought I had to upgrade my receiver to HDMI 2.1 so I can pass through my Series X and PS5 on my new C2 OLED to take advantage of the 120 fps and dolby vision.
eARC is part of HDMI 2.1 standard, and HDMI 2.1 supports 4K@120hz (and also 8K@60hz). So if your TV and sound bar supports eARC and have ports marked "eARC" *you know* it supports 4K@120hz just fine. The only thing you have to make sure is to have a proper HDMI 2.1 cable plugged in your TV (eARC audio can run fine on just an HDMI 1.4 cable).
Great video Chris. Just bought a tv with eArc and a sound bar, but still waiting for it to arrive. Your video had good information so I won’t have to fumble around with the settings when I get it. Thanks.
Very happy and thankful for your clear information, Chris. I bought a 2022 55" Samsung crystal Clear UHD TV in a sale. Later I discovered that the TV didn't support Dolby Atmos. I was already dissapointed and searching for a solution. Good to hear that you can place the soundbar before the TV: meaning that your Streaming service-signal first goes through the Soundbar and then to your TV instead of the other way around. So you don't lose the Dolby Atmos signal which the soundbar supports but the TV doesn't. This probably works because of the eARC-HDMI-ports on both Soundbar and TV. Soundbar only has to put through the visual to the TV and the Surround sound signal is already in the soundbar. Sounds plausible 😎 I only have to buy a good soundbar (with eARC and Dolby Atmos) now. Plus a few Ultra High speed cables for my other devices. Minding that I need a soundbar with a few extra HDMI-ports. Thanks!!!
I really like ARC,I run it to my tv from my receiver and when I turn a device on the receiver switches to the input for that device,way different from when I was a kid and you had to jump through hoops to get everything setup,now it’s just one and done.
Great video! One thing that I didn’t realize until I got a TV with eArc and a soundbar with eArc is that eArc takes care of lip sync (audio moving not in sync with video) automatically. With Arc I had to mess with audio delays on my Shield, my LG TV, and my soundbar, and I could never get it perfect for all content. With eArc, everything stays in sync!
Wow. Thank you for this helpful info dump. Being able to use one remote for my setup is a nice feature. It's crazy that my TV and sound system were capable of doing this the whole time I've had them.
This helped a lot to confirm what I thought I knew already but wasn't 100% sure, thanks! You are always very informative and even somewhat future proof (I'm watching this 2 years in the future). Cheers!
One of the best devices I ever invested in was the Sharc adapter that allows you to use a TV that supports eARC with a receiver that does everything but that. One of the most frustrating things is when you get some awesome, powerful A/V receiver and a new HDMI spec pops up that you want to have.
Wish it had worked with my 09 onkyo to Sony x900h but even with email support we never got any sound out of it. And had to send back at a loss. 🤷♂️. New receiver or stay optical DD is the only choice.
@@Selene_M3 Oh man, that really stinks. I did end up upgrading my receiver from back then to get 4k and HDR passthrough. But the one I bought was JUST before eARC was a thing. The following year's model had it. I was so pissed as I bought a REALLY nice receiver. When I heard about the Sharc adapter, i was in heavan. Luckily it worked for me. THe only issue was it took a few firmware updates for it to be 100% stable every time.
Great video! Clear and informative. A little bird told me I’ve got a Sonos Beam coming for x-mas, so I’ll be revisiting this and your sound bar video soon enough!
I gotta be honest, this video popped up in the related videos and u wasn't going to watch it because I've watched a few videos in arc and earc and thought it was pretty straight forward. But decided to watch yours anyway. And I learned more. And even had a question answered I wasn't looking for in this video yet you answered. Which was about still getting 4k @ 120hz on the ps5 but using the receiver with arc to the tv's earc/arc input. Awesome vid man for real! Thanks for the info and God bless!
Thank you so much I called the Sony technician because my TV only has one eARC port, but you made the sound bar connection much more viably sound in administration adue your clarity. I was simply ire to direction with their tech folk, yrr a godsend I appreciate it.
They COULD have made HDMI a superfast bidirectional audio and video pipeline from the start. But, it was originally more about copyright protection than usability and features. They keep rolling out features a little at a time to keep you buying new stuff. It's always been that way. HDMI was supposed to replace ALL the other connections, be SMART and simplify things.
Yup..I had to upgrade my receiver 3 times in the past 8 years to keep up with the changes. First time was because I needed all hdmi connections. Then the 2nd time I needed 4k . Then last time was I needed 4k @120.
That's why upload speed on internet is so much slower than download! They want the products you are paying for to get to you quickly, but don't want you sharing files as quick with others!
ARC has one downside: its audio is limited to 5.1. So if your gear is not the new and more capable eARC, you kinda have to choose between great audio from your smart TV vs the great control functionality of CEC. Of course, if all your program sources are external to the TV this is not an issue…. but given the awesome capabilities of the new smart TVs, were I configuring a new system today I’d ensure that both the TV and the AVR were eARC.
