Hey guys! Some of the info in this video isn't entirely correct! I made a new video that corrects my errors and goes in-depth on HDMI eARC as well! ruclips.net/video/ar2ombRN1UY/видео.html
Hey Jonah! Thank you so much for the video I do have a question. I connected my TV to my Nakamichi 7.2.4 sound bar through the Arc but no audio from TV or sound bar all settings are in place. Do you know why that is? Please help. Thanks!
"What no one is telling you" is that ARC is just the protocol of the HDMI cable, the purpose of it is actually HDCP, which is copy protection which ultimately does nothing for the end-user.
This isn't entirely accurate. TV's manufactured within the last 3 years or so with regular ARC are capable of transmitting Dolby Digital Plus (DDP) signals easily. DDP consists of 7 discrete audio channels and one low frequency channel ( the x.1 in 7.1, which is used for the subwoofer). This essentially means that ARC can indeed send your receiver/soundbar 7.1 surround sound, contrary to what this video states. DDP, and below, are lossy compressed audio files, so ARC can easily handle them. Heck, even the newer model TV's, that still only support regular ARC, can transmit Dolby Atmos sound. This is because Dolby Atmos isn't a signal, it's basically just an extra set of special instructions attached to a DDP or Dolby TrueHD signal that tells your Dolby Atmos capable receiver/soundbar how to output sound in each speaker. If you own one of these ARC TV's that are Dolby Atmos capable, then you're rocking Dolby Atmos with a Dolby Digital Plus signal. Not bad, but there's for sure room for improvement... Now if you're looking for lossless uncompressed audio, such as Dolby TrueHD signal, to be transmitted from your TV to your receiver/soundbar, then regular ARC for sure won't cut it. You'll need to upgrade to eARC (enhanced audio return channel) technology on BOTH your TV and your receiver/soundbar to be able to achieve this. If you own an eARC TV that means you're rocking Dolby Atmos with a Dolby TrueHD signal. This is definitely the way to do it since the audio is uncompressed and in it's original state from when the sound engineer mixed it in the studio.
Steve is correct. I run atmos back from my Lg c8 over arc all the time. It's the lossy dd+ version, but since Netflix only streams dd+ anyway, it doesn't matter.
Dude, I have been like WTF about only getting DD+ and not Atmos via my ARC only tv to my new jbl 9.1 sound bar. 48 hours of chasing my tail. Your comment is the best explanation of my, this, issue and I wish I found it 2 days ago.👍 My search is now over, and your comment is much appreciated.
Jonah! As a fellow home theater nerd AND project 24 member, I just wanted to say thank you! Wow! That’s the best description of ARC I’ve honestly ever come across. And your video organically showed up on my RUclips feed. Great video, super helpful. Keep it up!
While explained in practice, would aid viewer’s understanding if explained that ARC stands for Audio Return Channel. Sometimes knowing what the jargon means helps.
So glad you explained the cons with using ARC when using the TV apps. A firestick connection to a receiver and then going out to the TV will provide high fidelity audio. Thanks for the vital info.
Thanks for teaching people this ! I went weeks some time ago reconfiguring my sound and picture quality utilizing arc to achieve it all. Tons of research got me to that sweet spot of not losing 4k or sound. I was more concerned with my picture over my sound so 5.1 is ok with me for now.
Exactly. Current high end TV's have eArc and that should have been mentioned here. Also, some TV sets pass Atmos through Arc using DD+ and some don't. Another fact worth mentioning is some TV's don't have the capability to bypass HDMI audio input. So you need to wait for the TV's processor's Dolby audio decoding and if it's slow you can get unfixable lip sync problems. Or the TV may not pass Dolby at all.
@@32mlucas atmos can be passed over ARC, however, due to bandwidth limitations, it is in a Dolby Digital + codec. It is compressed, not lossless. Lossless would be atmos folded into a Dolby True HD codec. Look on your receiver and see what it’s decoding.
Great video, but how do I directly connect my Amazon Firestick to the soundbar? You stated that you have or should directly hook up your devices that way.
I have an old plasma TV (no ARC) connected to my SONY 1040 AVR output via HDMI. My PC is connected to the AVR HDMI input to. Audio is being reproduced by the receiver (and speakers) but the problem is it's only stereo. Whatever I do I can't get it to output 5.1 surround sound (even if Windows10 says that the output is configured for 5.1 speaker setup). Any ideas welcome! Thanks!
My TV has eARC and my Yamaha SR-B20A has ARC, my current cheap HDMI cable works in controlling volume and turning on and off using the TV remote. Is it worth buying a high speed HDMI cable for better sound quality and able to use the Dolby features of the soundbar? Many thanks in advance for your reply.
Not every TV pass through. At least LG 2020 have dropped the support of DTS X codec passthrough via eArc. It passes through Dolby Atmos though. In short eArc is not the complete solution.
I have a Samsung Q70T. And a PlayStation 4 Pro. There is a specific gaming HDMI port on the back of the TV. Would you advise I plug the PS Pro into the port on the Q70T, or followed the video and plug everything into the Samsung T650 soundbar??
very informative video and thanks for making this video. I have tv with Only HDMi IN. I want to use it for my soundbar but in soundbar is HDMI ARC. so my question is can I connect my tv with sound bar or I will have to buy new tv with hdmi arc or any another solution. thanks I will wait for your reply.
Hi Jonah, love your channel bud. Had a question: I just bought my first smart TV after my old plasma finally gave out. The TV has an eARC port while the soundbar only has normal ARC port. Will this still work?
