Soundbars have become increasingly common, with most consumers looking for a balance between quality and affordability.

soundbar, and so forth. HDMI has evolved over the years, with HDMI 1.4 bringing ARC, or Audio Return Channel, into the mix back in 2009. It's remained in every specification ever since then.

The YAS-209 connects to your TV using its HDMI ARC port, and the soundbar has a handy HDMI-in port that supports passing through video at up to 4K resolution at 60Hz with HDR (but not Dolby Vision ...

For those after a budget-friendly way to improve TV audio, the Panasonic SC-HTB100 (buy now) is a compact, easy-to-use ...

but only one HDMI port is typically designated as ARC-compatible. If you're using a soundbar or AV receiver, you'll need to make a connection from its ARC port to the ARC port on your TV.

The Arc Ultra very much fits with that scenario, as a premium soundbar that’s designed to ... the onboard ports in the rear where you get one HDMI port (ARC but without passthrough) and an ...

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 ...

Yet people flock to Sonos for its sheer simplicity, admittedly something it’s had to scrabble to recapture after the hit to ...

The Sony S100F 2.0-channel soundbar is as simple as soundbars can come, with two channels — the standard left and right — that you can link to your TV through an HDMI ARC connection or to your ...

you need to connect the soundbar to an output on your TV. If your TV doesn't have HDMI ARC or a port marked HDMI output, then you'll need to use the digital audio output. This will either be an ...