Among other features, your soundbar may have additional HDMI ports, apart from the one to connect to your TV. Here's what you can use them for.

HDMI was marketed as an easy fix for improving the sound quality of your home theater experience. The reality is that HDMI ARC/eARC don’t always work as advertised. Understanding this dilemma, almost ...

High-Definition Multimedia Interface cables have been connecting our media devices since their launch on December 9, 2002. Since then, the standard has been updated many times with the latest HDMI 2.2 ...

So I just bought myself a 5.1 surround sound ARC enabled sound bar, the Vizio SB36512-F6. This is currently being plugged into a TCL 55R617. My plan, with how my understanding of how HDMI ARC should ...

Panasonic has announced its first sound bar, the SC-HTB1, which is capable of using HDMI 1.4's audio return channel, enabling just a single HDMI cable to run between the sound bar and the TV. Matthew ...

HDMI cables can do more than just sending video to your TV.

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The TCL Q6310 is an affordable, feature-packed 3.1 soundbar that outperforms its price with room-filling audio and thumpy bass. Though light on fancy extras, it nails the basics with clear, balanced ...

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The HDMI ARC port on the back of a TV. - lidiasilva/Shutterstock HDMI Audio Return Channel, or HDMI ARC, has been around for a while, but it's a technology that remains relevant over a decade after ...