Are you sure? And it’s definitely connected straight to the Tv? you just enabled CEC like in the video and it worked? I have a Sony soundbar and I don’t get Dolby atmos for not having E-arc ( my tv only has ARC) abs it’s a 2020 4k tv model. I don’t know how to fix this
Hi, How do I get 7.1.2 sound out of my smart TV? Do I need to use 2 HDMI's? 1 for ARC and 1 for surround sound? Or do I use HDMI for ARC and an optical cable? Or is there no way to get surround sound when watching Netflix or such directly on my smart TV? :/
Not unless you’re Receiver has 4K Passthrough I have the ononkyo TX-NR676 it’s has 4K passthrough. I also noticed some lag in the audio but that’s adjustable but I also noticed a slight lag to the image my television is a sausage 65in 7 series
miguel mendoza I decided to make the tv( lg 7300) the brain and run my xbox into the arc 1 and my reciever( sony str hd770) on arc 2... I still get my game mode for video and dts for sound. Using the reciever for sound , I found out that there is that lag you were speaking of but also for it I lose game mode. Thanks for answering my question. I am just starting out with all this and I want to learn more to improve my setup.
For most users it won’t matter because their main sources come from streaming like Netflix. They all use the compressed DolbyDigitalPlus anyway. So even you connect your Apple TV directly to your soundbar, it wouldn’t make any difference at all. Not many people use BluRays these days.
Small note of correction... you might want to highlight that many TVs have an ARC only setting. This should typically be used with any newer Receivers as CEC mode will create control conflicts with devices interrupt the seamless operation....
Great video!! Let's say if I have a Hdmi splitter that supports Arc. How do I connect those cables to make it work? Arc cable to tv and then to the splitter or what?
Very informative video. Was wondering if you have any ideas on how to resolve lag when using a soundbar? I just got a Sony HT-Z9F hooked up to the Sony A80J and when watching cable TV, there is a noticeable lag. Thoughts?
Hi Jonah, I have my JBL Soundbar 9.1 and 4k Xiaomi Ultra Short Throw projector. There are 2xHDMI inputs (1x ARC) on the JBL and 3xHMDI (1 ARC) for the UST is label ARC. If I want to plug in my Chromecast with Google TV device, do I plug it into my JBL or UST Projector.?
Yeah I'm using arc as I only have a 5.1 receiver..so if I upgraded to an Atmos receiver how do you connect an Amazon firestick direct to the receiver ( or do I run another cable from the TV..optical? Although optical cannot carry Atmos yeah?)
I have fangor projector with normal HDMI port, I decided to attach a sound bar to that port. I want your advice whether this HDMI port in the projector will support the Dolby atmos or DTS-X if I want to have a surround experience, or the HDMI will not support that, so, it will be a waste of money to purchase such high spec sound bar like sony x9000f?
So I have a Samsung Soundbar and my TV is hooked up to the soundbar via digital optical cable. My TV only has 3 HDMI inputs and one of them specifies ARC on it. If I were to switch my soundbar to the HDMI input from the TV out...essentially I would lose an HDMI input? Using that input as audio out to the soundbar and then only have two available inputs? Not that this matters because it's just a soundbar so I wouldn't need to switch to ARC for this application as I don't see a benefit. But I just want to wrap my head around the concept. I've never used ARC before and I see it on the TV and the soundbar and have always been curious as to why it even exists.
Hey Jonah, I'm just getting into all this Dolby Atmos and just purchased a Denon AVR. I have an older Sony Bravia (8 yrs old) and I don't see a ARC HDMI input. Does this matter and if so how do I get around it? Thx for any info!
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?
Good video Jonah but I'm still a bit confused on the Atmos systems. I have a Vizio 70 inch smart tv and the Vizio SB46514-F6 SB46514-F6 Soundbar. I've connected them with the HDMI cable to the arc. Is this giving me the best sound ? The system is amazing just as it is so just wasn't sure
So the other benefit to ARC for me is the remote, I can use my standard tv remote and the volume of my receiver goes up and down. Can I connect ARC and a toslink for the convenience of that and get best sound options? Or, how else would this work?
ARC provides a higher audio quality than toslink / digital optical, so there's no need for you to connect both. Just use HDMI ARC and you should be good.
So if I connect my arc to AVR from smart tv then I won't get the proper Dolby Atmos. If I connect firestick to AVR will it work without losing the Dolby Atmos quality.
What does he mean by connected when hes talking about not getting the 7.1 sound grade or something like that. Does he mean connected via wires or what?
I have a Samsung tu8000 50 inch and a Sony 7.1 receiver str dn1040 and with mine, I use the TV remote for volume and it just displays on my tv "(receiver hdmi) with plus and minus signs when I hit up or down on the volume but my receiver moves up or down with each press. Im guessing its a simplified concept because the TV would somehow have to communicate with the receiver to figure out its actual volume number (0-78) on my receiver. Some receivers have dB levels (-120 to +12) or something like that. The tv would never figure it out. Lol. But yes it would be nice to see a volume level on screen. I agree lol
I have a LG Atmos soundbar. I ran an HDMI cable to my LG tv. Everything is working great until I bought another device. Now, because I have the soundbar using an HDMI port, I’m one port short. I bought a switcher with arc, that I haven’t hooked up yet. But, I was wondering if I decide to go optical, to free up that port, will I lose any sound quality, compared to the HDMI cable?
Video is educational, do Inhave to use the arc. I just got a new Yamaha v685, my 16 year old receiver just went. I have all HDMI cables going to my tv ( I only need 2), then I use a fiber optic for my cable box and digital coaxial plug to go into my receiver, can I still do it that way, I've always had success with my sound, or will I lose sound and functional use not using arc. Thank you Rick
I have a vizio 5.1.2 soundbar with 4k pass-through and my 4k player connected directly to the soundbar. Would I get better video quality if the player was connected directly to the tv? Thanks!
