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It's just dawned on me that we don't have a gaming TV and general equipment discussion thread (it all tends to get placed into the PC thread).
So, I'm going to kick this thread off with a question, as I enter into a "replacing my 15 year old audio equipment and possibly buying a 4K 120hz or 8K TV to go with it" journey.
I'm looking at AV receivers that can cope with all the current formats (4K, 8K, Dolby Atmos, ALLM, all that jazz).
Right now, the majority have a single 8K port on the back, e.g. the Marantz Slimline NR1711:
Now, I'm worried that I might end up with a PS5 and an Xbox Series X - which will mean I need two ports.
However... If I bought a new TV, that supported eARC, and the AVR unit supported it too...
...does that mean I can plug the consoles direct into the TV, which will mean 8K for both, and that Dolby Atmos (supported by eARC) will be passed through to the AVR?
In which case, I could get any old AVR that supports Dolby Atmos with an eARC port, right? It wouldn't matter if it could do 8K etc... Because I'd only be passing the sound along. Right?
So, I'm going to kick this thread off with a question, as I enter into a "replacing my 15 year old audio equipment and possibly buying a 4K 120hz or 8K TV to go with it" journey.
I'm looking at AV receivers that can cope with all the current formats (4K, 8K, Dolby Atmos, ALLM, all that jazz).
Right now, the majority have a single 8K port on the back, e.g. the Marantz Slimline NR1711:
Now, I'm worried that I might end up with a PS5 and an Xbox Series X - which will mean I need two ports.
However... If I bought a new TV, that supported eARC, and the AVR unit supported it too...
...does that mean I can plug the consoles direct into the TV, which will mean 8K for both, and that Dolby Atmos (supported by eARC) will be passed through to the AVR?
In which case, I could get any old AVR that supports Dolby Atmos with an eARC port, right? It wouldn't matter if it could do 8K etc... Because I'd only be passing the sound along. Right?