When sound from a soundbar cuts out for a few seconds and returns, the cause is often the HDMI connection,…

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You do not need an expensive specialty cable merely because a soundbar uses HDMI ARC or eARC. The right choice…

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Whether a cable box, streaming player, game console, or Blu-ray player should connect to the TV or the soundbar depends…

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If your soundbar eARC connection is not working, do not replace anything yet. Most failures come from the wrong HDMI…

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If your cable box plays through the soundbar but Netflix, YouTube, or other built-in TV apps do not, the soundbar…

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Why knowing the difference between ARC and eARC is relevant? ARC, short for Audio Return Channel, lets a TV send…

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If you are deciding whether eARC mode should be on or auto, choose Auto for most soundbar systems. Auto enables…

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To enable HDMI CEC for a soundbar, turn on the TV manufacturer’s HDMI-control option, enable control or TV-remote functions on…

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For most modern systems, HDMI ARC vs optical for a soundbar has a clear winner: use HDMI ARC or eARC…

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A soundbar HDMI passthrough setup sends both video and audio from a source device into the soundbar, then sends the…

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