Is there a way to split the arc coming out of the soundbar between a tv and projector? That way if either of them turns on, the sound bar automatically turns on and is controlled by either TV or Projector remote?
Jonah Matthes tqsm for this info.. I'm working with Bose Malaysia nd really needed this kind of info to increase my knowledge nd in the same time sharing good info with my customer.. ☺️
So I have 7 speakers , and the Xbox had HDMI going from Xbox to TV, should I get a second HDMIl chord to hook up from Xbox to receiver to get the best sound quality ? But receiver is 7.1 .. so you said I could be loosing sound quality from the Xbox ? So do I need a second cable going from Xbox to receiver as well as cable for from Xbox to TV
Question: I just received a Yamaha soundbar and a SHU sub... I tried hooking it up to my bedroom TV (Sony A9S Oled 48"), The light's are on on the Sub, I have the sub connected to the Soundbar but there's no sound from the sub. The soundbar plays but not the sub. Suggestions? Thank you Joe
Hey Jonah. Thank you for that very interesting video. I have just one question: I have a sound bar from LG - that 11 series - with one HDMI ARC switch and two "normal" HDMI switches. I want to use a ATMOS HDMI splitter to connect my fire TV, and my ATMOS blue ray player with the HDMI ARC switch on my soldbar and than the sound bar with my Samsung TV ( is around 5 years old), which has one HDMI ARC switch. Is that practical and useful to get the best sound out of my blue ray player etc.? Thank you in advance, Christian
I was told by Sonos support that you DO get Dolby Atmos from the smart TV apps through the ARC Hdmi. And when using the Sonos App, I can see it is reading it as Dolby Atmos. Why are you saying it doesn’t come through HDMI from tv?
Hi Jonah, I have a question with my av receiver and samsung Tv, My av receiver has HDMI ARC out port and my TV do not have HDMI ARC port but it has Reg.HDMI is their a way to used HDMI to my TV?
Hey buddy I’m using the arc with my avr works great but when I switch to RUclips on my smart tv I lose my surround? It come through 2 side speakers I have 7.1 could it be my hdm arc cable? Is it better to use optimal cable to get the surround through my tv?
So I got a question for you and I’m going to be a new subscriber. New TV has HDMI arc. Old tv had rca to soundbar rca. It’s just a sound bar with a sub box. Can I buy a cable that will connect to my new tv hdmi to rca males to sound bar?
Is there a way to get an HDMI ARC smart TV to send to a standard HDMI receiver in order to get surround sound off of netflix etc. My TV has HDMI ARC output and optical outputs, my receiver has HDMI and RCA inputs. Is there some kind of adapter that will make this work (I want to avoid the RCA has I won't get surround sound).
I have an LG C8 and a Marantz 1509 but... I think that through ARC my TV emits 2.0 signals and not 5.1, because when I use Amazon Prime Video app on TV to see 5.1 movies, on Marantz display appear "Dolby Pro Logic II" indication, that should be a trasformation of 2.0 signal to 5.1 by algorithms, while when playing from Blu-ray appear DTS or "Dolby Digital 5.1". Any ideas about this thing?
Thanks for this. Question: I have a new LG TV with magic remote, a Direct TV box and a Yamaha 679 receiver. I cannot seem to get the audio from clipping in and out using the ARC. What is the 2nd best hookup option if you have time not using ARC. Thanks
I have an older 7.1 Yamaha receiver that doesn’t support ARC so I run toslink optical digital audio from my newer Sony TV to it. That’s limited to 5.1, but I’ve been happy with it since most programs are 5.1 or stereo anyway.
Hey Jonah, I just purchased a 75" QN900A 8K TV with a Q950A 11.1.4CH Soundbar. Im not completely impressed with the sound considering the whole thing set me back 10K. Im now looking for an AV receiver that is Dolby and 8K capable. Do you have any recommendations for me? or tips to get the best sound out of these units? Thank you
What I am most concerned right now, would a console connected to an AV receiver connected to a TV experience an additional amount of input lag against having the console connected to the tv which then is connected back to the receiver via HDMI ARC or not?
My TV does not have CEC.. is there any other option I should look into? I can see ARC but donot see CEC.. Myne is LG 47" tv 2013 Model.. If I donot see CEC then is there any other option to look for?
Great summary and explanation. Quick question: Is it normal to induce an audio delay when using ARC to connect say a console, soundbar, and compatible display and selecting the Bitstream output (for Dolby or DTS) instead of PCM? My soundbar can decode those formats and the console can push those signal outs but I find in either case this introduces visible audio delay when running through ARC (console into TV HDMI and TV ARC into soundbar ARC) , with more delay using the Dolby option. The TV is set to do audio bypass, but even when trying to play around with the sync settings it would not adjust audio to be perfectly in sync). Very curious here. I imagine if it was possible to connect a console directly to the soundbar and pass through the video this would not be a problem maybe?
I've taken to using an HDMI splitter to avoid this problem. LG TV's in particular have a well known problem of introducing an inconsistent audio delay when trying to pass Dolby signals through the TV to the ARC port. Lots of references on the internet if you search for it. By splitting my source HDMI into two, I can run direct feeds to both the TV and my soundbar and avoid this problem. Only gotcha to be aware of is that you need a splitter that matches the HDCP standard required by your source device. Not too expensive now, about £30 for a HDCP 2.2 compliant splitter.
