HDMI has quietly turned into a Swiss Army knife for living rooms, and manufacturers such as Television and Soundbar brands now pack features into those tiny ports that most viewers never touch.

Your HDMI ports might look identical, but some offer better bandwidth and extra modes. Using the right port and settings can improve your experience.

HDMI cables can do more than just sending video to your TV.

The HDMI ARC port on the back of a TV. - lidiasilva/Shutterstock HDMI Audio Return Channel, or HDMI ARC, has been around for a while, but it's a technology that remains relevant over a decade after ...

I have a Vizio M70-c3. It's a 4K TV that we bought at Costco a couple years ago. It's a lovely TV in lots of ways, but unfortunately we just missed HDR, and only one of the HDMI ports supports 4k @ ...

A lot of things work with the old port.

HDMI vs DisplayPort features differ for TVs and PCs with ARC and CEC on HDMI plus MST daisy-chaining on DisplayPort, shaping ...

I wouldn't bother with this one.