Yeah my current TV doesn't have eARC only ARC. Which is why I could never stream Dolby Atmos through it to my processor. Didn't realize it until recently. But I'm upgrading my TV soon. So that will solve that issue.
THANK YOU. This was EXTREMELY helpful. I'm upgrading from a 2004 JVC receiver (no HDMI) to a 2021 Denon (all the new bells & whistles) and I appreciate the tips. Just subscribed!
Thanks for making it sound very clear and simplified. I've always had trouble getting my system set up right. I current have a series X Xbox through a receiver that doesn't support HDR to a LG tv. I did just order a Samsung Premiere projector and am hoping I can go Xbox and other consoles straight to the projector and either ARC or optical cable to my receiver, so that I can use HDR.
Thank you for making this video cuz I've learned a lot! Unfortunately my theater system is so old (it's 27 years old) it still uses Optical for sound instead of ARC
In my experience, I have Pioneer receiver pioneer vsx rs320 5.1, year released 2009 only has optical audio input, so I decided to buy sony bdv-e2100 home teather 5.1 2018 year fabrication because it is HDMI ARC build in, My big surprise the pioneer vsx rs320 nine year older reproduce without lost of sound dolby digital plus and atmos format audio, transfering the back and heigth sound to the sorround sound speaker receiver, so no sound is lost and keeping wide audio dinamic range via Pass-Through in the tv. Meanwhile the sony bdv e2100 almost a soundbar with separated 5.1speaker lost sound in sorround speaker dolby digtal plus and atmos, inspite to be HDMI ARC build in, also it is not wide dinamic audio range capable, the sound is flat via PCM. So I disided to stay with the pioneer vsx rs320 becausa even has better effects movies sound than the sony bdv-e2100, I thinks the optical audio is capable in audio only needs good hardware to reproduce sounds, I still didn´t test earc so far. At the time I bought the pioneer vsx rs320 all receivers had only optical and coaxial audio and analagus either 5.1 or 7.1 and stated to be dolby digital plus bulid in. This was my source sound test www.demolandia.net/cinema/dolby-demo-trailers-hd/page-9.html
Hi Chris, amazing video. I wanted to share that while your approach for the Xbox series X and soundbar is correct for the HDMI connections there are some soundbars/TVs that are not compatible together and will cause a sound delay on the Xbox when trying to use Dolby Atmos. I experienced this when I bought a Samsung soundbar for my LG cx and Xbox series x. My tv would not let me use the audio Passthrough setting with the Samsung. I then returned the Samsung and bought an LG soundbar and now I can use the Passthrough setting and Dolby Atmos has no delay on my Xbox series x. Might be worth making a separate video for but people are having major problems with this.
Samsung is stupid like that I had an old Samsung 5.1 system that would only automatically turn on & off (CEC protocol) when connected to a Samsung TV, no other brands work correctly with it despite it supporting CEC
Thank you so much! I was pulling my hair out trying to get my new tv to broadcast through my surround sound system and had the HDMI cord plugged into the right spot but nothing would happen. I watched this and I simply turned everything off and turned my power bar off waited 10 seconds and turned the power bar on and turned everything back on and boom! tv detected receiver and next thing I know sound was coming out of the surround sound system! You can't believe how happy I am that I saw this video! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
ARC/EARC is a great concept with the exception that alot of people experience random audio dropouts. I have an Xbox Series X connected directly to a Samsung Q90T and use the EARC from the TV to my Denon EARC equipped receiver. I'm using Zeskit hdmi2.1 cables but I will randomly get audio dropouts here and there. They only last for a second when it happens but it's irritating
It is not the cable you used and not even the Xbox, it is common with other manufacturers as well. What creates the audio dropouts is your TV itself when it is sending audio out from the ARC port (absolutely nothing you can do).
This information could significantly reduce the return of sound bars at Best Buy. I believe that sound bars are the most returned items in this department store
Thank you for clear and to the point tips/instructions. Answered my question here, Soundbars CAN be used as a video source back to TV ( ie. ps4 hdmi to soundbar hdmi input) while using soundbar ARC to TV Arc.
Damn, awesome video. Like, I've been searching how to use a Sonos soundbar as a TV soundbar for like an hour, and you are the first one that clearly explained how it all works. All in 7 min, including intro and outro. Marvelously done.
i siimply moused over your video before clicking on it and was able to see your words using closed caption just wanted to comment on how awesome it was actually getting some information without having to click and have to watch the video! great idea to get people to click if they like the words on the thumb nail!!!!!!!
Thank you so much for answering my question about 120hz and hdmi arc. I bought a new budget 4k 120hz tv and budget soundbar but didn't realize that I needed 2.1 hdmi to use 120hz properly.
