Quick answer: eARC is the better connection when the TV and soundbar or receiver both support it and you want…

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On Fire TV, Best Available is normally the right sound setting for a soundbar. It lets Fire TV send the…

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Resetting a soundbar can solve missing audio, frozen controls, failed Bluetooth pairing, app connection problems, and an HDMI ARC or…

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If your Roku picture looks fine but your soundbar is quiet, silent, or limited to stereo, start with the Roku…

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For most cable-box-to-soundbar systems, choose Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Auto, or Bitstream when the menu offers it. PCM can…

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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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