But when given the choice and a $400 budget, I'd still opt for the Fluance Ri71 powered speakers. If you’ve got the space, ...

A standard, pre-ARC HDMI port, in contrast, only supports video and audio transmitted from a source device directly to a TV or another type of display. The biggest practical application of ARC is ...

However, most TVs only feature one solitary HDMI port marked with 'ARC', so you'll need to ensure you use that port to connect devices with an HDMI cable, otherwise it won't work properly.

In 2017, HDMI 2.1 introduced eARC, which added support for high-end surround sound such as Dolby Atmos and DTS:X. eARC also supports variable refresh rate (VRR), quick media switching (QMS ...

The best modern TVs come with a few HDMI 2.1 and 2.0 ports to help you connect all your devices together, but if that's not enough, or you want greater control without reaching behind the TV ...