A decade after ARC launched, the HDMI 2.1 specification arrived ... he knows the industry inside out. As the former Reviews Editor at Pocket-lint for 10 years where he furthered his knowledge ...

and WTF is HDMI ARC/eARC? At the recently concluded CES 2025 ... This version implements a 96Gbps bandwidth capacity (current HDMI 2.1a maxes out at 48Gbps) and next-gen HDMI Fixed Rate Link ...

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 ...

eARC is a more advanced version of ARC (hence the 'enhanced'), as ARC ... In order to get the most out of your devices and services, it's important to understand how your HDMI ports work. The cable is ...

ARC issues can stem from misconfigured settings, incompatible cables, or external device conflicts, so follow these step-by-step instructions for each method. Method 1. Verify HDMI Cable and ARC ...

And whether you’re getting the absolute best out of your equipment depends on whether it all supports the highest level of the protocols. Anything older than HDMI 1.4 is now obsolete ... It introduced ...