Possibly you could address the audio dropouts when using sound bars. Even with both tv and sound bar the same recently purchased brand name equipment, dropouts are common using ARC or Fiber optic connection. Vizio tech assist was no help after trying all the suggested fixes. Mostly happens with streaming but also OTA signal sometimes. Finally just stuck with RCA jacks. I believe it has to with the chip set that ALL the manufacturers use regardless of brand name.
Hey Jonah need your help! My Samsung Q60T Soundbar is having audio delays. I only have it connected HDMI ARC from Soundbar to tv. I have it in dolby digital and it has lip sync issues with my Xbox series x. My chromecast only plays the Soundbar PCM not Dolby. How do you fix this? Thank you!
Hey man, I never can get my new Vizio 5.1 soundbar to produce sound when linking it via ARC hdmi with my Samsung TV. Only option I seem to be able to use that has worked is resorting to the Optical cable set-up. Any suggestions for what I might be able to do to fix this? Thank you very much Jonah.
Try a new HDMI cable first. Next try disabling, then enabling CEC on your TV. Last resort is an HDMI ARC reset/refresh. www.sony.co.uk/electronics/support/articles/00020051
Good-day what about connecting say 3 or 4 devices to a TV via HDMI and then using the TV's Optical or Toslink Audio. Would this also lessen original audio to compressed 5.1. I am considering this with a new Hisense QLED TV running to an Onkyo 7.1 1030watt Theatre System. I've seen this done and the user them simply changes the Source on the TV.
My TV has a hdmi arc port but I have an old Sony grx-8 music system which doesn't have hdmi port it has only rca port will it support dolby atmos and will I have to connect my firestick to hdmi arc port ? And the firestick says it supports Dolby atmos through hdmi passthrough what is that ? Please help
Hello I have a Yamaha Rx-V371 Receiver and after getting ARC signal to work I now am trying to figure out how to use my other devices that are plugged into my Receiver, such as xbox and PC. I'm not getting audio or video now once I switched to ARC port on my LG Webos. I have to unplug ARC and use HDMI1 to play other devices other than the LG
Hello, I have a Blueray Disc soundbar receiver, and only 1 ARC HDMI, and I want to connect or add AppleTV device into it how can I configure this in order to see on the TV
If I using monitor not TV is it video still appear by using this configuration l, I'm using xbox to soundbar and from soundbour to monitor (not TV) that only have just hdmi in?
Yes! eARC is capable of sending Dolby Atmos signals. It’s actually like 32 discrete audio channels in total that it can send/receive. However, keep in mind that both devices will need to have eARC, not just one.
@@JonahMatthes Can we split one HDMI out (from Android Box etc) to 2 HDMI output, one input to TV and another input to Audio receiver (HDMI Arc Input)? Will this work?
I didn’t know this!!! I assumed connecting through an hdmi cable would make the sound better! So if I connect my sound bar through Bluetooth instead will I have the 7.1 atmos???
Hey guys! Some of the info in this video isn't entirely correct!
I made a new video that corrects my errors and goes in-depth on HDMI eARC as well!
ruclips.net/video/ar2ombRN1UY/видео.html
Your other video is really good, so I suggest you take this one down, as it is really confusing unless one sees your comment (which i didn't).
Does this affect my console?
Hey Jonah! Thank you so much for the video I do have a question. I connected my TV to my Nakamichi 7.2.4 sound bar through the Arc but no audio from TV or sound bar all settings are in place. Do you know why that is? Please help. Thanks!
Then you should delete this video and not confuse people...... every body make mistakes. I deleted videos from my channel too
Thanks
"What no one is telling you" is that ARC is just the protocol of the HDMI cable, the purpose of it is actually HDCP, which is copy protection which ultimately does nothing for the end-user.
Finally found someone who clearly explains how a soundbar/TV connection works.
This isn't entirely accurate. TV's manufactured within the last 3 years or so with regular ARC are capable of transmitting Dolby Digital Plus (DDP) signals easily. DDP consists of 7 discrete audio channels and one low frequency channel ( the x.1 in 7.1, which is used for the subwoofer). This essentially means that ARC can indeed send your receiver/soundbar 7.1 surround sound, contrary to what this video states. DDP, and below, are lossy compressed audio files, so ARC can easily handle them. Heck, even the newer model TV's, that still only support regular ARC, can transmit Dolby Atmos sound. This is because Dolby Atmos isn't a signal, it's basically just an extra set of special instructions attached to a DDP or Dolby TrueHD signal that tells your Dolby Atmos capable receiver/soundbar how to output sound in each speaker. If you own one of these ARC TV's that are Dolby Atmos capable, then you're rocking Dolby Atmos with a Dolby Digital Plus signal. Not bad, but there's for sure room for improvement...
Now if you're looking for lossless uncompressed audio, such as Dolby TrueHD signal, to be transmitted from your TV to your receiver/soundbar, then regular ARC for sure won't cut it. You'll need to upgrade to eARC (enhanced audio return channel) technology on BOTH your TV and your receiver/soundbar to be able to achieve this. If you own an eARC TV that means you're rocking Dolby Atmos with a Dolby TrueHD signal. This is definitely the way to do it since the audio is uncompressed and in it's original state from when the sound engineer mixed it in the studio.
WHAT IS THE USE OF HDMI IN PORT IN SOUNDBAR ?
Steve is correct. I run atmos back from my Lg c8 over arc all the time. It's the lossy dd+ version, but since Netflix only streams dd+ anyway, it doesn't matter.
You're the hero we need
Thanks Steve for this post.
