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Timatchu
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May 15, 2020
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hdfury diva and Sonos Arc

Any body seen this for work around to get Sonos arc to work fully ?

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    melvimbe
    melvimbe
    November 12, 2020

    So what’s the use of the ARC output on Vertex and Diva if it not compatible with ARC devices?

    I guess I’ll just wait until they add that feature to Diva.

     

    It’s not an ARC output per se, it’s an HDMI input with ARC.  That port will send normal video and audio to your TV and receive ARC audio.  Why would it need to receive ARC audio?  Because, if you’re using a TV’s smart apps, that’s the only way your Diva/Vertex can receive the audio, and then pass on to sound system (one that receives audio through normal HDMI rather than ARC).

     

    Perhaps looking at it a different way, the port on Diva/Vertex that is label as ARC has the same functionality as the port on the Sonos Arc...it receives ARC audio from a TV.  It is not like the ARC port on your TV, which sends out ARC audio.   Arcana on the other hand, does have a port that sends out ARC audio, just like your TV.

    This feature isn’t going to be added to Diva.  It is promised to be in a Diva 2 product in 2-3 years. And the  price for Diva 2 could very well be more expensive than getting Diva and Arcana separately right now.

    Danny
      John B
      November 12, 2020

      So what’s the use of the ARC output on Vertex and Diva if it not compatible with ARC devices?

      I guess I’ll just wait until they add that feature to Diva.

      You seem to have decided that Diva is the answer, but you don’t know what the question is.  I haven’t a clue what problem you are trying to solve.  Have you?

        Stéphane Lenclud
        Collaborator II
        November 12, 2020

        So what’s the use of the ARC output on Vertex and Diva if it not compatible with ARC devices?

        I guess I’ll just wait until they add that feature to Diva.

        You seem to have decided that Diva is the answer, but you don’t know what the question is.  I haven’t a clue what problem you are trying to solve.  Have you?

        I was told Diva alone won’t work and I trust you guys. Now I’m just being curious about what it does.
        I was just considering switching from optical to HDMI and trying to understand what it takes.

        I have four source devices plugged to my TV HDMI and an s/pdif optical switch that was feeding a Playbar until I replaced it by a Sonos Arc last month. Passive 3D Philips TV from 2015 is only used as a monitor really, I’m not even using its optical output.

        Actually there is a fifth source device, Fire TV plugged to Oppo UDP HDMI input.

        Stéphane Lenclud
        Collaborator II
        November 12, 2020

        It’s not an ARC output per se, it’s an HDMI input with ARC.  That port will send normal video and audio to your TV and receive ARC audio.  Why would it need to receive ARC audio?  Because, if you’re using a TV’s smart apps, that’s the only way your Diva/Vertex can receive the audio, and then pass on to sound system (one that receives audio through normal HDMI rather than ARC).

        Perhaps looking at it a different way, the port on Diva/Vertex that is label as ARC has the same functionality as the port on the Sonos Arc...it receives ARC audio from a TV.  It is not like the ARC port on your TV, which sends out ARC audio.   Arcana on the other hand, does have a port that sends out ARC audio, just like your TV.

        Well on the Diva product page it says 4 HDMI In, 3 HDMI Out and one of the HDMI output is labelled ARC so that’s rather confusing.

        melvimbe
        melvimbe
        November 12, 2020

        Well on the Diva product page it says 4 HDMI In, 3 HDMI Out and one of the HDMI output is labelled ARC so that’s rather confusing.

         

        yes, ARC is rather confusing in general.  Your TV HDMI input that is labeled output is actually sending audio out.  Sonos decided not to label there port at all to avoid the confusion.

        A ‘trick’ I use to help me keep it straight is that ARC is like a raspberry bertet...it goes in through the out door (out door).

        lame joke, yes, and possibly too obscure, but works for me.

        Danny
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