I stumbled across your video. Thanks for posting. I have encountered issues with ARC in regard to Blu-Ray players (Sony UB-P 700 & 800). Most recently the issue occurred when setting up a new Samsung Q80 75" tv, which was replacing an LG 75", on which I managed to crack the screen, and also had the same issue. The Blu-Ray player is not seen whether it is plugged into the TV or my HT Receiver (Yamaha). With the ARC used to return the sound and the Blu-Plugged into another TV input the result is better than when plugged into the receiver. The receiver will only give a buffering icon and the TV will give a couple of seconds of picture along with the buffering. The only solution I have found that works is to: - Disconnect the TV from the internet (I use wired). My son thinks part of the issue may be copy protection. Turn off the ARC. Connect to a non-ARC input I had to do this with the LG as well, I was hoping the Samsung would be different. It is a bit more inconvenient but it works. It also doesn't help that my Harmony Remote is now a brick. It became useless with the last attempt to update the hardware. Do you have any thoughts?
I learned how to use ARC when I found out the Nintendo Switch couldn't use surround sound with an optical cable. With my setup ARC was the only way to get it to accept a 5.1 signal. Great video!
Thanks for the video. The first step taken with ARC for me, was to have Receiver OSD display working on my TV. This was wonderful. // Once I got the TV Speaker off and TV CEC enabled... I just had to do a similar enable on my AV Receiver... and everything worked. - HTH
Very helpful and easy to follow , if you know the lingo , helped me with a question as I noticed a Denon receiver would glitch and loose video signal when switching back from smart tv streaming to the cable box on the receiver. I will bypass the receiver and plug everything into the tv inputs and simply use the E arc for sound . Thanks
My Hue Sync box was bottlenecking ARC from not passing Built in apps audio… so I had to remove it, works perfectly… thanks for your great info, as always!
Question! You did a great job and my question is if I only have one HDMI arc in my tv and three regular HDMI do I need a splitter? I’m using a Apple TV 4K and AMBEO SOUNDBAR? What would you recommend to connect this to make it work right?
TV usually only have one eArc. connect Tv earc to eArc on soundbar...... IF your soundbar has HDMI Input(s), that's where you would want to plug in your Apple Tv.
Excellent video, thanks! Last time I did a deep dive into all this (other than PC monitors) was early 2000s! You've answered most of my questions in a single video! Legend!
Link to site with HDMI-CEC codenames
hd-report.com/2016/05/31/tech-tip-enable-hdmi-cec-on-your-tv/
I'm still confused. If I connect my source hdmi to my tv how can I get sound to my soundbar. The hdmi are only inputs on the TV. Not outputs.
@@antonioprado8068 If your TV has an ARC port it doubles as an audio output so it does both.
@@ChrisMajestic my issue is I have a yamaha ysp5100 and I'm not getting an sound from my hdmi 1 arc from my vizio to hdmi 1 In on the soundbar. And I have cec turned on
Chris what's the link to buy the shirt? I like it.
If your television doesn't support eARC, and you have an external device providing a Dolby Atmos AV signal, then couldn't you run that signal into your AVR via a HDMI cable, and allow it to act like a splitter by taking the audio portion of the signal, processing it, and then outputting the Dolby Atmos signal to the speakers, while allowing the video portion of the signal to pass on through and out to the television???
Also, I thought ARC could allow one to receive Dolby Atmos audio from streaming services that use the format, which includes Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, because those services embed Dolby Atmos in a Dolby Digital Plus stream, which ARC can handle.
They need to have this video playing at Best Buy when you buy a new tv or sound bar. It’s great info on how the “standard” is supposed to work and might stop people from buying the wrong sound system to start with.
Best Buy would rather have you pay their Geek Squad to come out and fix/set up everything.
Heaven forbid the sales employees ask a few questions to educate the customer.
Great information 👍
Right.. haha
@@jetcarddude that assumes the sales employees are educated themselves, which in my experience is a roll of the d20.
This video was not too long. It was informative and made the whole ARC and eARC, not to mention CEC situations far less confusing and much more manageable. I thank you.
It doesn't say anything about connecting a vizio TV and vizio 5.1 surround sound system to a directv genie satellite TV
Actually, I was thinking I wish he would speak a bit slower as I had difficulty keeping up with my verbal uptake. Length of the video is not an issue when there is a wealth of information being shared. Impressed, Liked & new subscriber, Great channel, direct, to the point, no fluff, no background noise (music) being added.
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I’ve been using HDMI-ARC, eARC, and CEC for a bit now, but even I learned some things because of this video. Thank you! Also, your production quality and use of visuals are excellent. Hopefully the algorithm keeps feeding me your videos. Thank you!
Hit the bell button then you don’t have to hope just saying 😂
@@TheDanhpc true that. Done.
Honestly this video is the best video I’ve found to explain this stuff in all the land of RUclips. Thank you.
