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ARC, or Audio Return Channel is an HDMI feature where the TV digital audio is returned to an AV receiver, eliminating the need for a separate optical cable. That's all it does.

So an HDMI ARC cable would go from the TV HDMI 3 input to the Oppo UDP-205 main video output. That would work with some caveats.


It seems like you are using your TV to do all the HDMI switching (no AV receiver or pre/pro). I'm assuming this is a 2.0 stereo system and not 5.1, correct?

I think the best option would be to use the optical out from the TV to the optical in of the UDP-205 and then use only the XLR outputs of the Oppo into the C 2200 and use the C 2200 volume control.

If you do this, the Oppo with its excellent DAC's will be processing all the TV audio and you will have uniform delay across all your sources, which you can then fix with the TV's lip sync function. You can run the TV at 100% fixed volume and the oppo at 100% fixed volume and control the volume with the C 2200. It probably has the best volume control of the bunch.

This will also allow you to setup the speaker delays and levels in the Oppo.

By doing this you'll only need to select the desired input on the TV, and the Oppo will handle the downmixing to stereo.

For watching satellite tv:
Direct TV box, HDMI output to HDMI 1 on tv.
Optical from TV to Oppo
Oppo 205 xlr output to C2200 for audio.

For streaming on Samsung tv:
Optical from TV to Oppo
XLR output of Oppo 205 to C2200.

Watching DVD:
Oppo 205...HDMI to tv for video. Optical from TV to Oppo (if possible when playing DVD on Oppo. I'm not sure this will work as I haven't tried it.) If not then just
Oppo 205 xlr output to C2200 for audio.

This will eliminate the separate rca cables from the Direct TV receiver.