eARC (Enhanced Audio Return Channel)

The eARC or Enhanced Audio Return Channel standard is an improved ARC variation with significantly more bandwidth. This allows uncompressed, higher quality audio signals to be transmitted to a soundbar or home theater system at a data rate of up to 37 Mbit.

Enhanced capabilities provided by eARC

Compared to the ARC standard, eARC provides a better sound experience. In addition, the upgrade gives you additional features and benefits that can improve the audio streaming process. These include:

  • An uncompressed data transfer of audio formats
  • Three-dimensional surround sound
  • Reduced latency compared to standard ARC
  • Automatic configuration functionality for selected devices
  • Backward compatibility to the older ARC standard
  • Informations sent by the AV receiver to the TV about the supported sound formats
  • Automatic output of the best possible sound signal

Note: In order to use this standard, all connected devices must be eARC-capable. If this is not the case, the bandwidth advantage is lost and with it possibly also the option to transmit full 3D sound like Dolby Atmos or DTS:X. Basically, the integration is also possible from HDMI 2.0 and can be activated later via software update.

eARC (Enhanced Audio Return Channel)
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