Apple TV and Pulse Soundbar+

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Charles Underwood

• July 29, 2023 12:29

I have a new Pulse Soundbar+. The Samsung TV has an HDMI ARC port but not eARC. I connect the ARC port to the Soundbar+ and I can enjoy (I think) Dolby Atmos by streaming from Netflix etc using the apps on the TV. I am happy with this.

I also want to connect the Apple TV via HDMI to the TV. I thought the ARC port would handle the Dolby Atmos signal from the Apple TV but it seems not from what I have read. The Apple TV instructions say to connect via HDMI to the Soundbar to get Atmos. As the Soundbar+ has only one HDMI port then this cannot be a solution. 

So, do I need to get a new TV with eARC? And then connect the AppleTV to the TV and let the eARC do the rest? 

Has anyone solved this problem please?

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  Charles Underwood

  • July 29, 2023 14:55

  Thanks Seppi - I did see this thread and it is interesting. However with only one HDMI port on the Soundbar it means having to plug in the Apple TV when needed and the other source via the TV ARC port when that is needed. It all seems so convoluted! I guess a HDMI splitter might do it - ie. Apple TV - Arcana - Splitter - SoundBar and the other side would be TV ARC port - Splitter - Soundbar. Any thoughts?

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  Charles Underwood

  • July 29, 2023 15:32

  Thanks again Seppi - sorry - what do you mean by "try posting in the three mentioned above"? 

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