Dude, I have been like WTF about only getting DD+ and not Atmos via my ARC only tv to my new jbl 9.1 sound bar. 48 hours of chasing my tail. Your comment is the best explanation of my, this, issue and I wish I found it 2 days ago.👍 My search is now over, and your comment is much appreciated.
This 4min Video solve my 2 year problems... THANK YOUUUU
Jonah! As a fellow home theater nerd AND project 24 member, I just wanted to say thank you! Wow! That’s the best description of ARC I’ve honestly ever come across. And your video organically showed up on my RUclips feed. Great video, super helpful. Keep it up!
I like that you addressed the 7.1 / atmos / dtsx limitation of ARC definitively. This is the only vid that does that.
Except that per his newer video, he got that WRONG.
Edit: It the only video that does that because all the other videos are correct.
@@bsperoz lol
Just purchased a new LG 65" and the first time being able to use HDMI ARC. Love it
While explained in practice, would aid viewer’s understanding if explained that ARC stands for Audio Return Channel. Sometimes knowing what the jargon means helps.
So glad you explained the cons with using ARC when using the TV apps. A firestick connection to a receiver and then going out to the TV will provide high fidelity audio. Thanks for the vital info.
I'd been struggling with ARC for broadcast TV audio. Your hint about HDMI-CEC solved it. Thanks!
However , eArc WIIL move dolby and all higher formats to receiver . (e nhanced arc)
Simply use other hdmi ports on you're reciever?
Thanks for teaching people this ! I went weeks some time ago reconfiguring my sound and picture quality utilizing arc to achieve it all. Tons of research got me to that sweet spot of not losing 4k or sound. I was more concerned with my picture over my sound so 5.1 is ok with me for now.
I'm so glad eArc is the thing of the future
What does eArc do? Will that solve the compression issue?
Crystal Keyframes more bandwidth on hdmi 2.1 so you get uncompressed audio
Exactly. Current high end TV's have eArc and that should have been mentioned here. Also, some TV sets pass Atmos through Arc using DD+ and some don't. Another fact worth mentioning is some TV's don't have the capability to bypass HDMI audio input. So you need to wait for the TV's processor's Dolby audio decoding and if it's slow you can get unfixable lip sync problems. Or the TV may not pass Dolby at all.
@@Brklynsbaby I've yet to see over the air channels or Netflix broadcast anything over 5.1 Dolby Digital.
Jose Garcia you have to purchase the premium Netflix subscription
Connecting your devices to your receiver always made the most sense to me. It is after all the centerpiece of your hifi setup.
"End of story. There's just no way around that right now."
eARC: "Da fuh!?"
My Yamaha receiver doesn’t even officially support earc and atmos over arc still works.
@@32mlucas maybe it updated without you knowing
Its a CX-A5100, Yamaha released a firmware update to support earc on a number of models but the cx-a5100 wasn’t included.
@@32mlucas atmos can be passed over ARC, however, due to bandwidth limitations, it is in a Dolby Digital + codec. It is compressed, not lossless. Lossless would be atmos folded into a Dolby True HD codec. Look on your receiver and see what it’s decoding.
@@freddiemurry It says Atmos on the receiver (or processor since it doesn’t have any amp.)
Went back to Optical. Too many glitches. Thanks for video!
Great video, but how do I directly connect my Amazon Firestick to the soundbar? You stated that you have or should directly hook up your devices that way.
I have an old plasma TV (no ARC) connected to my SONY 1040 AVR output via HDMI. My PC is connected to the AVR HDMI input to. Audio is being reproduced by the receiver (and speakers) but the problem is it's only stereo. Whatever I do I can't get it to output 5.1 surround sound (even if Windows10 says that the output is configured for 5.1 speaker setup). Any ideas welcome! Thanks!
My TV has eARC and my Yamaha SR-B20A has ARC, my current cheap HDMI cable works in controlling volume and turning on and off using the TV remote. Is it worth buying a high speed HDMI cable for better sound quality and able to use the Dolby features of the soundbar? Many thanks in advance for your reply.
Hey Jonathan thanks for the video but pls the hdm1 from the cable must connect to the tv or soundboard?
Hey Jonah, thank for posting this quick, to the point, video. It really helped me.
eARC is available with DTS:X and Dolby Atmos
@Truman Miller it is everywhere now 😅
Not every TV pass through. At least LG 2020 have dropped the support of DTS X codec passthrough via eArc. It passes through Dolby Atmos though.
In short eArc is not the complete solution.
I have a Samsung Q70T. And a PlayStation 4 Pro. There is a specific gaming HDMI port on the back of the TV. Would you advise I plug the PS Pro into the port on the Q70T, or followed the video and plug everything into the Samsung T650 soundbar??
very informative video and thanks for making this video. I have tv with Only HDMi IN. I want to use it for my soundbar but in soundbar is HDMI ARC. so my question is can I connect my tv with sound bar or I will have to buy new tv with hdmi arc or any another solution. thanks I will wait for your reply.
03:09 it says Dolby Atmos on the soundbar but you said HDMI ARC doesn't support it...?
that'd be if the audio is going directly into the sound bar and not through arc I imagine
Hi Jonah, love your channel bud. Had a question: I just bought my first smart TV after my old plasma finally gave out. The TV has an eARC port while the soundbar only has normal ARC port. Will this still work?
Following. My tv has eARC as well and I'm looking to upgrade to an atmos soundbar or AVR and would like to know.
I have the new Sonos Arc connected to my LG OLED C7 via HDMI ARC-CEC, and I’m getting Dolby Atmos in Dolby Digital Plus. Sounds great!
