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...
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eARC vs ARC: What Changes
One extra letter separates a connection built for compressed streaming audio from one with the bandwidth for a disc's full lossless soundtrack.
HDMI eARC Explained: How to Connect a Soundbar
Four settings decide whether a soundbar plays disc quality Atmos or falls back to stereo, and none of them are obvious from...