Most modern televisions have at least three or four HDMI ports on the back panel, but one of them carries a label that sets it apart: ARC, short for Audio Return Channel. That single port is ...

So you purchased a new big-screen TV this Black Friday and want to buy some accessories. One of those accessories is probably some HDMI cable so you can interface with your Xbox, Playstation 5, ...

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Once you’ve got your new TV out of the packaging, you’ll no doubt spend some time studying the inputs on the back. You’ll work out which cable goes in where, and may have noticed that one of the HDMI ...

HDMI was marketed as an easy fix for improving the sound quality of your home theater experience. The reality is that HDMI ARC/eARC don’t always work as advertised. Understanding this dilemma, almost ...

Chalk up another soundbar with eARC support, with Klipsch unveiling a new high-end, eARC-enabled model at CES that also boasts object-based Dolby Atmos and DTS:Virtual X support. Slated to arrive this ...

Nakamichi expands its soundbar line-up with the feature-packed ShockWafe Elite 7.2 and Pro 7.1 eARC Soundbar Systems. Both soundbar systems include a lot of the same features as the flagship ShockWafe ...

HDMI ARC is easy to ignore until your sound system acts up. Here's what that port is best used for, and why it matters for modern home theater gear.