Hello Everyone,
First time commenting on the board. Wanted to share what I’ve experienced with my Sonos Arc connected via ARC to a late 2018 Samsung QLED tv. All Dolby Atmos sound was via ARC/Dolby Digital Plus. I tested the following devices to see which had the best Dolby Atmos experience the past month.
Roku Ultra and Roku 4K+ were the best for my set up because it worked with the most streaming services.
- Received atmos sound on Roku Ultra and Roku 4K+ stick. Note, the Roku 4K+ stick marketing language isn’t clear about it receiving atmos but both devices do based on my experience with Netflix, Apple TV+, HBO Max, Hulu, Disney Plus and Amazon Prime. Oddly, it appears that Roku’s overall marketing says Ultra is the only one that gets Atmos, but that’s not my experience.
- Received atmos sound on Amazon Firestick 4k on less streaming apps/services than the Roku. I don’t remember exactly which - but I believe it didn’t work on Netflix.
- No Dolby Atmos on Apple TV 4K (2021). The Apple website indicated that E-ARC was needed if a direct connection from Apple TV to the television was to be made. This seemed to be the case with my experience. I only have a ARC connection.
- No Dolby Atmos with any of my Internal built in apps of my Samsung QLED tv which included Disney. Prime. Netflix. HBO Max. Hulu.
Hope that helps!
