26-10-2019 05:39 PM
Hi everyone,
I need some clarification, as to be honest the Samsung support staff are hopeless with knowing anything about their own products.
I was on chat with support enquiring about the eARC firmware update for this soundbar, he replies to me saying it doesn't have eARC?!
the whole reason I purchased it was because of this update, I have the LG C9 which is eARC!
if they don't provide this firmware update to allow it, then this soundbar is going back for a refund.
30-10-2019 03:59 PM
30-10-2019 05:45 PM
30-10-2019 05:51 PM
30-10-2019 07:41 PM - last edited 30-10-2019 07:42 PM
I just wonder why bypass gives. Sorry for a little bit off-topic, but guess what... I switched today from Philips 854 to LG C9 And finally there is no lipsync issue with my Q80R soundbar.
30-10-2019 08:02 PM
30-10-2019 08:35 PM
@zhspence wrote:
Yeah LG seems to handshake with Samsung soundbars really well oddly 🤷🏽♂️ I wish I had the answer for you, I really do. I just have mine kept on passthrough as it’s a new setting so I just thought it was for eARC. I can not wait for eARC update next month for the soundbars so we can all have lossless audio (for those with eARC tv like us)
Yes but for lossless audio you'll still need some extrenal source like Xbox or Blu-ray. I mostly watch Netflix so for me eARC is not such a big deal because Netflix streams audio in DD+ anyway. I have no plans for neither Xbox or anything like that.
LG has much more audio settings and, in general, it works better - at least with Q80R.
30-10-2019 08:48 PM
31-10-2019 01:39 AM
Turns out you were right about the eARC not being enabled on the soundbar. Kudos to you, mate!
We should be happy the update is coming next month, not "sometime in the future". There is hope after all.
31-10-2019 01:48 AM
@zhspence wrote:
I agree, I have Apple TV 4K and that allows a lot of them and I hoping great things from PS5 when it comes out next year.
By the way, what's the best place to tech talk about LG C9?
31-10-2019 03:16 AM