Sir, you are a gentle and a scholar. I have been going nuts trying to figure out what the issue was with my setup. I was in line with everything and could get sound from my DVD player but could NOT get sound from the Smart TV itself...until I physically removed electrical power from both the TV AND the Amplifier. Waited 30 sec before plugging both components back into the wall outlet, then tada. Wasn't until I found this video tutorial that that step even occurred might be a necessity. Kudos to You.
Did you shut everything down to standby first or just cold turkey turned off the power?
Not too long at all man. The seven minutes you spent telling me how all this works is a lot better than the hour I'd spend trying to clear it all up myself. Thanks much for this.
Well said
Bought new tv yesterday hooked antenae and today learned new stuff, perfect timing thankyou!
It's important to note that If you use passthrough you need the right hdmi cable. Ultra high speed for example capable of 4k120hz for series x
Yup and from what I have learned about of these devices mostly lower priced bars are not capable of achieving the 4k sound-yet they miss inform customer.
Great video. Well explained and demonstrated without unnecessary filler and the HDMI-CEC codenames reference is very helpful. Length was perfect for my short attention span. Well done.
This dude gets LEGENDARY STATUS !!!!!!!!! Please petition for this video to play at every electronic store in America!
Chris, you saved my morning dude. Hour deep and finally got my JBL 9.1 bar connected to Wi-Fi and everything. Had to use my wife's phone airplay as my Google home on my Android kept not finding it even with Bluetooth connected. Changed drinking in TV, used both arcs, nothing. Off on restart nothing. TV was trying because no sound going to its speakers but nothing out the bar.
Your CEC vid helped me find the other missing drinking I needed to change on TV to get it to work.
Thanks so much!!!
Should settings replace drinking?
It's really bugging me 😂
You're the first person to tell me that when I can't get sound from my tv app to sound system to try unplugging the sound system and replugging it back in. I started working once before when we had a power outage, but stopped again when we had another outage. Thanks for the help! You just earned a subscriber.
That's the silliest thing I ever heard. "thanks for teaching me to turn it off and on again! I would've never thought of that, you just earned yourself a sub!"
Facts though... Granted most techs in companies biggest issues and solutions is ... Unplug and plug back in. @@Speedster189
I'm subscribing based simply on how short and succinct your video is. You're a king for providing information in a short format that's easily digested. THREE CHEERS FOR CHRIS MAJESTIC!
Same
all youtube channels ask for subscribers
@@thankswezilow6794 but not all RUclips channels deserve them. This one does.
I had already picked up all this information along the way to getting my stuff working like I want it to. However, this video was a nice, reasonably short double-check and confirmation that I understood these features and was using them correctly to their best advantage. Putting all this information in one place is very helpful, even if it's already working on my gear. Thanks, Chris.
Having just recently moved to a new apartment, I was gifted a TV with an ARC port and was looking at getting an ARC-enabled soundbar but wasn't sure the benefits or how to properly set it up. This video helped a lot, cohesively explaining why and how to use ARC as well as its limitations (and without throwing in unnecessary jargon about all the supported codecs). Super helpful and not long at all.
This….is the first video I have seen to address the soundbar with only 1 HDMI ARC port. Thank you so much. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Reduced the equipment in our living room to a Bose 900 soundbar and sub woofer. Using eARC makes it work seamlessly with everything attached to our TV. Simple, elegant, and most importantly…works every time.
Exactly what I needed to know about eARC in a simple, easy to understand format. Excellent work.
i like better arc than optical arc has very good sound for home theater,
@@edwinrodriguez8219 I prefer the Optical..
Just stumbled across your videos and can’t believe the wealth of information you’re sharing. Got my note pad and pencil and, using your vast knowledge, am preparing to upgrade entertainment systems. Thanks for sharing!
Hello Chris. Your video did not enhance my cable routing knowledge, but you did succeed in drawing my attention to the "TV SETTINGS" menu. I found the DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT jack on the TV was turned down to ZERO. I turned it up to 90% and now my classic ADS speakers & subwoofer are making beautiful sound in addition to the rather nice speakers on my Sony Bravia 75". Thank you for the stimulus. I would have never thought to check SETTINGS. It does not make any sense to me why an OUTPUT would be turned-off. Thanks again.
There are many systems to learn in home theather and ARC and eARC are subsets for a specific job. I think you did a fine job Chris! Thank you!
Appreciate it... Many others rambled on for 30 minutes i'd hardly call this a long video.
Short concise,directly to the point. I like the image examples explaining the processes made it a lot easier for a tech dummy like me to understand. Kudos to you. I'll keep this for reference when I want to explain it to others.
