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March 17, 2019
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sono beam multiple inputs

Hi, I own a Sonos beam and I would like to connect it both to the optical port on my computer and to the HDMI ARC port on my tv. At the moment I have to use the optical to HDMI that is included in the box for my computer and one cable to my Tv. When I want to switch between the devices I have to switch the cords since there is only one HDMI port on the beam. I tried using a regular HDMI switch but no luck. Is there a better way, is there some kind of HDMI switch that supports ARC?
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    Airgetlam
    Airgetlam
    March 17, 2019
    When I search on Amazon, yes, there do appear to be claims on switches that support HDMI-ARC.
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    Bruce
    ratty
    ratty
    March 17, 2019
    How is the computer supposed to generate HDMI-ARC? I think you'd have better luck with:
    - optical from the TV, and
    - optical from the computer, feeding
    - an optical switch, outputting to
    - the optical-to-HDMI dongle and thence the Beam

    There wouldn't be HDMI-CEC control of the TV by the Beam, but that's the price you pay.
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