connecting Sonos beam gen 2 to a computer monitor that has an Earc connection

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Hi Everyone

So I was planning on buying an LG32UN880P-B monitor for my HP laptop (I5-ee0002na). Along with this I am going to buy some sort of docking station to connect everything together and lastly a Sonos Beam Gen 2 for the sound. My main needs of this setup is to watch media (movies using Plex and stream Netflix and Amazon). Since my research my understanding is that to connect the beam to this set up I would need to buy an HDMI audio extractor and connect by optical to get 5.1 but I wound not be able to get Dolby Atmos unless I buy the Arcana HDfury which is a pricy option.

So looking for another solution, I have looked around and found this LG monitor 32sq780sw which has an Earc connection.

So my question to Sonos is as this monitor has an Earc connection will I be able to connect the beam to the monitor just like a regular smart tv and everything should work, including Dolby Atmos? or will I still have to go down the audio extractor or HDfury route?

Also how would I connect the beam up? Do I connect the beam directly to the monitor earc connector and then run a second HDMI cable from the monitor back to the docking station? What would be the best configuration?

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I know, why is that? I have copied and pasted the reply from LG below:

The LG 32SQ780SW monitor indeed comes equipped with an eARC (Enhanced Audio Return Channel) connection. You can connect your Sonos Beam Gen 2 soundbar to the monitor using the eARC port. This should allow you to enjoy Dolby Atmos audio when available from your content source.

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Not much to be honest. Under certain circumstances there is content that I can't listen to from my Windows computer but I can on a Bluetooth speaker, but for me that's not the end of the world. The trueplay feature is a big shame as I have never used it yet. Some people say it makes a big difference but I have never tried with my sl speaker. If I buy the sonos beam, I would like to tune it so that would mean to borrow an iPhone from someone. Not a deal breaker but a bit annoying as I wonder why sonos would not include their trueplay feature on a flagship andriod device like the samsung Galaxy for example.

Airgetlam

So ‘not much’ difference is ‘they don’t offer support’? To my knowledge, those are the only differences between Android and iOS on Sonos, and both are the result of decisions taken by Google, not Sonos.

Bruce

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What decisions did google make that affected Sonos?