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Thank CTOnews.com netizens soft Coal New Friends 1633 for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com January 28, this year, Apple released the official version of tvOS 16.3, which can be used in Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD.

TvOS 16.3 updates can be downloaded from the Settings application OTA on Apple TV by going to system > Software updates. Apple TV users who have enabled automatic software updates will automatically upgrade to tvOS 16.3.

According to netizens' feedback, Apple tvOS 16.3 unlocked the eARC function. Apple Apple TV 4K has built-in eARC support. It can be paired with up to two HomePod speakers to enjoy home theater audio on all devices connected to the TV.

According to reports, eARC (Enhanced Audio Return Channel) is the upgraded version of ARC (Audio Return Channel). It was launched in 2017 as part of the HDMI 2.1 specification.

EARC is built on top of ARC. ARC enables TVs to send audio to bar speakers or AVR over a single HDMI cable, greatly simplifying TV and home theater settings. EARC also allows TVs to send audio generated by built-in streaming applications, cables, satellites, and other source devices (such as game consoles or Blu-ray players) to bar speakers or AVR using a single HDMI cable. EARC supports much greater bandwidth and speed than ARC, so it can transmit high-quality, uncompressed audio.

CTOnews.com learned that eARC supports 37Mb / s bandwidth and can transmit up to 32 channels of audio, including 8 192 kHz channels and 24-bit uncompressed audio. DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS:X, Dolby TrueHD, and Dolby Atmos formats are also supported. By contrast, ARC only supports six-channel compressed audio at most, with a maximum bandwidth of 1Mb / s.

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