ARC (the acronym stands for Audio Return Channel) is the digital conduit that TVs use to send their audio—whether it be from an onboard over-the-air tuner or an onboard or USB media streamer that ...
Behind every good home cinema setup, there is an HDMI cable – or so the saying goes (sort of). While HDMI cables might not be the most exciting things in an AV system, it's hard to overstate how ...
Connecting a display to a computer or media device seems like a simple thing, but the considerations are a little more complicated than you might think. In the TV world, the gold standard in 2025 is ...
The HDMI ports on the back of your TV are such simple things. You plug something in, a picture appears on the screen. And that’s how it should be. The days of being upsold expensive gold-plated cables ...
These days, most of us have at least one HDMI cable plugged into our TVs. The ubiquitous accessories started appearing when HD television sets were introduced to the consumer market. So, it should be ...
Many modern TVs feature a built-in screen mirroring option that allows you to cast content from your smartphone to your TV. But if you're unable to cast wirelessly, there is an older technology that ...
You might be aware of the many ways to enhance the picture on your TV when you're watching lower-resolution content, as many TVs offer upscaling that improves 1080p or 720p video so that it looks ...
The Xbox Series X and PS5 will have an HDMI 2.1 port. Microsoft and Sony haven’t told us this directly, but the facts they have spilled make it a certainty. But what is HDMI 2.1? Does it really have ...
For high-performance TVs and monitors, there are two main cable types that you need to know about: HDMI and DisplayPort. (What about USB-C and Thunderbolt cables? They both implement DisplayPort, so ...
Patrick O'Rourke is XDA's News Editor and Entertainment Segment Lead. Previously, he was Pocket-lint's Editor-in-Chief, the Editor-in-Chief of Canadian tech publication MobileSyrup, and earlier in his ...
Congratulations! You just bought a new 4K or 8K TV! You might be wondering if you need to buy a new HDMI cable to go with it. If you already have an HDMI cable, the quick answer is: Probably not.