Apple appears to have removed optical audio output support from the headphone jack on its new 13-inch MacBook Pro with function keys, suggesting it is unlikely to have made the transition in the Touch ...

Optical cable, which was the digital audio transfer method of choice for decades, is starting to die out as Toslink is replaced by HDMI. Through the '90s and 2000s, the optical cable was near ...

PS5 is also ditching the classic optical port. The PlayStation 5 will not have an optical audio out port like PS4 and PS4 Pro. Sony elected not to bring back optical, just like Microsoft decided to ...

A soundbar can still connect to your devices without an HDMI ARC port. It should either have pysical ports like coaxial and ...

Another ARC advantage is support for CEC control. That means your regular remote can not only turn speakers on and off, but ...

Monoprice Component & S/PDIF Digital Coax/Optical Toslink Audio to HDMI Converter does what it says. While it isn't without its quirks, it does work. Mostly. Monoprice has a singular reputation in the ...

I just replaced my trusty but ancient NAD preamp after something in the output stage blew. I'm now hooking up a shiny new C658. I would like to get sound from my TV as an input and it only has one ...

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Diving deep into Apple's specifications, AppleInsider has learned that optical audio output capability found on previous MacBook Pro models does not exist on the 13-inch MacBook Pro with function keys ...

I'm asking the question in the subject because my sis often complains that the audio coming back over the ARC port to my older Sony CT-150 sound bar with subwoofer is slightly out of sync when ...

Once again we’re relying on second-hand information to better understand the PlayStation 5, because it’s not like Sony to come out and tell us what it’s got planned for the platform, is it? So ...

The new Apple TV looks largely the same as its predecessors, but its ports around back have been revised, removing optical audio output, and using USB-C for restoring the device through its service ...