ARC ? can anyone tell me if these cables support Audio Return Channel? Doesn't say.
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Toward the bottom of the info:"Product DescriptionAmazonBasics High Speed HDMI Cable with Ethernet (6.5 Feet / 2.0 Meters) 2pack. The item supports 3D and Audio Return. "So I'd say "yes it does"
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http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_1_4/arc.aspxHere's HDMI's explanation of the feature, if that helps anyone who sees this and wonders what the hey I'm talking about.
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It stands for "Audio Return Channel." Basically, it allows sound and video to be sent/received through one HDMI cable, rather than having an HDMI for video and another cable for sound, such as an Auxiliary cable or Optical audio cable. I'm not sure whether or not that terminology is wide spread or just a panasonic term, but usually an "ARC" capable HDMI port will be marked with an Omega Sign.
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I believe there would be no advantage to hooking up your sound bar to the TV if your TV does not have and ARC HDMI. Here's what HDguru says about ARC HDMI: "Audio Return Channel is a feature built into the latest versions of HDMI (1.4, and presumably future versions). In its most basic description, ARC sends audio from the TV back down the HDMI cable to something like a soundbar, home theater in a box, and even a few A/V receivers. Previously, this two-way data transfer only carried handshake info, to tell the source things like "yep, I'm a TV" and "nope, I'm not stealing your content," or CEC control data. CEC, or Consumer Electronics Control, let you control multiple devices with one remote... in theory and as long as they were connected with HDMI and had the CEC feature. This never worked in reality as well as it did on paper, with cross-brand compatibility being hit or miss. ARC uses aspects of CEC, letting you adjust the volume on a soundbar, for example, with the TV remote. In most ARC products, the soundbar and TV essentially act as one device, with just a single button push to power them both on (no programming required). The basic ARC functionality, sending audio out of the TV, varies in potential and implementation. On one level, it can send audio from internal TV sources (like the HDTV tuner, or built-in web streaming apps). On another level, it can send out the audio from other HDMI sources (presumably to a soundbar). In this instance, your TV becomes the central hub, with all sources plugged into it. This would be the natural way most people, at least those without receivers or HDMI-switching soundbars, would have their systems set up anyway. Adding a soundbar would require no further setup than one new HDMI cable. The TV switches all the sources, and the audio for each one (BD player, cable box, etc), would get sent to a soundbar or HTIB."
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Sorry about that last response Marshall. I was totally thinking of ANOTHER CABLE that I had bought from Amazon. In response to your question, the cable I received is marked (printed on the cable itself) with "GLS Audio - Professional Series - Noise Free" I can assume it's legit. Hope that helps, Roger
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Yes it does support ARC. You should be able to play through the home theater
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I got this to work by connecting the receiver to the ARC HDMI port on the TV. That way, the TV sends all audio back to the receiver. But the TV must have an ARC capable HDMI port.
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Hi, did this work? I have a set of surround computer speakers, with a headphone jack style output. Looking for a cable to plug them into my TV?
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This switch box is just a "selectable" wire box. There's no chips/electronics inside that would hinder ARC supported device to talk via this switch. Because any HDMI cable can be used to support ARC, so does this switch box.One thing to note is there're two small diodes inside of this switch to ensure that the data flow only goes one way from the input port (the two outside ports) to the output port (the center port); I don't know if these diodes would interfere with the return channel; but if it's so, it's very easy to just jump the wires over the diode to create bi-directional data wires (like regular HDMI cables). This switch box is just a "selectable" wire box. There's no chips/electronics inside that would hinder ARC supported device to talk via this switch. Because any HDMI cable can be used to support ARC, so does this switch box.One thing to note is there're two small diodes inside of this switch to ensure that the data flow only goes one way from the input port (the two outside ports) to the output port (the center port); I don't know if these diodes would interfere with the return channel; but if it's so, it's very easy to just jump the wires over the diode to create... » Read More This switch box is just a "selectable" wire box. There's no chips/electronics inside that would hinder ARC supported device to talk via this switch. Because any HDMI cable can be used to support ARC, so does this switch box.One thing to note is there're two small diodes inside of this switch to ensure that the data flow only goes one way from the input port (the two outside ports) to the output port (the center port); I don't know if these diodes would interfere with the return channel; but if it's so, it's very easy to just jump the wires over the diode to create bi-directional data wires (like regular HDMI cables). « Show Less
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Ohhhh okay. Yes i have that cable. Hold off a second on buying it. I believe i had issues as well. Let me just double check it soons i reach home :)
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When I first set my Onkyo up, ARC worked fine. But it does not work now. Both my LG TV and Onkyo receiver have had software updates. So, one of them screwed it up. By the way, before I got the Onkyo, I had a Yamaha which was returned. ARC NEVER worked on that receiver. So, I suspect this is an issue with the TV not the receiver.
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These cables support 7.1 audio from pc to tv. You just need to make sure you change the audio output in windows after connecting the cable.
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Yes. I purchased an Amazon HDMI (ARC) cable to connect my main unit HTB770 ARC output to the TV HDMI ARC input. It woks great and gives you on/off and volume control.
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Sound channels are wrong? Is it because you are unable to match up the proper channels to those on the card? I ran into this issue for a bit but eventually found the right channels. Part of the issue is that I don't think the coloring is universal and 2 of the channels required using conversion cables. Otherwise I have 7.1 playing pretty well through these headphones.
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It came with basic (RCA cables), but I had to buy a HDMI cable and because my TV's HDMI didn't support ARC (supported HDMI video, but not HDMI audio), I also had to buy an optical cable as well. If when you plug in the HDMI you get no sound, you'll need to buy the optical cable and go into the Setup on the Blu-ray player and turn off the ARC configuration.
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Your receiver should support ARC (Audio Return Channel), make sure it is enable on the receiver. That's how the sound from my over the air tv get's back to the receiver
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Hi, I installed mine today on a samsung hdtv and samsumsung home theatre. It does not support The ARC function .......ARVIND..