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ukncdc
Contributor I
March 11, 2013

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

All,
Would you mind listing your TV and mode/year in this thread if you have tested it and confirmed it will pass DD 5.1 to the Playbar and from what source. This will help those of us in the market for a new TV and playbar.

Thanks

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    nicka99
    nicka99
    Local Superstar
    January 6, 2016
    Anyone knows if the Sony KDL-42W705B pass pass 5.1? Thanks

    Ive got a 42W-653A which works fine so the answer is probably yes.
      camelgrana
      Contributor I
      January 6, 2016
      Anyone knows if the Sony KDL-42W705B pass pass 5.1? Thanks

      Ive got a 42W-653A which works fine so the answer is probably yes.

      Thanks
      BenM
      Lyricist I
      January 6, 2016
      Anyone have success with a Samsung UN65H7150?

      I'm trying to get 5.1 to the Playbar/Sub/Play:1s from my cable box and Apple TV (2015) but don't want to deal with a ton of splitters if possible.
      dumbr
      Lyricist I
      January 7, 2016
      OK So - I'm in the same situation as most of you guys.

      Incredibly frustrated that it is unclear as to which TV I can buy which will take

      Optical Out DD5.1 to Sonos Speaker
      passing DD5.1 from HDMI IN [PC, PS4, Android Box]

      I have just had somone from RicherSounds in Fulham kindly do some tests. The responses are as follows:

      "
      Here are 3 TV’s I have research that will output Dolby Digital via the optical output when the incoming feed from HDMI is Dolby Digital or above....

      LG 65UF860:
      http://www.richersounds.com/product/tv---all/lg/65uf860v/lg-65uf860v

      LG 65UF950:
      http://www.richersounds.com/product/tv---all/lg/65uf950v/lg-65uf950v

      Sony KD65X8509CBU:
      http://www.richersounds.com/product/tv---all/sony/bravia-kd65x8509c/sony-kd65x8509cbu

      Sony KD65X9005c:
      http://www.richersounds.com/product/tv---all/sony/bravia-kd65x9005c/sony-kd65x9005cbu

      Come in and see me and I’ll demo the 2 top models being the LG 65uf950 & KD65x9005c.
      Out of the 4 i’d go with the LG 65UF950V"


      Does anyone have any comments which disprove these TVs?
      Zaph0d
      Contributor I
      January 11, 2016
      Sony KDL-50W808C will pass DD5.1 from any source. In fact this is true for all KDL-xxW80C TV:s.

      From LG support I got confirmed that the LG49UF695 4K TV will also do this.
      Joe P.
      Lyricist I
      January 16, 2016
      According to "About My Sonos System", my new Vizio M70-C3 is passing DD5.1 from HDMI-1 to the Playbar/Sub/Surrounds connected to the TV's optical out.

      Not sure if it matters but I currently have all sources (Xfinity X1 DVR, Apple TV gen4, older Sony BD player) routing through an old IOGear 3-port HDMI switch (unpowered, no audio breakout, no ARC) to HDMI-1. I plan to direct connect everything and verify once some new cables arrive.
      Johnny5Alive
      Contributor I
      January 23, 2016
      I own an LG OLED 65EG9600 and have researched this extensively. Both this TV and the EF9500 (the non curved version, same TV) come from the factory without the ability to pass the 5.1 signal from external HDMI sources. HOWEVER, you can enable the feature.

      You will need a service remote. Press the ADJ button on the service remote, the pass key is 0413, and once you're in the service menu, you will need to go to the ez adjust tools option 7 and change EDID from PCM to AC3.

      TV will reboot and you will now be able to pass 5.1 from HDMI sources to the optical out.

      There are instructions on how to make a universal remote do what the service remote does. I found it cumbersome and just called LG customer service and they sent a tech out with the remote. Beware, the tech may not know what to do, so follow the steps above if he does not.

      Disappointing that LG didn't enable this from the factory on a very high end tv, but I'm satisfied I now have it working on mine.
      Eatpies99
      Contributor I
      January 23, 2016
      Samsung UE55JS9000 passes through fine.
      nuno03
      Lyricist I
      January 25, 2016
      Samsung UE55JU7000 also passes 5.1 from HDMI sources. I bought the tv today and I can finally enjoy Dolby Digital on my Sonos Playbar!
      Ryan S
      Ryan S
      Retired Sonos Staff
      January 29, 2016
      Hi everyone,

      We know this thread can be a bit hard to read when looking for a TV recommendation. There's also a lot of great information out there around home theater and Sonos which we wanted to put together. We just posted a home theater megathread here with everything you need to know about Sonos home theater to get started and then some. We're going to keep it updated with your recommendations for TVs and other devices as well, the recommendations are listed here.

      Feel free to make recommendations, we have some posting guidelines in there to keep things clean. We're looking for TVs that pass Dolby Digital 5.1 from over the air and connected sources. Also, best if they don't have volume or speaker pop-ups when remotes are used, though there are workarounds for that.

      Let us know if anything's missing, we're happy to make changes. Feel free to PM me or just post here or there.

      Thanks for helping keep this thread updated!
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