Installation

The eARC HDMI 2.0b Video Upgrade Board replaces the current HDMI video circuit board in your XMC-2, RMC-1L, or RMC-1. The upgrade procedure, which is quite similar to upgrading a circuit board in a computer, involves opening the top cover of the processor, removing several screws and disconnecting several ribbon cables, switching the new circuit board for the original, and replacing the ribbon cables and screws. The firmware in the processor will also have to be upgraded during installation.

The upgrade is performed by Emotiva. In addition to installing the new circuit board, we will test your XMC-2, RMC-1L, or RMC-1 to ensure that the upgrade is operating properly, and that your processor is otherwise performing up to its original specifications. 

Upgrade Pricing And Shipping Costs

The cost of the new eARC HDMI 2.0b Video Upgrade is $450 and includes free shipping to our facility to upgrade your board as well as free shipping back to you.

We will take the time to install your upgrade, fully check out your processor, and ship it back to you. (Your original HDMI video circuit board becomes our property, and will not be returned to you.)

We ask international customers, and other customers outside the continental USA, to please contact Emotiva for shipping details and arrangements.

Upgrade Eligibility Details

The new eARC HDMI 2.0b Video Upgrade Board is compatible with every XMC-2, RMC-1L, and RMC-1.

Because all XMC-2, RMC-1L, and RMC-1 units sold by Emotiva after November 2021 already include the eARC HDMI 2.0b Video Board, this upgrade does NOT apply to units purchased after that date.