This UHD player remains within 18Gbps and therefore works with both models.
For UHD Blu-ray, bitstream output is important to preserve Dolby TrueHD/Atmos and DTS-HD/DTS:X. Secondary audio mixing should normally be disabled for lossless audio.
Arcana extracts audio from the HDMI signal before a TV or projector can restrict it. A compatible soundbar or receiver can therefore receive the best available soundtrack while the video signal continues to the display.
Arcana is technically sufficient. Arcana 2 makes a separate HDMI audio connection to an older AVR easier.
Cable order: Sony UBP-X800M2 → Arcana HDMI IN → HDMI OUT to TV/projector + eARC to soundbar
Use this route when 4K60 is sufficient and you need one video output.
Cable order: Sony UBP-X800M2 → Arcana 2 HDMI IN → TX0 to TV/projector + eARC to soundbar
Use TX1/HDMI audio when a second display or HDMI receiver is required.
Arcana is technically sufficient. Arcana 2 makes a separate HDMI audio connection to an older AVR easier.
Only use EDID, scaling or lip-sync corrections afterwards when the standard route demonstrably does not work.
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