I have a set top cable box, a Smart Tv, and a Sonos Beam (Gen 2). There are no speakers attached to the Beam.
The cable box and tv both support Dolby Digital Plus and both have pass through capabilities
The cable box is connected to the tv via HDMI cable.
I Watch streaming Netflix on my tv via wi-fi
The beam is connected to my tv via eARC HDMI
My Questions at this point are;
Where should Dolby DIgital + be decoded? The Beam I would think. What happens to the “signal” as it passes through the cable box and TV? Doesn’t the codecs process the signal as it passes through these intermediate cable box and the TV? How does the Beam know the cable box and tv exist?
Many articles on the web say the cable box and tv should be set to pass-through.
Many articles on the web say the tv should be set to PCM.
If I understood how this worked I think i could determine how to set up t he intermediate boxes along the patch.
Thanks in Advance