My xiaomi hdmi arc and denon don’t work properly with ddp and dtshd
Are you sure? And it’s definitely connected straight to the Tv? you just enabled CEC like in the video and it worked? I have a Sony soundbar and I don’t get Dolby atmos for not having E-arc ( my tv only has ARC) abs it’s a 2020 4k tv model. I don’t know how to fix this
Hi,
How do I get 7.1.2 sound out of my smart TV? Do I need to use 2 HDMI's? 1 for ARC and 1 for surround sound?
Or do I use HDMI for ARC and an optical cable?
Or is there no way to get surround sound when watching Netflix or such directly on my smart TV? :/
Question: if you hook everything into the reciever wont you lose 4k video? I notice i do and end up with lag . I play lots of video games
Not unless you’re Receiver has 4K Passthrough
I have the ononkyo TX-NR676 it’s has 4K passthrough. I also noticed some lag in the audio but that’s adjustable but I also noticed a slight lag to the image my television is a sausage 65in 7 series
miguel mendoza I decided to make the tv( lg 7300) the brain and run my xbox into the arc 1 and my reciever( sony str hd770) on arc 2... I still get my game mode for video and dts for sound. Using the reciever for sound , I found out that there is that lag you were speaking of but also for it I lose game mode. Thanks for answering my question. I am just starting out with all this and I want to learn more to improve my setup.
For most users it won’t matter because their main sources come from streaming like Netflix. They all use the compressed DolbyDigitalPlus anyway. So even you connect your Apple TV directly to your soundbar, it wouldn’t make any difference at all. Not many people use BluRays these days.
Small note of correction... you might want to highlight that many TVs have an ARC only setting. This should typically be used with any newer Receivers as CEC mode will create control conflicts with devices interrupt the seamless operation....
Great video!! Let's say if I have a Hdmi splitter that supports Arc. How do I connect those cables to make it work? Arc cable to tv and then to the splitter or what?
Very informative video. Was wondering if you have any ideas on how to resolve lag when using a soundbar? I just got a Sony HT-Z9F hooked up to the Sony A80J and when watching cable TV, there is a noticeable lag. Thoughts?
Hi Jonah, I have my JBL Soundbar 9.1 and 4k Xiaomi Ultra Short Throw projector. There are 2xHDMI inputs (1x ARC) on the JBL and 3xHMDI (1 ARC) for the UST is label ARC. If I want to plug in my Chromecast with Google TV device, do I plug it into my JBL or UST Projector.?
Yeah I'm using arc as I only have a 5.1 receiver..so if I upgraded to an Atmos receiver how do you connect an Amazon firestick direct to the receiver ( or do I run another cable from the TV..optical? Although optical cannot carry Atmos yeah?)
So a 5.1 surround sound using arc will still be 5.1 ?
I have fangor projector with normal HDMI port, I decided to attach a sound bar to that port.
I want your advice whether this HDMI port in the projector will support the Dolby atmos or DTS-X if I want to have a surround experience, or the HDMI will not support that, so, it will be a waste of money to purchase such high spec sound bar like sony x9000f?
Atmos and 7.1 from Netflix works ok via usual old ARC. Of course, it is compressed, but it is already compressed by Netflix.
So I have a Samsung Soundbar and my TV is hooked up to the soundbar via digital optical cable.
My TV only has 3 HDMI inputs and one of them specifies ARC on it. If I were to switch my soundbar to the HDMI input from the TV out...essentially I would lose an HDMI input? Using that input as audio out to the soundbar and then only have two available inputs?
Not that this matters because it's just a soundbar so I wouldn't need to switch to ARC for this application as I don't see a benefit. But I just want to wrap my head around the concept. I've never used ARC before and I see it on the TV and the soundbar and have always been curious as to why it even exists.
Hey Jonah, I'm just getting into all this Dolby Atmos and just purchased a Denon AVR. I have an older Sony Bravia (8 yrs old) and I don't see a ARC HDMI input. Does this matter and if so how do I get around it? Thx for any info!
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?
Good video Jonah but I'm still a bit confused on the Atmos systems.
I have a Vizio 70 inch smart tv and the Vizio SB46514-F6 SB46514-F6 Soundbar.
I've connected them with the HDMI cable to the arc. Is this giving me the best sound ? The system is amazing just as it is so just wasn't sure
So the other benefit to ARC for me is the remote, I can use my standard tv remote and the volume of my receiver goes up and down. Can I connect ARC and a toslink for the convenience of that and get best sound options? Or, how else would this work?
ARC provides a higher audio quality than toslink / digital optical, so there's no need for you to connect both. Just use HDMI ARC and you should be good.
So if I connect my arc to AVR from smart tv then I won't get the proper Dolby Atmos.
If I connect firestick to AVR will it work without losing the Dolby Atmos quality.
What does he mean by connected when hes talking about not getting the 7.1 sound grade or something like that. Does he mean connected via wires or what?
Another con is no on screen display of audio level from receiver when using arc.
I have a Samsung tu8000 50 inch and a Sony 7.1 receiver str dn1040 and with mine, I use the TV remote for volume and it just displays on my tv "(receiver hdmi) with plus and minus signs when I hit up or down on the volume but my receiver moves up or down with each press. Im guessing its a simplified concept because the TV would somehow have to communicate with the receiver to figure out its actual volume number (0-78) on my receiver. Some receivers have dB levels (-120 to +12) or something like that. The tv would never figure it out. Lol. But yes it would be nice to see a volume level on screen. I agree lol
Didn't know ARC was limited? Fortunately everything is hooked up to the receiver anyways! Thanks!
The speakers I have are RCA and does not have anything to connect. Is it possible to use an HDMI Arc converter? What would you recommend?
If I connect an active subwoofer to the HDMI arc output, can I also hear the sound of the TV?
