OREI 48Gbps HDMI eARC Audio Extractor Dolby Atmos DTS: X VRR ALLM HDCP 2.3

I purchased this product to connect my NVidia GPU (HDMI) to my gaming monitor and Atmos soundbar. This is an updated review. I had purchased this product and was originally dissatisfied with it and returned it. I am a PC gamers that was attempting to connect my NVidia HDMI port to my soundbar eARC port and my gaming monitor. My two concerns in my initial review was that BK-929 appeared to be locked to 120Hz even though I was on a 1440p display with much higher refresh rate. Adding custom resolution via NVCP did not work. Additionally, the BK-929 was using the EDID information from my monitor instead of my Atmos soundbar. This meant that the BK-929 telling Windows 11 I only had two channel stereo and no other sound formats were available. This was/is a common problem I found with units from other manufactures I tested. For years companies that created all these affordable "audio extractors" would only support users with televisions which accurately report audio formats. However, PC users were left out as nearly all gaming monitors don't have ARC/eARC. Orei actually read my review and reached out to me after I had returned the product and offered to help me find a solution with a firmware fix. The unit they sent out had an updated firmware that unlocked the 120Hz restriction and was able to support ~220Hz which more than adequate for gaming; however, it didn't fix the issue with unit only using EDID from monitor and not soundbar. I communicated with Orei support and they sent me an adjusted firmware that finally unlocked Dolby Atmos and DTS:X through Windows 11. Orei seems like a company that actually cares and are proud of their products. I'm excited that a solution for PC gamers wanting to use use their GPU's that already have the audio capability for Atmos and other formats finally have a product that will work with eARC connections to audio systems without needing a $400 adapter or an AV system with HDMI 2.1 passthrough. This is important as many of the smaller soundbars that are appropriate for a computer desk typically only come with eARC port and not HDMI input (ie: Beam G2/SB400). I'm unsure if the firmware fix was specifically made for me, or if it will fix the issue for everyone. However, if you're planning on using this device to connect your PC GPU to an eARC port on your sound device do know that Orei support is aware and has a solution for PC gamers.

I am using the BK-929U with a Xumo Stream box, Samsung Smart TV, and Sonos Arc Ultra. The device will only initialize properly about 50% of the time, and must have it's power cycled after all other devices are powered on. This is quite inconvenient. but once initialized correctly, it will operate reliably for the TV viewing session. I installed a remote controlled power outlet so that I may cycle power on the device from my smart phone.

Pros: - Works out-of-box with NVIDIA GPU and eARC-only Sony soundbar. No connectivity issues, no tweaking required. - Supports Dolby Atmos / DTS:X over HDMI - much better sound quality than optical connectivity I used previously. Cons: - Expensive - Uses proprietary power brick instead of USB power

I purchased the BK-929 to use the Amazon Fire Stick as the input because the Fire Stick outputs Dolby Atmos and my TV only has Arc output. The Fire Stick sees this as a Dolby Atmos device and enables Dolby Atmos output. The BK-929 extracts the Dolby Atmos and passes it to my Sonos ARC and my Sonos Beam 2nd GEN without issues. The BK-929 does not use CEC pass through which is a minor inconvenience. Now with the Sonos, this may be in my Sonos Beam settings for Ungroup on Autoplay, I have to actually select TV as Source before sound will come out, I will test this in the future. The Video Pass through works without issues between my 4k 3D LG and my 1080p Epson projector. The BK-929 passes the proper Audio signals to the Sonos devices according to the Audio Signals the Fire Stick indicates for the Source Audio Tracks be it Sterio 2.1 al the way to Dolby Atmos. Compatible with the Fire Stick as input and the Sonos ARC or Beam 2nd GEN as Output Setup was very easy, after all the connections were made, it just worked. Solid build, it feels like quality in your hand. Well worth the money. CON: No CEC pass through, definitely not a deal breaker though. I am very happy with this purchase and would recommend it to others, it just works.

Worked great for my soundbar. I had a bit of issues to get it working with PC. But a few reaching online and I got it working.

As of right now I have the same issue another buyer had where it’s not letting me access atmos features. I reached out to customer support as well but sadly they had no idea what I was talking about with a firmware update and refused to send me anything. After about three hours of back and forth I was just told “I’m going to advance your ticket” so now it’s just a waiting game to see if I actually get helped or if I’m just going to end up returning this. We will see. Ps. Even rated at 48gb/s transfer with hdmi 2.1 it wasn’t able to handle 40.6gb/s transfer without dropouts. Will be connecting to a sub screen with lower output needs. Hopefully that will help.

Had to return it; It would not allow communication with my sonos beam-2 and samsung 27 inch G8; using the CEC-HDMI; specifically I could not make volume changes; WHEREAS the BZBGEAR 8K60 HDMI eARC Audio Adapter with EDID Support, Allowed full volume-Audio function and worked

Works flawlessly and give your tv and sound so much power.

Nice product, good customer support

I have a Tv it doesn't support Dolby Atmos and I have soundbar with Atmos support. With the help of BK-929 I can get Atmos audio from Fire TV stick

I have tried multiple options using my Apple TV 4K which is connected to a LG TV and Sonos Beam Gen 2, that should support Atmos. But the audio extractor is not generating a Dolby audio format. I have sent a couple of screen shots to them for resolution that are still pending for review. Am using high speed HDMI cables. It’s a slow and pain staking process to get their support revert back to help me out!

No extrae dolby Atmos desde Apple TV 4K conectado a Samsung freestyle 2