HDMI ARC is easy to ignore until your sound system acts up. Here's what that port is best used for, and why it matters for modern home theater gear.

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 ...

Most modern televisions have at least three or four HDMI ports on the back panel, but one of them carries a label that sets it apart: ARC, short for Audio Return Channel. That single port is ...

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