#APPLE TV DOLBY ATMOS TV#
As you might already know, Apple TV 4K supports Dolby Atmos and Surround Sound, so you can listen to the audio in highest quality. The encoder piece is what allows Atmos content to be mixed with the system sounds and then sent on. Apple TV is a powerful streaming media console that is designed to deliver outstanding TV viewing experience with exceptional sound quality. If the source content is DD+ Atmos (which isn't supported over pure PCM), it will encode to Dolby MAT 2.0 (think PCM + extensions).It will output 2.0/5.1/7.1 channel PCM by default.
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It's not possible to 'inject' these sounds into a bitstream, which is important to understand. It will mix the audio with system sounds, Siri audio etc.This means Atmos in TrueHD and DTS:X in DTS-HD MA cannot be played, as they are not supported in PCM. Apps have no access to bitstream audio out.Apps can however implement decoders to PCM (like Infuse).It will not natively decode DTS or DTS-HD MA as they also are not licensed/installed.Without eARC you need to plug your sources directly into your Amp to get any kind of lossless 5.1+ content, or any Blu-Ray object-based audio (without conversion). HDMI eARC, however, supports all of the above, but as a newer technology is relatively rare in TVs.
#APPLE TV DOLBY ATMOS PLUS#
Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 (at low bit-rates on S/PDIF, Dolby Atmos is only on HDMI ARC).HDMI ARC offers some additional benefits over S/PDIF like additional bandwidth and CEC. Optical S/PDIF cables and HDMI ARC have limited bandwidth, the only uncompressed/lossless format supported is 2-channel PCM.In theory, you get the 'best' audio when the last device in the chain performs the decoding (according to Dolby, at least) - so you would theoretically want to bitstream the data all the way through and let the final device decode.Long version - some areas simplified slightly and some rough analogies in down-mixing to Stereo PCM) when playing DTS content vs Dolby Digital (the Auto setting is a recent addition). On pre-2020 Samsung TVs you may need to change the Digital Output Audio Format frequently to/from DTS to avoid losing surround sound (i.e.
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Amazing movies and shows in Dolby Watch critically acclaimed Apple Originals in Dolby, only on Apple TV+.
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Instead I get a broken sound, where every second beat is skipped, like a scratched CD or record in the old days. I have the Tidal App installed on Apple TV and a Hifi account which provides Masters that should play in Dolby Atmos format but doesn’t. However, so far I’m unable to get music streaming apps on the Apple TV 4K to stream on the Sonos Arc (either in Dolby Atmos or regular stereo). The main issue was that the TV settings default is for eARC to be switched off and for passthrough also to be switched off once these were both switched on and the correct sound settings were in place on the Apple TV, it all worked fine. Produces fantastic sound for movies and TV shows. After lots of tweaking and reading online forums I’ve managed to get Dolby Atmos working perfectly on the Sonos Arc from most of the main streaming apps on the Apple TV 4K (Netflix, Apple TV+ and Disney all fine Amazon Prime not working so far).
#APPLE TV DOLBY ATMOS SERIES#
I’ve recently purchased a new LG OLED CX series TV (2020), which comes with an eARC HDMI port, and a new Sonos Arc soundbar to accompany my Apple TV 4K.