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Arc compatibility with Samsung Q8FN

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I have a 75 inch Samsung Q8FN and am thinking about replacing my sonos playbar with the new arc. My setup is made up of a playbar, (2) play 3s, and a sub. The airplay compatibility is an easy upside but paired with my current tv I am curious if I will be able to take advantage of the dolby atmos and upgraded audio. Does anyone have knowledge of whether or not my tv will be able to take advantage of dolby atmos or if I cam just upgrading for newer hardware and airplay compatibility?

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antipodeansam

Avid Contributor I

I have the same options on my tv. Is dolby digital + the same as dolby atmos?

What are you hoping to use for content? Native apps/Console/Streaming Device

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vansmak

Contributor I

I have the q8fn and I was able to get atmos vie the Amazon prime app Jack Ryan. No go on Netflix. No go with firestick.

Thought my appletv 4k would come to the rescue but it does process atmos the tv arc hdmi.

If Samsung native Netflix app worked It would be fine

justin10finity

Lyricist III

I also have the Q9FN with same problem. ARC no eARC limited to DD+ no Atmos. I found this device Let’s you keep your existing non-eArc TV and ALSO get full Atmos to the Sonos Arc!!

Arcana by HDFury: https://hdfury.com/product/4k-arcana-18gbps/

Device separates out full audio (up to Dolby Atmos over Dolby TrueHD) from any external HDMI source and sends it to the Sonos Arc while also passthrough full 4k video (up to 18gbps) to TV! They are accepting pre orders now.

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khsjsilver

Contributor I

I replaced a Beam with the new Arc. If I had to do it again, I would stay with the Beam. The Arc sounds marginally better but the Alexa app within the Arc no longer controls my Samsung TV model UN75MU800. My TV is only 2 years old. Sonos customer service has told me the following:

“Some of our developers and other engineers took a look at the bug I entered for your issue on how the Arc is failing to turn the TV on. They confirmed that the Arc does communicate over CEC a little differently by sending the command via a broadcast instead of directed message to the TV and this specific TV at least is unable to support that message type.

Unfortunately this means that this is not likely to change and your Arc will not be able to power that TV on as the Beam did.”

Ugh!

Ken

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Elia

Contributor II

Hello,
sorry, but I did not understand if with a samsung 55Q8FN smart TV I can hear the audio in Dolby Atmos or Dolby TrueHD by purchasing the new sono arc.
I have a Q8FN smart TV and I would like to buy the sono arc, but only if I can listen to the audio in Dolby Atmos or Dolby TrueHD

Regards,

Elia

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