Arc - Vizio and Atmos

Prominent Collaborator I

I have a P75-F1, and confirmed with a Vizio rep yesterday that none of their TVs will pass a Dolby Digital Plus signal from an HDMI input to the HDMI ARC output. He was eager to convince me to invest in a Vizio soundbar instead.

If the Sonos app is to be believed, that’s incorrect. I’m getting Dolby Digital Plus out of my ATV through HDMI-ARC (but not Atmos).

And I’m sure he WAS eager to convince you to buy a Vizio soundbar instead. 😎

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You have a P75-F1? I thought I’d tried every combination of settings, between the Apple TV and the Vizio, but I’d be happy to learn differently, and prove the CS rep was wrong. I even looked at the manual that is part of the TV, and it doesn’t mention Atmos at all, only Dolby Digital. Teach me, Highfalutintodd kenobi, you’re my only hope ;)

And what apps are you using on Apple TV? I was checking Amazon Prime and Apple Movies.

Bruce

https://en.community.sonos.com/home-theater-228993/sonos-arc-apple-tv-4k-vizio-e-series-e70-f3-6842077

Prominent Collaborator I

You have a P75-F1? I thought I’d tried every combination of settings, between the Apple TV and the Vizio, but I’d be happy to learn differently, and prove the CS rep was wrong. I even looked at the manual that is part of the TV, and it doesn’t mention Atmos at all, only Dolby Digital. Teach me, Highfalutintodd kenobi, you’re my only hope ;)

And what apps are you using on Apple TV? I was checking Amazon Prime and Apple Movies.

Ah, young padawan, I’m afraid I have not been clear. While I do have a Vizio, mine is an E70-F3. You can read all about my experiences over here:

I know no Vizios (at least through the 2019 models) have eARC, but I’m assuming (maybe stupidly) that most of the recent models should generally handle HDMI-ARC the same way. I’m getting DD+ out of just about everything that’s a 5.1 source from the Apple TV, but no Atmos. I’m getting Atmos out of the built-in Plex and Netflix apps (definitely not Disney+ and I’ll have to remind myself about Prime Video because I rarely use it).

If I learn anything else I’ll post it in this thread or the one linked above. Good luck, and may the force be with you. 😎

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Ah, no, the HDMI ARC is not handled in the same way as the non-exist at eARC on my TV. If you have eARC in that model, I can completely understand you getting Dolby Digital from most everything.

If you do check Prime Video, I’m told the 4K versions of Jack Ryan are supposed to be Atmos enabled, although they dont seem to say so in the app.

Bruce

I’m confused. Looking at page 42 of the manual for the E70-F3 shown no mention of eARC?

Bruce

Ah, I see. You’ve only gotten Atmos from internal apps, and not from the Apple TV.

Bruce

Prominent Collaborator I

Ah, I see. You’ve only gotten Atmos from internal apps, and not from the Apple TV.

Correct. No eARC on my model, and no Atmos via Apple TV 4K.

Arc + Sub 3 + One SLs = Awesome and Loving It!

Understood. My comments were about the ability to pass Dolby Digital Plus from an HDMI input to the HDMI ARC output. Vizio says it isn’t possible on their TVs.

Bruce

Prominent Collaborator I

Understood. My comments were about the ability to pass Dolby Digital Plus from an HDMI input to the HDMI ARC output. Vizio says it isn’t possible on their TVs.

According to the Sonos App, it is - at least for the E70-F3. Watching Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D on Netflix right now via Apple TV 4K and this is what the app is showing as the audio signal it’s receiving:

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