Believe me we all understand having to write checks we're not quite ready to write but, in this case, you made the correct choice. Your new TV will thank you. :)
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E-ARC supports lossless codecs such as Dolby True-HD and DTS HD Master while legacy ARC is limited to the lower resolution formats such as Dolby Digital but, for a myriad of reasons, ARC is better off avoided...