Fantastic video! eARC is really a life changer - I don't understand why people say it is 'cable management' to run your HDMI devices through a receiver just to connect to the TV. eARC handles everything flawlessly and with no distortion to the video signal by running it through an audio receiver/amp.
eARC has been a lifesaver. Only one remote needed like he said and with CEC enabled you control volume and power off/on. I've been swapping out remotes every few years when adding things like a Roku or new game console. Universal remotes used to be a must but not anymore. A good modern smart TV with eARC combined with a modern soundbar or Home Theater AVR eARC and all is fine. The only problem that still remains is getting certain codecs like Atmos, DTS or DTS-HD to pass from the TV to the sound device. I read that many TV manufactures now like LG no longer do DTS or DTS-HD and just pass the signal as PCM 5.1. Still sounds good but very confusing.
Excellent video.
Clear, succinct, and informative.
My biggest issue with ARC/eARC is that it takes up a precious HDMI port. When will TV manufacturers give us more slots? 4 is certainly not enough if 1 is taken by audio! I would prefer at least 6 HDMI ports.
Enter the receiver.
If you have an A/V receiver, you are already using an HDMI port, right? I don't understand your issue.
@@Creelick67 I don't have a receiver. I don't see where I said that I did.
@@DarkLordDeimos What is your use case for eARC? The main purpose for Audio Return Channel is the get audio from native display or device apps to "return" to your external audio source (A/V receiver, soundbar, etc.). In my case, all devices plug into my receiver and then video out to the TV (no eARC needed) except for my PS5. That goes direct to the TV to utilize HDMI 2.1 features like VRR. But, to get audio to my speakers, I utilize eARC to pass it through the TV and back down via the same HDMI cable that is already connected.
I am not trying to be an asshole, I am trying to understand the issue.
@@Creelick67 ok hopefully you can assist me. So I connect the hdmi earc from the TV to the hdmi earc receiver. Can I still connect my game systems to the reciever hdmi ports or do they need to be connect to the TV hdmi ports?
Best explanation I've found so far. Well done. One suggestion though: dial your speech intensity/volume back a little. If you talk as loud as you did in this video, it sounds like it's strained or pushing it out too hard, which is less pleasant to listen to. We can control the video volume ourselves, so just relax a bit more and speak at a more conversational volume with less effort behind it.
Fought my sound bar for like an hour and watched this and got it. Appreciate you man
Hey man, REALLY appreciate your straight to the point, no BS style video.
I’ve been looking at getting a Vizio Dolby atmos sound bar for my new Hisense tv and I’ve been struggling to figure out if it’ll work well because the tv doesn’t have eARC. This video couldn’t have come at a better time! Thanks!
This was such a simple and easy explanation on how this stuff works. I’m glad this was recommended to me.
Thanks for making a no BS video that helped my understanding of ARC/CEC tremendously - well worth the 7 minutes!
Somebody get this man a shield!!! I got a new TV but my Denon only supports 4k 60Hz and I'm been going crazy trying to figure out how to get it to work from my Series X while still getting my surround sound. He explained it all crystal clear and just made my day.
I still don’t get it just gonna plug shit in and hope it works like the old days 😂
God bless you my brother! I don't have time for all this shit I just want my soundbar to play with my tv.
Lol
You need dad to sit behind the TV with a fist full of coax and rca, working out the wiring like it's Apolo 13 and he's fixing the air scrubbers.
Huh? After about 60 seconds it turned into blablabla……blablabla……blablablaaaaa
Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't.
I am super impressed by the quality of this video. The presentation was great and the information never redundant and all worth knowing on the subject. Damn near perfect.
Great explanation and now I have CEC enabled and working and the arc sorted out so apps like Netflix are playing through my amp rather than the TV speakers! At last! Thank you Chris.
you are a lifesaver. I have an older receiver with a 5.1 setup and before watching this I thought I had to upgrade my receiver to HDMI 2.1 so I can pass through my Series X and PS5 on my new C2 OLED to take advantage of the 120 fps and dolby vision.
God bless u sir. Unplugging it was the solution to reseting my sound-bar so it works now 🤟 great breakdown on everything too, thanks again.
This was exactly what I needed to know. Very clear and concise information, thanks!
Probably the most practical video on the subject out there. Thanks 👍🏻
eARC is part of HDMI 2.1 standard, and HDMI 2.1 supports 4K@120hz (and also 8K@60hz). So if your TV and sound bar supports eARC and have ports marked "eARC" *you know* it supports 4K@120hz just fine. The only thing you have to make sure is to have a proper HDMI 2.1 cable plugged in your TV (eARC audio can run fine on just an HDMI 1.4 cable).
Not true at all. I have a Samsung LSP7 projector, it has eARC, it only does 4K @ 60fps. You’re spreading false information.
There is no "HDMI 2.1 cable"
Great video Chris. Just bought a tv with eArc and a sound bar, but still waiting for it to arrive. Your video had good information so I won’t have to fumble around with the settings when I get it. Thanks.
