Poll of the Day > Anyone here have a Roku and use a receiver?

(+) Yeah! (+)

So my wife's parents gave us a Roku Stick for Xmas that plugs directly into an HDMI port on our TV. However, the Roku does not seem to recognize the receiver we have plugged in to the TV and no audio will come out of it. We have to turn the receiver off and get audio out of the TV speakers, which defies the point of even bothering with a Roku. Furthermore, my TV says something about the lack of an ARC or something and I have no idea what the hell that even means. I've got one HDMI port plugged directly into the receiver and it's supposed to work when I set it on the TV setting on the receiver.

Any one know how to fix this? Or even know what I am talking about?

ARC = audio return channel
If your sound bar or receiver isn't ARC compatible, you will probably have to plug your Roku into a HDMI port on the receiver (if it has one)

A quick google search shows this page from Roku support:
https://support.roku.com/article/208754498

11110111011 posted...

ARC = audio return channel
If your sound bar or receiver isn't ARC compatible, you will probably have to plug your Roku into a HDMI port on the receiver (if it has one)

A quick google search shows this page from Roku support:
https://support.roku.com/article/208754498

If I do that, I can't access the 4K the Roku does.

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I do. I've got an HDMI cable going from the TV to the receiver.

ARC is a piece of shit. /not helping

Veedrock- posted...

ARC is a piece of shit. /not helping

Okay, but that still doesn't solve my problem. Why is my receiver not working when my Roku is in the TV?