A:AnswerAny hdmi cable that mention “ARC” capable with work up to many many feets .
If your sources are 4k , them get them ARC 4k capable and you will be ok .
A:AnswerDouble check that your ARC port has your Sonos Beam HDMI cable plugged in to it and your DVD player is in HDMI 1. If the cables are correct, you may need to adjust your settings via your tv input.
A:AnswerThanks for your question. The Sonos Beam height is 2.72 inches. The Beam has an IR receiver, but not an IR repeater. Some commands that are received over IR will be sent back to the TV over CEC, assuming you're connected with HDMI-ARC and you have the TV's CEC enabled.
You may need to boost the TV up if the commands you're needing don't pass through, or you're connected using the optical connection.
A:AnswerIt is definitely an invasion of privacy, and even worse than that it is another example of a company that feels it is acceptable to sell you a product and then continue to insert itself in how you use a product that you “own.” The only purpose is to gather data about you, which they then sell to a third party company, which the typically uses it for very unsavory purposes.