HDMI to tv or AV receiver

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I'm not quite understanding what the point of connecting a pc or other device to an AV receiver then to a tv is?
I can understand if the tv doesn't have enough HDMI ports but if it does then what's the problem with just connecting the receiver via ARC? Would I be missing out on some sort of feature?
The receiver I'm looking at does everything except HDR at 4k. My plan is to use the AV receiver as part of a 5.1 setup and hook that straight to the tv with ARC. That way
 
Something I can't wrap my head around still... If my source is plugged into the tv, shouldn't the tv then just tell the receiver what sound it should play? Why the hell does the receiver have to be passed all the video information that has nothing to do with it?
 
But why? Why does it have to do that just to play bloody sound.
I'm looking at 5.1 systems and I can't find any for a reasonable price that supports all the formats I want because of this. I need 4k HDR, preferably dolby vision, and DTS as well as Dolby. This last part seems to be the kicker, receivers seem to only support dolby OR dts.
 
So my pc is hooked to the tv telling it the sound and video information for the game I'm playing. The tv displays the picture with the video information, then it should tell the receiver with the 5.1 setup the sound it should play. Why does the receiver in this part of the chain need to know the video information? it's a device to play sound the through the speakers?
Sorry for being dense. I've spent the last 2 weeks researching what tv to buy and now I'm doing the same with the sound system and it's driving me up the wall.
 
What happens when the format isn't supported? Does it revert to 2 channel stereo? Does it refuse to play?
 
Apparently my tv supports Atmos over ARC (lossy Atmos when from blue ray). Does that mean it supports all the lower formats?
 
Chris1712 said:
It looks like you're buying a receiver anyway? So why are you worried about ARC? Just plug your sources into the receiver then one HDMI to the TV, job jobbed.
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Because most of the receivers I've been looking at only support certain formats. And from what I can tell, if the receiver doesn't support the format you won't get it? So if my game was mixed with DTS which the receiver didn't support, I would only get stereo...I think.
 
Bluecube said:
I noticed the lack of DTS on the Onkyo according to Richer Sounds. Never rely on a resales for info. According to Onkyo themselves, this receiver supports DTS.

You’d be hard pushed and going really cheap to find a receiver that doesn’t support DTS-HD and the Dolby equivalent at the very least. Atmos is still a bit new but is now appearing at the lower end of the market.
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See this is what's confusing me, some sources will say it supports something when another says it doesn't. That Onkyo apparently doesn't support HDR, yet I saw a youtube video where a bloke shows HDR working with it.
 
Lord help me, I'm still struggling with this.
I want my pc to be able to play 4k, HDR games/movies on my big tv, and listen to the surround sound audio through a 5.1 av system I intend to buy before I slit my wrists.
Do I have to buy an expensive receiver such as this https://www.richersounds.com/tv-home-cinema/home-cinema-packages/pioneer-vsx933-elac-cinema-5-1.html that seems to support every format I can think of. Or is there some way I can connect everything so I get all that but with a cheaper receiver?
 
Never having heard a home surround sound setup, I'm guessing most would sound good. But what's my best bang for buck package (speakers, receiver) for £700 and under? Preferably from RS so I can get a 6 year warranty.
I'm willing to go for the pioneer just so I can stop worrying I'm going to get a system that can't do something I might want to play. But I would rather spend less if possible.
 
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