Using HDMI ARC does not require a new HDMI cable. Any HDMI cable should be able to cope with the requirements – it’s only when we move on to eARC that this could (potentially) become an issue.

Depending on what HDMI version your TV complies with, determines if ARC or eARC is available to you. What HDMI ARC/eARC Does ARC and eARC allow the HDMI cable connected to a TV and compatible audio ...

If you have one ARC-compatible device and one eARC-compatible device, you can use either an ARC 1.4 cable or an eARC 2.1 cable, but you will only be able to utilize ARC features.

With HDMI ARC, you can do both with a single HDMI cable. The video signal still goes from your device to your TV, and then the sound is sent “back” along the same cable from your TV to your ...

So truly it comes down to two things: contrast vs. brightness. As long as the Z85 OLED is bright enough, it’s going to be the ...

ARC was introduced as part of the HDMI 1.4b Specification, and allows for the two-way travel of audio data over an HDMI cable to and from a TV.

HDMI-VRR might not be supported on your monitor even if it has an HDMI 2.1 port. While the VRR standard you use on your ...

You really only need ARC if you're using the TV's internal tuner or built-in apps. If both the receiver and TV are modern enough to have HDMI 1.4 or newer on both ends, no need to run SPDIF over ...

It's evolved significantly since then, too, going from a relatively simple one-way digital video and audio connection to a bi-directional conduit for almost every video and audio format imaginable.

Peer around the back of your TV – if it’s packing three or four HDMI sockets, you need to find the one that’s labelled 'ARC' or 'eARC' (we'll get to the second of those shortly). Labelling isn’t ...