Behind every good home cinema setup, there is an HDMI cable – or so the saying goes (sort of). While HDMI cables might not be the most exciting things in an AV system, it's hard to overstate how ...

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 ...

ARC (the acronym stands for Audio Return Channel) is the digital conduit that TVs use to send their audio—whether it be from an onboard over-the-air tuner or an onboard or USB media streamer that ...

If you have a fancy home theater system with a soundbar and surround sound speakers, then how you connect it to your TV is an important consideration. There are legacy options you may be more familiar ...

I’ve reviewed enough bleeding-edge gadgets to know that not everything works right the first time. When stuff doesn’t work, I’ll wait patiently for a firmware update. I’ll sit tight until there’s a ...

If you've bought a TV, soundbar, or AV receiver at any point over the last five years or so, there's a good chance it has an HDMI ARC port. The "ARC" in that moniker stands for Audio Return Channel, a ...

The Sonos Arc is a great soundbar, but it would be even better if it had two HDMI ports to get around the limitations of TVs that lack eARC support. The Sonos Arc is an exceptional soundbar, and not ...

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If you're looking for a soundbar with voice assistants, multiroom music and other features, the Arc will float your boat. TV and home video editor Ty Pendlebury joined CNET Australia in 2006, and ...

The $800 speaker is a sleek-looking Playbar replacement, but only owners of newer televisions will be able to use its Atmos feature. TV and home video editor Ty Pendlebury joined CNET Australia in ...

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