Does this converter support ARC (audio return channel from TV)?
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Junk broke in the first week spend the money on a vanco model hdmi over single cat5 and it won't work with Apple TV
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I don't know what arc port is, I connected my HDMI out to one of my HDMI tv in, works great no other connection needed.
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Yes you can if your TV has Audio return Control (ARC as it is called by Sony) or such 2 way communication thru HDMI.
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the converter mainly works with the satellite receiver and the newer receivers already have this function built into them. It's not a converter for the TV, but for the receiver.
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If you do not have an ARC HDMI connection on your TV use the digital output on your TV to the digital Input on your receiver with a Toslink cable. This is what I had to do and it works perfectly.
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Yes. This cable is an HDMI 2.0, originating HDMI with ARC (audio return channel) is 1.4. This cable is a newer version of that older standard, the difference between a 1.4 and a 2.0 cable is the ability to be "faster" at relaying info than it's predecessor.
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not with my older tv. i need some converter box also. not sure exactly what converter.
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No I use the HD cable and then set audio to ARC, though the optical cable is an option.
662019
It does support it..I use it with my Home theater set-up."Remember, in order to take advantage of Audio Return Channel both your TV and Home Theater Receiver must be equipped with HDMI 1.4 and the TV and Home Theater Receiver manufacturer has included the Audio Return Channel as an option within their implementation of HDMI 1.4."
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Diana Gray,This model's HDMI-2 port supports the ARC (Audio Return Channel) feature. Thanks for your interest in Samsung products.--Mr. S
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Sorry I don't really know .I just know this works for me. I use it to connect my plasma tv to my older surround recover. Does the job.
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Yes with a converter. The one I used is ViewHD Toslink Optical Audio Splitter 1x3 | One Input to Three Outputs | VHD-TS1X3. Input from Optical audio out from the TV and 1 output to my sound bar another to a DBTech Digital to Analog Audio Converter with Digital Optical Toslink and S/PDIF Coaxial Inputs and Analog RCA and AUX 3.5mm (Headphone) Outputs hooked up to the base unit. Much better sound than from the headphone output from the TV. Doing it with the splitter means it is always set up, if you have 2 optical outputs on your TV you don't need a splitter.
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I believe there would be no advantage to hooking up your sound bar to the TV if your TV does not have and ARC HDMI. Here's what HDguru says about ARC HDMI: "Audio Return Channel is a feature built into the latest versions of HDMI (1.4, and presumably future versions). In its most basic description, ARC sends audio from the TV back down the HDMI cable to something like a soundbar, home theater in a box, and even a few A/V receivers. Previously, this two-way data transfer only carried handshake info, to tell the source things like "yep, I'm a TV" and "nope, I'm not stealing your content," or CEC control data. CEC, or Consumer Electronics Control, let you control multiple devices with one remote... in theory and as long as they were connected with HDMI and had the CEC feature. This never worked in reality as well as it did on paper, with cross-brand compatibility being hit or miss. ARC uses aspects of CEC, letting you adjust the volume on a soundbar, for example, with the TV remote. In most ARC products, the soundbar and TV essentially act as one device, with just a single button push to power them both on (no programming required). The basic ARC functionality, sending audio out of the TV, varies in potential and implementation. On one level, it can send audio from internal TV sources (like the HDTV tuner, or built-in web streaming apps). On another level, it can send out the audio from other HDMI sources (presumably to a soundbar). In this instance, your TV becomes the central hub, with all sources plugged into it. This would be the natural way most people, at least those without receivers or HDMI-switching soundbars, would have their systems set up anyway. Adding a soundbar would require no further setup than one new HDMI cable. The TV switches all the sources, and the audio for each one (BD player, cable box, etc), would get sent to a soundbar or HTIB."
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Hi James. I received your question on Amazon since I left a previous review. I don't know how your setup is, but I have ARC compatibility on my TV. I have the soundbar linked through the ARC HDMI port, and, and my PS3 (which I use for Blue Ray) in another HDMI port. By using ARC, the TV speakers become disabled, and the soundbar is now the speaker system. I use only one remote, and it changes the volume and tv channels flawlessly. If you don't have ARC compatibility on your TV, then I unfortunately don't know how to help. Thanks.
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Sorry but no, this is a switcher, not a converter. Search on "HDMI to "Your TV's Connector (like coax, component)" converter"
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Hi, I installed mine today on a samsung hdtv and samsumsung home theatre. It does not support The ARC function .......ARVIND..
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The device you're connecting to is most likely not HMDI Audio Return Channel (ARC) capable, if you read in the instruction manual it says you can only use the HDMI with devices that are ARC capable. I personally connect mine through the SPDIF / optical connection, optical cables are cheap if you look around online, and most modern TVs within the past 3 or 4 years all have SPDIF outputs. The SPDIF jack kind-of looks like a USB type-b acceptor but with a flap over it. I would suggest seeing if your TV or other device has this.