I’m about to buy a new 4K TV, the Samsung 55” MU6300 (waiting to see if there’s a price drop on Friday). We have the 75” version of this set in the living room and really liked it, so I’m going with the smaller one for my game room / man cave. Right now I have HD Plasma that will be going away. I have my cable box, Xbox One and my PC for certain games connected to a Sony STR-DH770 receiver and I use that to switch around between components.
I will want to watch 4K movies and shows using the TV’s apps, and I’m wondering which is the best way to connect everything? Should I keep everything on the receiver and connect the TV to it with the HDMI out (is that what arc is for?) .. or is it better to just have the 1 cable going from the TV’s HDMI out to the receiver, and plug all of the components into the back of the TV?
Would there be any difference in performance of video or audio connecting them either way, or will I have the same results? I was thinking that plugging everything into the TV would be the most efficient since I would need 1 less cable. I can also connect my cable box to my xbox to pass through it too. And I was thinking the PC might be better going directly to the TV rather than through the receiver? My first thought was to connect everything to the receiver but I was just wondering if it would be better to connect to the TV instead?
I will want to watch 4K movies and shows using the TV’s apps, and I’m wondering which is the best way to connect everything? Should I keep everything on the receiver and connect the TV to it with the HDMI out (is that what arc is for?) .. or is it better to just have the 1 cable going from the TV’s HDMI out to the receiver, and plug all of the components into the back of the TV?
Would there be any difference in performance of video or audio connecting them either way, or will I have the same results? I was thinking that plugging everything into the TV would be the most efficient since I would need 1 less cable. I can also connect my cable box to my xbox to pass through it too. And I was thinking the PC might be better going directly to the TV rather than through the receiver? My first thought was to connect everything to the receiver but I was just wondering if it would be better to connect to the TV instead?