So true, I picked up the Samsung G80SD "Smart Monitor" and the deciding factor was literally just that it supports eARC, allowing me to use my Sonos Beam soundbar with my computer and supporting compressed audio formats like Dolby Atmos.
To make things even worse, this monitor supports sending back the ARC audio over DisplayPort, but only in stereo. If I use HDMI between the monitor and the computer, I get all of audio channels.
To make things even worse, this monitor supports sending back the ARC audio over DisplayPort, but only in stereo. If I use HDMI between the monitor and the computer, I get all of audio channels.