I know this was discussed about a year ago to some extent here:
However I was hoping there are new developments. Here's the deal:
I'm couch gaming with PC (1070Ti, 5.1 audio output via HDMI) to AVR (Marantz NR1042 with a 5.1 speaker setup, 1.4a HDMI, old I know), then AVR to TV via HDMI.
Everything was fine on my older TV (1080p 60Hz), and my PC detects and sends audio to the AVR as 5.1
I got a new TV (Samsung NU8000, 120Hz), set the PC to 1440p 120Hz video, and the image is dead. As I understand it, my AVR doesn't support 120Hz signal even in Pure Direct mode
I have since connected the PC to the TV via HDMI to get the 120Hz video display, then audio from TV to the AVR via HDMI ARC port, resulting in only stereo output reaching the AVR (the PC dims the option to set spacial sound to anything but stereo once connected to the TV)
I'm planning to buy a new sound system if that solves the problem, so here are my ideas on the (hypothetical) options:
Find a new AVR that supports video passthrough of 1440p 120Hz, willing to wait if that's a near future possibility if not available yet.
Switch to a Samsung surround sound bar (maybe with Atmos) + subwoofer setup if (and only if) that would make the PC see the TV as surround capable and send the audio as such. In which case:
How much of a trade off in audio experience will that be considering the addition of Atmos and loss of the physical rear speakers? I heard mixed opinions about the whole surround vs sound bar.
Is it possible to add extra physical speakers to a sound bar for rear surround?
Somehow split the HDMI signal in 2 (Audio and Video), sending Video to TV and Audio to AVR. In which case:
Is there a trusted product to perform this for a 120Hz video signal and 5.1 audio signal?
Would it be recognised by the PC as surround capable?
How much lag should I expect to be introduced in between the PC and TV?
Did I miss an option? Any creative solutions out there that I didn't consider.
Thanks in advance
