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***Quick Update*** Okay, so I took your collective advice. I purchased and ran a 2020 Ultra Roku into receiver, and then ran receiver into TV. I then went into all settings and disabled arc function, and I removed our TCL Roku TV from our home network to not confuse my wife when she casts her...

You know who goes to war over arc? The geek squad installers at Best Buy!!! I never considered another option. I wish IU would have discovered this forum sooner. I sold a perecftly good samsung 70", a marantz receiver and an Onkyo receiver. Now I'm left with a lower end Yamaha receiver. Oh well...

Receiver volume control with TV remote, receiver power control with TV remote and presence audio channels

Okay, I'm headed to Best Buy to pick up the 2020 Roku Ultra. Then I'm going to unbox my receiver, take down the Craigslist ad and run all the speaker wires again. Hook everything up and hope for the best! One of the functions of arc that I really liked, was that the TV remote would power the...

Yes, you're correct.. I'm just venting out of frustration. I never considered the alternative of running a streaming device to my receiver and receiver to TV... Via hdmi.

Yes my TV is a TCL Roku and apps like Netflix do have atmos and they do carry through the receiver

I was under the impression that optical does not carry all the information, including presence channels.

Yes, that's exactly the case. The TV os is roku so I always thought I had the best experience. So, I should use an external roku and just use the TV as a monitor. The only thing I'm giving up is the power on & and power off function?

I'm at my wit's end!!! Three receivers, 1 Marantz, 1 Onkyo & 1 Yamaha, all latest models. 2 brand new TVs 1 TCL 75, 1 Samsung 70. I have tried a variety of brand new HDMI cables. No peripherals connected (CD, XBox, etc.). ARC connection rarely ever works. The Marantz/Samsung TV worked for about...