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 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel) and eARC remove the need for a separate audio cable when sending ...

In 2017, HDMI 2.1 introduced eARC, which added support for high-end surround sound such as Dolby Atmos and DTS:X. eARC also supports variable refresh rate (VRR), quick media switching (QMS) and quick ...

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.

Rik is Pocket-lint's senior news editor and has been a tech and games journalist since the 80s. He has seen and covered just about every console, mobile phone, gadget and home cinema device launched ...

Your HDMI ports might look identical, but some offer better bandwidth and extra modes. Using the right port and settings can ...

HDMI has been on the market for years, and in that time it's become pretty much the main standard of A/V connection, but did ...

I've been trying to get my laptop to send audio over the HDMI output into the HDMI ARC input on a new amp. Didn't work with the 11yo v1.2 cable I'd been using but also doesn't work with the one ...

HDMI vs DisplayPort features differ for TVs and PCs with ARC and CEC on HDMI plus MST daisy-chaining on DisplayPort, shaping ...