Both HDMI and optical pass digital audio from one device to another. Both are better than analog (the red and white cables). Both can pass multi-channel audio, like Dolby Digital.

A war of audio capabilities. Fundamentally, both HDMI ARC/eARC and optical let you send digital audio from one piece of hardware to another. The idea behind this is to be able to send whatever ...

Both Audio and Video products currently on the market that utilize HDMI only passes 2.0 digital audio, and not full-blown 5.1 surround sound audio. These products include A/V Receivers, DVD ...

For instance, all versions of HDMI will carry 1080p HDTV signals as well as 8 channels of digital audio at 192 kHz/24-bit resolution. In fact, if you purchased a new “1080p” high-def display, that ...

So when connecting a TV to a soundbar or A/V receiver, you would use an HDMI cable for the video and a second connection, such as an optical digital audio cable, to send the sound “downstream.” ...

There needed to be a better way to get audio from the TV itself to the receiver, and thankfully, one came about with the evolution of the HDMI spec Audio Return Channel in 2009 as part of HDMI 1.4.

HDMI and Digital Audio The HDMI spec allows for digital audio and auxiliary data to be carried within the horizontal and vertical blanking intervals of the digital video signal. All basic L-PCMsample ...

It's evolved significantly since then, too, going from a relatively simple one-way digital video and audio connection to a bi-directional conduit for almost every video and audio format imaginable.

HDMI/digital audio over cat6? Thread starter Magus` Start date Nov 26, 2018; Jump to latest Follow Reply Magus` Ars Legatus Legionis. 23y 30,136. Subscriptor++. Nov 26, 2018 ...

WOODLAND HILLS, CA – The various audio/video interfaces on most of today’s HDTV sources and displays do not always connect easily to each another. DVI, for example, doesn’t transmit audio with its ...

For example, HDMI 1.2a offers a maximum pixel rate of 165MHz, sufficient for supporting 1080p at 60Hz or WUXGA (1920x1080). Show below is a comparison of the various HDMI permutations: HDMI 1.0.

The HDMI audio/video interface standard is everywhere: TVs, set-top boxes, media streamers, Blu-ray players, A/V receivers, gaming consoles, camcorders, digital cameras, and even a few smartphones.