Can any new hdmi cable run 4K 4:4:4 @60hz at 10m?
I have a LG Atmos soundbar. I ran an HDMI cable to my LG tv. Everything is working great until I bought another device. Now, because I have the soundbar using an HDMI port, I’m one port short. I bought a switcher with arc, that I haven’t hooked up yet. But, I was wondering if I decide to go optical, to free up that port, will I lose any sound quality, compared to the HDMI cable?
Video is educational, do Inhave to use the arc. I just got a new Yamaha v685, my 16 year old receiver just went. I have all HDMI cables going to my tv ( I only need 2), then I use a fiber optic for my cable box and digital coaxial plug to go into my receiver, can I still do it that way, I've always had success with my sound, or will I lose sound and functional use not using arc. Thank you Rick
I have a vizio 5.1.2 soundbar with 4k pass-through and my 4k player connected directly to the soundbar. Would I get better video quality if the player was connected directly to the tv? Thanks!
Can you do firmware upgrade from arc to eARC on Denon x4500x?
So...does that work when you turn on your TV and it automatically turns on your sound bar and turns off when you turn the tv off?
How to know if a TV has HDMI ARC output ? While searching TV online we don't find this specification in detail search.
Is there a way to split the arc coming out of the soundbar between a tv and projector? That way if either of them turns on, the sound bar automatically turns on and is controlled by either TV or Projector remote?
Jonah Matthes tqsm for this info.. I'm working with Bose Malaysia nd really needed this kind of info to increase my knowledge nd in the same time sharing good info with my customer.. ☺️
So I have 7 speakers , and the Xbox had HDMI going from Xbox to TV, should I get a second HDMIl chord to hook up from Xbox to receiver to get the best sound quality ? But receiver is 7.1 .. so you said I could be loosing sound quality from the Xbox ? So do I need a second cable going from Xbox to receiver as well as cable for from Xbox to TV
Question: I just received a Yamaha soundbar and a SHU sub... I tried hooking it up to my bedroom TV (Sony A9S Oled 48"), The light's are on on the Sub, I have the sub connected to the Soundbar but there's no sound from the sub. The soundbar plays but not the sub.
Suggestions?
Thank you
Joe
Hey Jonah. Thank you for that very interesting video. I have just one question: I have a sound bar from LG - that 11 series - with one HDMI ARC switch and two "normal" HDMI switches. I want to use a ATMOS HDMI splitter to connect my fire TV, and my ATMOS blue ray player with the HDMI ARC switch on my soldbar and than the sound bar with my Samsung TV ( is around 5 years old), which has one HDMI ARC switch. Is that practical and useful to get the best sound out of my blue ray player etc.?
Thank you in advance,
Christian
If I connect the sources directly to the soundbar, how can I ensure that HDR, HDR+ or Dolby Vision is passed through from the soundbar to the tv?
I was told by Sonos support that you DO get Dolby Atmos from the smart TV apps through the ARC Hdmi.
And when using the Sonos App, I can see it is reading it as Dolby Atmos.
Why are you saying it doesn’t come through HDMI from tv?
Hi Jonah, I have a question with my av receiver and samsung Tv, My av receiver has HDMI ARC out port and my TV do not have HDMI ARC port but it has Reg.HDMI is their a way to used HDMI to my TV?
should you connect ethernet cable to tv or av receiver?
Hey buddy I’m using the arc with my avr works great but when I switch to RUclips on my smart tv I lose my surround? It come through 2 side speakers I have 7.1 could it be my hdm arc cable? Is it better to use optimal cable to get the surround through my tv?
So I got a question for you and I’m going to be a new subscriber.
New TV has HDMI arc.
Old tv had rca to soundbar rca.
It’s just a sound bar with a sub box. Can I buy a cable that will connect to my new tv hdmi to rca males to sound bar?
Is there a way to get an HDMI ARC smart TV to send to a standard HDMI receiver in order to get surround sound off of netflix etc. My TV has HDMI ARC output and optical outputs, my receiver has HDMI and RCA inputs. Is there some kind of adapter that will make this work (I want to avoid the RCA has I won't get surround sound).
I have an LG C8 and a Marantz 1509 but... I think that through ARC my TV emits 2.0 signals and not 5.1, because when I use Amazon Prime Video app on TV to see 5.1 movies, on Marantz display appear "Dolby Pro Logic II" indication, that should be a trasformation of 2.0 signal to 5.1 by algorithms, while when playing from Blu-ray appear DTS or "Dolby Digital 5.1".
Any ideas about this thing?
So, I have a 2020 LG OLED. You telling me that I won't get Dolby Atmos if my PlayStation is plugged into the TV?
My tv doesnt have hdmi arc, only hdmi 1 and 2. Is it too old for that soundbar equipment?
Thanks for this. Question: I have a new LG TV with magic remote, a Direct TV box and a Yamaha 679 receiver. I cannot seem to get the audio from clipping in and out using the ARC. What is the 2nd best hookup option if you have time not using ARC. Thanks
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I have an older 7.1 Yamaha receiver that doesn’t support ARC so I run toslink optical digital audio from my newer Sony TV to it. That’s limited to 5.1, but I’ve been happy with it since most programs are 5.1 or stereo anyway.
Hey Jonah, I just purchased a 75" QN900A 8K TV with a Q950A 11.1.4CH Soundbar. Im not completely impressed with the sound considering the whole thing set me back 10K. Im now looking for an AV receiver that is Dolby and 8K capable. Do you have any recommendations for me? or tips to get the best sound out of these units? Thank you
Is it possible to get sound out of the soundbar using regular TV mode?
