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October 29, 2024
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eARC vs ARC

  • October 29, 2024
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I am planning on getting a Sonos Arc Ultra and two Era 100s for surround. My TV only has an ARC input, not an eARC. Will I still be able to get Dolby Atmos, and will I be losing something by not having eARC?

THANKS!

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Best answer by jgatie

As far as I can see, that TV was upgraded to DD+ Atmos support by a firmware update in 2020.

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jgatie
December 26, 2024

Thank you. Can I just check:

How can we tell? Sound says Dolby Atmos and connectivity lists ARC - is it that DA isn’t listed under the latter?

Does that imply that it’s not worth getting eg. Sonos Beam 2? 

 

The specs show a blank line for Atmos, which means unsupported.  Plus the date of manufacture (2019) makes it iffy for Atmos support.  The definitive source for that info is usually RTINGS.com, but that model wasn’t listed on that site, so I had to consult the specs at Panasonic. 

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