Very happy and thankful for your clear information, Chris. I bought a 2022 55" Samsung crystal Clear UHD TV in a sale. Later I discovered that the TV didn't support Dolby Atmos. I was already dissapointed and searching for a solution. Good to hear that you can place the soundbar before the TV: meaning that your Streaming service-signal first goes through the Soundbar and then to your TV instead of the other way around. So you don't lose the Dolby Atmos signal which the soundbar supports but the TV doesn't. This probably works because of the eARC-HDMI-ports on both Soundbar and TV. Soundbar only has to put through the visual to the TV and the Surround sound signal is already in the soundbar. Sounds plausible 😎 I only have to buy a good soundbar (with eARC and Dolby Atmos) now. Plus a few Ultra High speed cables for my other devices. Minding that I need a soundbar with a few extra HDMI-ports. Thanks!!!
I really like ARC,I run it to my tv from my receiver and when I turn a device on the receiver switches to the input for that device,way different from when I was a kid and you had to jump through hoops to get everything setup,now it’s just one and done.
Great video! One thing that I didn’t realize until I got a TV with eArc and a soundbar with eArc is that eArc takes care of lip sync (audio moving not in sync with video) automatically. With Arc I had to mess with audio delays on my Shield, my LG TV, and my soundbar, and I could never get it perfect for all content. With eArc, everything stays in sync!
Wow. Thank you for this helpful info dump. Being able to use one remote for my setup is a nice feature. It's crazy that my TV and sound system were capable of doing this the whole time I've had them.
This helped a lot to confirm what I thought I knew already but wasn't 100% sure, thanks! You are always very informative and even somewhat future proof (I'm watching this 2 years in the future). Cheers!
Great explanation. Just bought a new system and didn’t know what ARC was. Makes hooking up systems so much easier.
One of the best devices I ever invested in was the Sharc adapter that allows you to use a TV that supports eARC with a receiver that does everything but that. One of the most frustrating things is when you get some awesome, powerful A/V receiver and a new HDMI spec pops up that you want to have.
Wish it had worked with my 09 onkyo to Sony x900h but even with email support we never got any sound out of it. And had to send back at a loss. 🤷♂️. New receiver or stay optical DD is the only choice.
@@Selene_M3 Oh man, that really stinks. I did end up upgrading my receiver from back then to get 4k and HDR passthrough. But the one I bought was JUST before eARC was a thing. The following year's model had it. I was so pissed as I bought a REALLY nice receiver. When I heard about the Sharc adapter, i was in heavan. Luckily it worked for me. THe only issue was it took a few firmware updates for it to be 100% stable every time.
Great video! Clear and informative. A little bird told me I’ve got a Sonos Beam coming for x-mas, so I’ll be revisiting this and your sound bar video soon enough!
If it's the beam 2 use eArc if it's the original bean it doesn't have Atmos so eArc has no benefit :)
@@nateschmitz9827 Thanks! I made the purchase on behalf of my girlfriend, so I can confirm that it's a Beam 2 :)
@@robarandjelovic4068 lucky! I have the Sonos Arc but no eArc, next upgrade is a new TV!
I'm less confused now. Doesn't mean I'm not confused lol just less confused 😭 lol
Thanks for the help
I gotta be honest, this video popped up in the related videos and u wasn't going to watch it because I've watched a few videos in arc and earc and thought it was pretty straight forward. But decided to watch yours anyway. And I learned more. And even had a question answered I wasn't looking for in this video yet you answered. Which was about still getting 4k @ 120hz on the ps5 but using the receiver with arc to the tv's earc/arc input. Awesome vid man for real! Thanks for the info and God bless!
Thank you so much I called the Sony technician because my TV only has one eARC port, but you made the sound bar connection much more viably sound in administration adue your clarity. I was simply ire to direction with their tech folk, yrr a godsend I appreciate it.
They COULD have made HDMI a superfast bidirectional audio and video pipeline from the start. But, it was originally more about copyright protection than usability and features. They keep rolling out features a little at a time to keep you buying new stuff. It's always been that way. HDMI was supposed to replace ALL the other connections, be SMART and simplify things.
Money always changes things unfortunately
Yup..I had to upgrade my receiver 3 times in the past 8 years to keep up with the changes. First time was because I needed all hdmi connections. Then the 2nd time I needed 4k . Then last time was I needed 4k @120.
I'm perfectly happy with component video. The optical fiber audio has its issues of course. Like switching. HDMI is a PITA with the security crap.
That's why upload speed on internet is so much slower than download! They want the products you are paying for to get to you quickly, but don't want you sharing files as quick with others!
ARC has one downside: its audio is limited to 5.1. So if your gear is not the new and more capable eARC, you kinda have to choose between great audio from your smart TV vs the great control functionality of CEC. Of course, if all your program sources are external to the TV this is not an issue…. but given the awesome capabilities of the new smart TVs, were I configuring a new system today I’d ensure that both the TV and the AVR were eARC.
