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Arc + ATV + (which?) new tv for Atmos

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I recently upgraded my bedroom setup with an Arc (thank you to Sonos refurbs on eBay) and Era 100 surrounds (already had a sub mini) and I absolutely love it.

But… my old Hisense 4k tv only has an arc, not earc, so no atmos for me at this time.

With potential xmas sales on the horizon, I’m looking to upgrade the tv to something that will pass atmos from my ATV - are there any particular brands I should/should not consider (I’m currently considering lower priced mini led or Oled from TCL, LG, Philips or Samsung)?

Having read several posts on here, I get the feeling that simply having earc may not be enough? Also, does the tv need to support atmos itself? My guess is no, as it will be routing the audio directly to the arc?

Thank you!

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NengweAuthor

Contributor I

Find some Atmos content and then check the Now-Playing screen to see if you are getting Atmos to the Arc. If you are I wouldn't use the "no eARC" as a reason to replace a TV I was otherwise happy with.

I’ve done that and the app is showing playback is in 5.1

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NengweAuthor

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Settings>Video and Audio>Audio Format.

I have an Arc and a TV that has eARC, but in the case that you only have ARC, it should show Dolby Digital Plus as a format.

But you won’t get Atmos, as you need to select Dolby Atmos in the AppleTV’s audio settings, otherwise people wouldn’t have bothered buying HDFury Arcana if they could just adjust the AppleTV settings.

Atmos is not showing as an option, due to the fact that I only have ARC (presumably).

Mr. T

Settings>Video and Audio>Audio Format.

I have an Arc and a TV that has eARC, but in the case that you only have ARC, it should show Dolby Digital Plus as a format.

But you won’t get Atmos, as you need to select Dolby Atmos in the AppleTV’s audio settings, otherwise people wouldn’t have bothered buying HDFury Arcana if they could just adjust the AppleTV settings.

Atmos is not showing as an option, due to the fact that I only have ARC (presumably).

Yes exactly, as only some older TVs from LG and Samsung (that other users have reported) can covert the Dolby MAT output from AppleTV to DD+ (Atmos) which was why I was confused over the suggestions given to find Atmos content or switch audio format when you won’t get Atmos with your current setup.

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