The cable is better to be hdmi 2.1? Or it doesn't make any difference... Any hdmi 1.? is okay?
What I am most concerned right now, would a console connected to an AV receiver connected to a TV experience an additional amount of input lag against having the console connected to the tv which then is connected back to the receiver via HDMI ARC or not?
I have a older theater projector is there a way to have a arc receiver using a converter to hdmi send video to the projector
My TV does not have CEC.. is there any other option I should look into? I can see ARC but donot see CEC.. Myne is LG 47" tv 2013 Model.. If I donot see CEC then is there any other option to look for?
Si my question is. If I connect 4k device to my avr will arc send 4K signal? Will my tv display 4k image?
Can you tell me if 2.1 hdmi is out? Significance?
Great summary and explanation. Quick question: Is it normal to induce an audio delay when using ARC to connect say a console, soundbar, and compatible display and selecting the Bitstream output (for Dolby or DTS) instead of PCM? My soundbar can decode those formats and the console can push those signal outs but I find in either case this introduces visible audio delay when running through ARC (console into TV HDMI and TV ARC into soundbar ARC) , with more delay using the Dolby option. The TV is set to do audio bypass, but even when trying to play around with the sync settings it would not adjust audio to be perfectly in sync). Very curious here. I imagine if it was possible to connect a console directly to the soundbar and pass through the video this would not be a problem maybe?
I've taken to using an HDMI splitter to avoid this problem. LG TV's in particular have a well known problem of introducing an inconsistent audio delay when trying to pass Dolby signals through the TV to the ARC port. Lots of references on the internet if you search for it.
By splitting my source HDMI into two, I can run direct feeds to both the TV and my soundbar and avoid this problem. Only gotcha to be aware of is that you need a splitter that matches the HDCP standard required by your source device. Not too expensive now, about £30 for a HDCP 2.2 compliant splitter.
hi quick question i have the lg c7 tv and the pioneer 920 how do i get 7.1 from my tv to my amp thanks.
Possibly you could address the audio dropouts when using sound bars. Even with both tv and sound bar the same recently purchased brand name equipment, dropouts are common using ARC or Fiber optic connection. Vizio tech assist was no help after trying all the suggested fixes. Mostly happens with streaming but also OTA signal sometimes. Finally just stuck with RCA jacks. I believe it has to with the chip set that ALL the manufacturers use regardless of brand name.
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Hey Jonah need your help! My Samsung Q60T Soundbar is having audio delays. I only have it connected HDMI ARC from Soundbar to tv. I have it in dolby digital and it has lip sync issues with my Xbox series x. My chromecast only plays the Soundbar PCM not Dolby. How do you fix this? Thank you!
03:09 HDMI OUT/ARC to TV
Why would you want to send audio *from* the soundbar *to* the TV? 🤔 Is that just for CEC? Sorry if I'm being thick...
For ARC, the TV will still bring the audio back to sound bar
Can arc work with optical sound
Can optical audio cables handle Dolby Atmos?
Hey man, I never can get my new Vizio 5.1 soundbar to produce sound when linking it via ARC hdmi with my Samsung TV. Only option I seem to be able to use that has worked is resorting to the Optical cable set-up. Any suggestions for what I might be able to do to fix this? Thank you very much Jonah.
Try a new HDMI cable first. Next try disabling, then enabling CEC on your TV.
Last resort is an HDMI ARC reset/refresh.
www.sony.co.uk/electronics/support/articles/00020051
@@JonahMatthes thank you very much!! I will see if any of those suggestions work, I really appreciate it
Good-day what about connecting say 3 or 4 devices to a TV via HDMI and then using the TV's Optical or Toslink Audio. Would this also lessen original audio to compressed 5.1. I am considering this with a new Hisense QLED TV running to an Onkyo 7.1 1030watt Theatre System. I've seen this done and the user them simply changes the Source on the TV.
What if you ran the fiber optic from the TV to the receiver, would you not get 7.1?
My TV has a hdmi arc port but I have an old Sony grx-8 music system which doesn't have hdmi port it has only rca port will it support dolby atmos and will I have to connect my firestick to hdmi arc port ? And the firestick says it supports Dolby atmos through hdmi passthrough what is that ? Please help
Hello I have a Yamaha Rx-V371 Receiver and after getting ARC signal to work I now am trying to figure out how to use my other devices that are plugged into my Receiver, such as xbox and PC. I'm not getting audio or video now once I switched to ARC port on my LG Webos. I have to unplug ARC and use HDMI1 to play other devices other than the LG
Hello, I have a Blueray Disc soundbar receiver, and only 1 ARC HDMI, and I want to connect or add AppleTV device into it how can I configure this in order to see on the TV
Thank you for the help. I have a Polk small system and now the base is popping. Any ideas? Thanks
If I using monitor not TV is it video still appear by using this configuration l, I'm using xbox to soundbar and from soundbour to monitor (not TV) that only have just hdmi in?
So will earc be able to send the atmos signal back to the receiver?
Yes! eARC is capable of sending Dolby Atmos signals. It’s actually like 32 discrete audio channels in total that it can send/receive. However, keep in mind that both devices will need to have eARC, not just one.
@@JonahMatthes Can we split one HDMI out (from Android Box etc) to 2 HDMI output, one input to TV and another input to Audio receiver (HDMI Arc Input)? Will this work?
How do I pair the roku remote volume controls with the the receiver instead of the TV? The remote can’t find the receiver.
I didn’t know this!!! I assumed connecting through an hdmi cable would make the sound better!
So if I connect my sound bar through Bluetooth instead will I have the 7.1 atmos???