Yeah my current TV doesn't have eARC only ARC. Which is why I could never stream Dolby Atmos through it to my processor. Didn't realize it until recently. But I'm upgrading my TV soon. So that will solve that issue.
This was an amazing video with fantastic diagrams for the explanations
This explanation is perfect!
For me, those diagrams are the best way to visualize it. Also, seeing CEC working is very clarifying.
THANK YOU. This was EXTREMELY helpful. I'm upgrading from a 2004 JVC receiver (no HDMI) to a 2021 Denon (all the new bells & whistles) and I appreciate the tips. Just subscribed!
Thanks for making it sound very clear and simplified. I've always had trouble getting my system set up right. I current have a series X Xbox through a receiver that doesn't support HDR to a LG tv. I did just order a Samsung Premiere projector and am hoping I can go Xbox and other consoles straight to the projector and either ARC or optical cable to my receiver, so that I can use HDR.
Thank you for making this video cuz I've learned a lot! Unfortunately my theater system is so old (it's 27 years old) it still uses Optical for sound instead of ARC
Man, I love the optical cable. The sound from that is amazing even in 2022
@Italianempath I agree
Mine too
In my experience, I have Pioneer receiver pioneer vsx rs320 5.1, year released 2009 only has optical audio input, so I decided to buy sony bdv-e2100 home teather 5.1 2018 year fabrication because it is HDMI ARC build in, My big surprise the pioneer vsx rs320 nine year older reproduce without lost of sound dolby digital plus and atmos format audio, transfering the back and heigth sound to the sorround sound speaker receiver, so no sound is lost and keeping wide audio dinamic range via Pass-Through in the tv. Meanwhile the sony bdv e2100 almost a soundbar with separated 5.1speaker lost sound in sorround speaker dolby digtal plus and atmos, inspite to be HDMI ARC build in, also it is not wide dinamic audio range capable, the sound is flat via PCM. So I disided to stay with the pioneer vsx rs320 becausa even has better effects movies sound than the sony bdv-e2100, I thinks the optical audio is capable in audio only needs good hardware to reproduce sounds, I still didn´t test earc so far. At the time I bought the pioneer vsx rs320 all receivers had only optical and coaxial audio and analagus either 5.1 or 7.1 and stated to be dolby digital plus bulid in. This was my source sound test www.demolandia.net/cinema/dolby-demo-trailers-hd/page-9.html
Hi Chris, amazing video. I wanted to share that while your approach for the Xbox series X and soundbar is correct for the HDMI connections there are some soundbars/TVs that are not compatible together and will cause a sound delay on the Xbox when trying to use Dolby Atmos. I experienced this when I bought a Samsung soundbar for my LG cx and Xbox series x. My tv would not let me use the audio Passthrough setting with the Samsung. I then returned the Samsung and bought an LG soundbar and now I can use the Passthrough setting and Dolby Atmos has no delay on my Xbox series x. Might be worth making a separate video for but people are having major problems with this.
Interesting I have the LG CX and the Samsung SB and never had issue - using eARC as the audio quality was better than just arc
Samsung is stupid like that I had an old Samsung 5.1 system that would only automatically turn on & off (CEC protocol) when connected to a Samsung TV, no other brands work correctly with it despite it supporting CEC
Thank you so much! I was pulling my hair out trying to get my new tv to broadcast through my surround sound system and had the HDMI cord plugged into the right spot but nothing would happen.
I watched this and I simply turned everything off and turned my power bar off waited 10 seconds and turned the power bar on and turned everything back on and boom! tv detected receiver and next thing I know sound was coming out of the surround sound system! You can't believe how happy I am that I saw this video! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
This dude is the smartest tv host I’ve ever heard in my life. He didn’t make a single mistake.
ARC/EARC is a great concept with the exception that alot of people experience random audio dropouts. I have an Xbox Series X connected directly to a Samsung Q90T and use the EARC from the TV to my Denon EARC equipped receiver. I'm using Zeskit hdmi2.1 cables but I will randomly get audio dropouts here and there. They only last for a second when it happens but it's irritating
It is not the cable you used and not even the Xbox, it is common with other manufacturers as well. What creates the audio dropouts is your TV itself when it is sending audio out from the ARC port (absolutely nothing you can do).
Out of curiosity, why are you going direct to the tv instead of through the receiver?
This information could significantly reduce the return of sound bars at Best Buy. I believe that sound bars are the most returned items in this department store
my brain spaghettified after the first minute
This is the best video I've seen describing what HDMI ARC does.
Who’d have thought unplugging the tv and sound bar would fix my problem. Thanks for the tip!
Just come to my house and install the damn thing. I ain’t got time brotha.
If you ain't got time to setup your TV, you ain't got time to WATCH your TV
How did you get that PS5? : p
Thank you for clear and to the point tips/instructions. Answered my question here, Soundbars CAN be used as a video source back to TV ( ie. ps4 hdmi to soundbar hdmi input) while using soundbar ARC to TV Arc.
