I can listen to the TV over these headphones using the ARC. I have a TV which goes to my receiver first for technical reasons I won't bore you with here, then goes straight to the TV from there via HDMI. I don't use a receiver with this configuration for those sources.
DOLBY 5.1 DIGITAL WIRELESS HEADPHONE PS3
I use an XBox and a PS3 hooked straight into the other two HDMI ports on the base. Game really does work well for games and there is more bass in that setting for explosions. I am using an Oppo BDP-95 hooked up straight from HDMI 1 into the base unit. Cinema sounds best for movies and I use it for DVD Audio and Blu Ray music also.
There is also the option to use no effect. There are sound modes you can use, Cinema and Game and Voice. I have listened to records over the RCA jack and the sound is clean and dynamic. You can use them to hook up a DVD player or your other sources, such as a record player. It needs about two more HDMI inputs, though. It is awesome that these headphones have HDMI inputs and support the best and latest sound formats. These headphones use a proprietary technology invented by Sony and not Dolby Headphone. You can tell there are separate channels there, but not much separation from front to back. You will notice this effect mostly with movies, and then only sparsely. The quality of the technology which produces the "surround" in surround sound is good enough. If you want these for watching movies and maybe not so much for music, then I highly recommend them for that function. Hi there, I have had these headphones for a while now and feel like I know them well enough to review them now.