Thunderbolt 3 to HDMI eARC adapter for Mac Studio Display

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Thunderbolt 3 to HDMI eARC adapter for Mac Studio Display

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I want to use a studio display in two ways: For office and video working connected to a macbook pro and for leisure (movies, videos, music etc) in combination with an apple TV. For better sound, I'd like to connect a soundbar. The soundbar requires HDMI eARC out from the monitor - which as such does not exist.

I wonder if there is an adapter that allows to convert the Thunderbolt 3 output to be converted to HDMI-eARC to feed my soundbar? I would be grateful for any advice or idea. Thanks

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Posted on Jan 9, 2025 9:08 AM

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Answer 1

samtenor

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Jan 9, 2025 12:33 PM in response to manfred_Di

Studio display is different from stand alone TV set - it only has 1 TB port for connecting to Mac (MacBook, MacMini or iPad).

If you want to get a better sound - you probably will do better, by connecting soundbar via 3.5mm earphone port through Mac. There is also "TV app" within the application - so you do not need to use apple TV, because you can not connect apple TV to Studio Display.

There are many sound bars or expensive powered desktop speakers - and I would avoid Bluetooth connections due to "latency delay" effect. I found 3.5mm to be more reliable.

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Answer 2

hcsitas

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Jan 9, 2025 1:01 PM in response to manfred_Di

No, unfortunately. Use a regular TV + soundbar for leisure.

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