Great video. I am upgrading my TV and 15+year old Surround system and needed an update on the latest tech. This summed it up nicely.
Thank you
This was the clearest and most concise info I found on RUclips , THANK YOU
For years i thought i also had to use the HDMI in to use ARC on my soundbar!!!! Thank you for this video!!!
That's a very clean set-up you got there man.
Knowledge is a great thing!! Thanks for clearing that ARC question for all of us watching. Cheers!
Damn, awesome video. Like, I've been searching how to use a Sonos soundbar as a TV soundbar for like an hour, and you are the first one that clearly explained how it all works. All in 7 min, including intro and outro. Marvelously done.
Wondering why can’t you use your sonos sound bar with tv main purpose of it is adding tv to sound bar and is very straightforward 😊
i siimply moused over your video before clicking on it and was able to see your words using closed caption just wanted to comment on how awesome it was actually getting some information without having to click and have to watch the video! great idea to get people to click if they like the words on the thumb nail!!!!!!!
Awesome video. Found it very helpful. Thanks.. 👍
I want you to host all the things dude. You’re very engaging. Thanks for the knowledge.
Thank you so much for answering my question about 120hz and hdmi arc. I bought a new budget 4k 120hz tv and budget soundbar but didn't realize that I needed 2.1 hdmi to use 120hz properly.
Duuuude...I can't thank you enough about the "bypass" thing. You just saved me $2000 dollars.
I stumbled across your video. Thanks for posting.
I have encountered issues with ARC in regard to Blu-Ray players (Sony UB-P 700 & 800).
Most recently the issue occurred when setting up a new Samsung Q80 75" tv, which was replacing an LG 75", on which I managed to crack the screen, and also had the same issue.
The Blu-Ray player is not seen whether it is plugged into the TV or my HT Receiver (Yamaha).
With the ARC used to return the sound and the Blu-Plugged into another TV input the result is better than when plugged into the receiver. The receiver will only give a buffering icon and the TV will give a couple of seconds of picture along with the buffering.
The only solution I have found that works is to: -
Disconnect the TV from the internet (I use wired). My son thinks part of the issue may be copy protection.
Turn off the ARC. Connect to a non-ARC input
I had to do this with the LG as well, I was hoping the Samsung would be different.
It is a bit more inconvenient but it works.
It also doesn't help that my Harmony Remote is now a brick. It became useless with the last attempt to update the hardware.
Do you have any thoughts?
I learned how to use ARC when I found out the Nintendo Switch couldn't use surround sound with an optical cable. With my setup ARC was the only way to get it to accept a 5.1 signal. Great video!
This is awesome content, thanks. The only place I could find a simple explanation and get my system connected using HDMI.
Great explanation!! I'd hire you!!
Thanks for the video.
The first step taken with ARC for me, was to have Receiver OSD display working on my TV. This was wonderful. // Once I got the TV Speaker off and TV CEC enabled... I just had to do a similar enable on my AV Receiver... and everything worked.
- HTH
I was having issues with my shield and my new LG oled. Your suggestion of unplugging the TV did the trick. Thank you!!
Best video explaining this topic so far. So helpful!
Thank you for this concise explanation. New to all of this ARC tech and finally going to buy a eARC TV ready set for my PS5. Very helpful!
Thank u AFTER 74958 VIDEOS, urs solved my problem with my PS5 and TV BOTH simply needing to be ARC , And wallahhh. Im stoked 🤙
Very helpful and easy to follow , if you know the lingo , helped me with a question as I noticed a Denon receiver would glitch and loose video signal when switching back from smart tv streaming to the cable box on the receiver. I will bypass the receiver and plug everything into the tv inputs and simply use the E arc for sound . Thanks
This video improved my living room tremendously! Thank you so much
Thorough and Easy to understand!
what a thorough and simple explanation. Thank you for going straight to the point and saving us all a bunch of time
My Hue Sync box was bottlenecking ARC from not passing Built in apps audio… so I had to remove it, works perfectly… thanks for your great info, as always!
Question! You did a great job and my question is if I only have one HDMI arc in my tv and three regular HDMI do I need a splitter? I’m using a Apple TV 4K and AMBEO SOUNDBAR?
What would you recommend to connect this to make it work right?
TV usually only have one eArc. connect Tv earc to eArc on soundbar...... IF your soundbar has HDMI Input(s), that's where you would want to plug in your Apple Tv.
What a fantastic video. Beautifully explained such a complicated subject.
Thanks for the info and explanation. Finally got my soundbar working correctly with remote functions enabled. Sweet!
I mashed the like button, the subscribe button, and the bell button, and I think your video was the perfect length. 👍
great job. got some reconfiguring to do, apparently. thanks for the help.
Excellent video, thanks! Last time I did a deep dive into all this (other than PC monitors) was early 2000s! You've answered most of my questions in a single video! Legend!