List of TV’s that will pass 5.1 from HDMI Sources to Playbar

I have a Samsung UE40F8000. As I think has been said above, the dolby digital output is greyed out unless the TV is receiving a signal in a suitable format that can be output as dolby digital.

This seems a little bit mad to a Luddite like me, since AFAIK you have to know that something is capable of supporting dolby digital before you can go into the sound menu to enable it.

What I don't know (yet) is whether the Samsung TV remembers your choices or not, or whether you have to go through the whole process each time you might want to watch something with an enhanced soundtrack.

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No, you don't. It automatically chooses, for me, the Dolby Digital. I know this because even though the HDMI passthrough doesn't work, the Netflix and Amazon Prime has Dolby Digital output and the Samsung automatically chooses DD 5.1.

STUPID that it doesn't passthrough HDMI. Too expensive of a TV not to.

I was pacing nervously as the Play:1 surrounds were great with music but silent while watching TV.

This was a Samsung TV belonging to someone else and I did not grab the model number... it was new within the last year or so.

Went into the AT&T cable box menu and enabled Dolby Digital (was off). No help, even though the Samsung sound menu indicated it would pass DD. On a whim I flippet back to the Samsung audio menu, turned it off (stereo) and then back on. Surround appeared miraculously in the Play:1s.

The off and back on sequence must have acted as a virtual reboot of sorts...

I confirmed the Sonos controller Settings:About indicated the PlayBar was receiving a stereo input before and a surround input afterwards.

Was the AT&T Box connected to the Samsung via HDMI? Because Samsung says it's not possible to pass it through HDMI from a cable box. Strange. And the very reason it's frustrating, since for some it's working, others not. It shouldn't be this difficult with a high end TV.

My LG 60PM670S works fine with X-Box , Sky Box or whatever over HDMI to Optical Out DD 5.1

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Yes I have solved my 5.1 problem thanx for the information on this great forum.

Clearly a switcher is a solution if all your devices that are attached to you TV via HDMI can now output DD 5.1. It might not be the ideal way for such an expensive piece of kit, but you get to hear soundtracks in true DD5.1. Also with the Samsung Bluray player all DTS Blurays get converted to DD5.1 hence all bases are covered.

"Clearly", a switcher is a solution for YOU. For most others, (and hence the whole point of this thread) paying a lot of money for Sonos' simplicity and elegance - having to spend even more money on an ugly and cumbersome switch, is NOT a solution.

"Clearly", a switcher is a solution for YOU. For most others, (and hence the whole point of this thread) paying a lot of money for Sonos' simplicity and elegance - having to spend even more money on an ugly and cumbersome switch, is NOT a solution.

Well Oleros, if it's NOT a solution then use another less expensive system, with greater simplicity and elegance than Sonos.....good luck in your quest for surround sound.
* Please note that my switcher is not ugly or cumbersome, in fact it is a thing of beauty, with the little blue light illuminating the TV stand like a beacon of hope for 5.1 Dolby Digital Sound

As I said earlier in the thread, I can confirm that after the most recent firmware update my Samsung PN60F8500AF now fully supports passing 5.1 from an HDMI source through to the Playbar. When I first bought this TV it would not pass 5.1 from any HDMI source but now it all works great without the need for an HDMI switch, etc.

Hi JJonesx86,

Thanks for confirming that it does actually work. The latest firmware update (in fact the only one on the samsung website) states that the update occured after your post (and does not mention 5.1 SS).

Has you seen any info on the web detailing the latest update and stating that 5.1 will pass through?

Also, I assume this is the case, but you are using the sonos sound bar, the sub, and two other speakers?

Thanks for your help. I was looking to get the TV earlier in the year, and this issue held me up then, maybe it is resolved now!

Does anyone know if Samsung UN60EH6000 is a supported tv that would work with the playbar for 5.1 DD through optical? It is a 60inch LCD about 1 year old and not a smart TV.

I have a Samsung PN60F8500 plasma, and the Dolby option is grayed out. I updated the firmware to v. 1119.1.

I am running HDMI (from a TiVo) to the 8500, then optical out to the Playbar. According to the Sonos About menu, it is coming in as Stereo.

I know Tivo is sending Dolby, but the Samsung is not recognizing it. I by-passed the Samsung and connected the TiVo audio directly to the Playbar, and it is 5:1 using that set up.

Samsung support said 5:1 is NOT supported coming from any DVR. But, people on this thread have been able to get this to work. What am I missing?
Thank you.