Likely a very basic HDMI ARC question but I am stumped.
I have a smart tv (86LGUN8570) and a Denon AVR-S940H receiver.
- I also have an Xbox One, Skystream 3+ (Android box), and a Roku 4.
On my previous older smart tv (Vizio), I ran my Xbox, Android box, and Roku thru my receiver and used an HDMI cable from the ARC output on the receiver to the HDMI arc slot on the TV. Sound and video were fine for the Roku appls, Android, and Xbox but I could never get sound to play from any applications on the actual tv but it wasn’t an issue as I found a way to get my OTA channels thru an application on my Roku.
My current issue. I just purchased a new LG TV (model at top). I no longer want to use the Roku box, but instead want to use the appls on the TV since the tv has all the applications that were on my Roku. I have the same issue as with the old tv. I cannot get any sound to output from applications on the LG TV unless I change the sound option on the TV from HDMI ARC to internal speaker (that kinda defeats the purpose of having a surround sound setup). The sound and video from the Xbox, Roku, and Android box work fine using the HDMI ARC thru the receiver.
- I must be missing some sort of basic step here. I think my HDMI cable (Amazon Basic) should be fine.
- Is the potential issue I can only run ARC from either directly from the tv to the receiver, and not also from the Xbox/Android box to the receiver??
I'm sure I am omitting info that you might need to more fully understand. Feel free to ask my any questions. I've tried looking at You-Tube videos but I did not notice any dealing with this.
Thank you.