ARC not working ???

mp3ireland2

I have this tv
http://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-42CS460-42-inch-LCD-Freeview/dp/tech-data/B007IYVUBY/ref=de_a_smtd

which it says has 2 X 1.4 hdmi connections.

I have this sound system
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007O6FREM/ref=pe_217191_31005151_3p_dp_1

But my ARC is not working..... I thought it was that my cable was only 1.3 but I've since read that all cables should support ARC.
It's wrecking my head as my tv has no optical output, not even a headphone socket so I need ARC to work. Already had to send back a home cinema system as I couldn't get the sound from my TV to work!

Maybe the ARC will work once I get the 1.4 cable.... but according to this site it should work now....http://www.hdmi.org/consumer/finding_right_cable.aspx

Anybody any help they can offer? It's head wrecking! Looks like I could have to send back the TV!!

ZENER

Silly question but did you try both HDMI sockets ?

Ken

BigEejit

All hdmi cables should be equally capable of video and picture, however it is possible that an actual 1.4 spec cable is required.

And I agree with Zener there, its common for only one port on a telly to support ARC

skinny90

Correct me if I'm wrong but does the tv not have to have a dedicated hdmi arc port...generally labelled as hdmi 1(arc)
If so I'm fairly certain the tv does not have that port

andy1249

All hdmi cables should be equally capable of video and picture, however it is possible that an actual 1.4 spec cable is required.

No its not , in fact there is no such thing as a 1.4 spec cable or a 1.x anything cable.

Those numbers refer to the chipset within your electronics and have nothing to do with the cable.
If you see those numbers on any packaging for a cable , or if you are told that a "HDMI 1.4" cable is needed over any other "version" cable , then this is pure dishonesty on the part of the manufacturer or seller.

All HDMI cables ever made do ARC.
This is the official site for all things HDMI ...

http://www.hdmi.org/consumer/buying_guide.aspx

Now to the heart of the issue ....

ARC is an Optional feature of the HDMI 1.4 specification , manufacturers can choose to implement it or not depending on device , in this case , the TV does not support ARC.

You need to look for the support for the features you need and not the HDMI version numbers.

If a TV Supports ARC it will do so usually on just one of the HDMI sockets , and this one will be clearly labelled as ARC.

tmull

I recently set-up two similar Panasonic sound bar,one for self and one for my son.I had advised him to get a couple of HDMI leads before I traveled only to be told that he had two in the house and we could set it up with one of the them. Each of the HDMI leads he had was 5 metres long that he was using for connecting laptops to tvs.Using the arc tv and sound bar inputs both cables failed to work.Up to then I always believed that an HDMI cable was as good as any other but on taking a cable out of my grandsons xbox and using that the sound-bar jumped into life.TMULL