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john..... Author

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HDMI pass through

Once I connect the eARC ports ...TV to Soundbar... can I connect my AppleTV to the other HDMI port on my Soundbar or must it connect to an HDMI port on the TV?

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Posted on Aug 11, 2022 10:37 AM

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Urquhart1244

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Posted on Aug 11, 2022 12:01 PM

If your soundbar has HDMI-in and HDMI-out, then either way can work:

Apple TV →[HDMI]→ TV with audio passthrough →[HDMI eARC]→ soundbar

Apple TV →[HDMI]→ soundbar with video passthrough →[HDMI eARC]→ TV

If you have multiple HDMI media boxes connected to your TV, then you may prefer the first.

If your TV doesn’t do eARC, but regular ARC instead, then you may prefer the second.

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