Macbook Air 2020 - HDMI no sound coming through the TV, video is fine

I got a Philips 4K UHDTV (55PUS8209), currently i connected my Macbook Air M1 2020 via. an USB hub and an HDMI cable into the Philips HDMI Port 1 (the eArc port).


The screen is working fine and showing up on the TV, however no sound is coming through. I double checked that it's not an issue with the TV / USB-hub or the HDMI cable, as they all transmit video and sound through other sources, i tried with my iPhone 16 and it worked fine.


I have scoured the forums and tried various fixes, currently my Sound output is:


"Philips UDHTV - HDMI", as well as; Play sound effects through, Philips UDHTV.


Under Midi Audio Sources i have also set the Philips UDHTV as the used one.


Anyone have any ideas? Something is going wrong with the Macbook, but i don't know what.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 26.0

Posted on Oct 15, 2025 8:30 AM

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Posted on Oct 15, 2025 8:57 AM

RESOLVED:


Under 'Audio Midi Setup', changing the Format to 44.1 KHz from 48 KHz fixes it, and allows sound to come through the TV.

I found this advice from a forum post on the Macbook Pro forums from 13 years ago, i'm quite frankly shocked this issue still persists after 13 years....

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