+5Just sold my PLAYBAR…
Now trying to decide if I should replace with BEAM or ARC. Have many Sonos products including two PLAY3s we used as rear speakers with the old PLAYBAR.
TV is a Samsung 2018 49" Q6F QLED 4K Ultra HD (QE49Q6FNATXXU) with HDMI ARC but no eARC, so ARC could sit underneath TV at 1140mm long.
So question is it really worth it ? and will it actually work with an HDMI ARC rather than eARC and give all the Dolby Atmos benefits as there is a big difference between BEAM & ARC
Best answer by Corry P
Hi
The Arc can make use of HDMI-ARC as well as eARC. Although you can’t get uncompressed Atmos through HDMI-ARC, you can get Dolby Digital + (Atmos) - as long as the content, the source device and the TV all support it. As you’re used to a Playbar, you’ll be happiest with an Arc. You can, of course, use the Play:3s as surrounds with the Arc as they are S2 compatible. Note that the Arc should sit forward of the TV so it’s upwards-firing speakers have clearance.
More info on Atmos here: https://support.sonos.com/s/article/4844?language=en_US
More info on Arc placement in the user guide here: https://www.sonos.com/support/sonos-user-guide/index.html#t=sonos-user-guide%2Farc%2Farc.htm
+19Hi
The Arc can make use of HDMI-ARC as well as eARC. Although you can’t get uncompressed Atmos through HDMI-ARC, you can get Dolby Digital + (Atmos) - as long as the content, the source device and the TV all support it. As you’re used to a Playbar, you’ll be happiest with an Arc. You can, of course, use the Play:3s as surrounds with the Arc as they are S2 compatible. Note that the Arc should sit forward of the TV so it’s upwards-firing speakers have clearance.
More info on Atmos here: https://support.sonos.com/s/article/4844?language=en_US
More info on Arc placement in the user guide here: https://www.sonos.com/support/sonos-user-guide/index.html#t=sonos-user-guide%2Farc%2Farc.htm
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