HDMI Splitters and Audio Extractors: When to Use
An audio extractor pulls sound out of an HDMI signal for an older system, while a splitter just copies that same signal...
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Connection Mistakes That Cost You Atmos
Five connection habits quietly cap a soundbar at stereo or 5.1, even when the room and the disc are both capable of...
Smart TV Apps vs a Streaming Stick
A streaming stick and a smart TV run the same apps, but only one of them keeps performing the way it did...
Soundbar as Hub vs TV as Hub
Every source can plug into the soundbar or the TV first, and that wiring choice decides how much of a 4K120 signal...
Passing 4K 120Hz Through a Soundbar
Video bandwidth, not audio, decides whether a soundbar can sit between a console and TV without costing the frame rate it is...
Connecting a Game Console Through a Soundbar
A console plugged into the wrong soundbar port still shows a picture, which is exactly why the audio and resolution settings get...
HDMI Handshake Problems and How to Clear Them
A short blackout every time a device wakes up is almost never a dying cable, and the real cause is usually one...
Do You Need a Special HDMI Cable for eARC
Most cables already sitting in a drawer carry eARC's audio without trouble, and the exceptions are specific enough to name directly.
Sound Cuts Out Every Few Minutes
The cutout lasts barely a second, but its timing and trigger point straight at one of five specific causes, in order of...
Which HDMI Port to Use for Your Soundbar
One port on the back of the television is built for this job, the rest are not, and picking wrong still produces...
Optical vs HDMI for TV Audio
One connection sends a beam of light carrying compressed 5.1 sound, the other carries everything up to a disc's own lossless object...
Fixing Lip Sync Delay
Most audio that trails the picture is not a broken soundbar at all, it is one setting on the TV or the...