https://nalar.dev/tags/home-entertainment/ Recent content in Home Entertainment on Nalar Hugo en-us Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0700 https://nalar.dev/tech/how-hdmi-arc-and-earc-send-tv-sound-to-a-soundbar/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0700 https://nalar.dev/tech/how-hdmi-arc-and-earc-send-tv-sound-to-a-soundbar/ <p>Connecting a streaming box or game console to a TV is easy to picture: the source sends video and audio toward the TV. A soundbar creates a less obvious problem. If the TV is receiving the sound, how does that sound travel back out through an HDMI cable to the soundbar?</p> <p>That is the job of <strong>Audio Return Channel</strong>, usually called <strong>ARC</strong>. Its newer counterpart, <strong>Enhanced Audio Return Channel (eARC)</strong>, serves the same basic purpose while supporting more demanding audio formats and improving parts of the connection process.</p>