Playbar with new Connect (DTS solution)

+1 from me

Solution:
http://www.octavainc.com/image/HDMI%20switch%204x1%20ARC/4x1-HDMI-switch+ARC-app2.jpg

Another Solution is Yamaha MusicCast if you looking for a new setup
It is not as polished as Sonos but given time I reckon it will improve
Yahama got the money and resource to up their game in this arena.

http://www.techhive.com/article/3034868/speakers/yamaha-musiccast-review-this-multi-room-audio-system-is-better-than-expected.html

I got Sonos speakers only and love it, holding off buying playbar until Sonos up their game and if they still stuck in the dinosaur age
comes 5-10 years from now when I upgrade the world would have moved on and plenty of established player by then I go for other brands

The problem with all the workarounds to the playbars limitations is that they are workarounds. Sonos markets the Playbar as another one of its plug-and-play solutions. Just use the TV as your HDMI switcher and whamo, instant home theater. Unfortunately, it don't work that way in other than very basic setups. The playbar itself is approaching the cost of the TV and that doesn't include the cost of a decent HDMI switch. The octava is $250 for goodness sake. It's one thing for me to connect and run that setup but it's a whole different story for my wife, kids and visitors. Too many remotes, too many different considerations. This has to be on first, then select that, select the right switch channel, change the source on the TV, make sure the blue light is on/off/whatever. People feel compelled to buy a new TV and/or DVD/Blu-ray player to accommodate the Playbar's limitations - really? I love my Sonos speakers but you have to admit that they stubbed their toe big time a couple of years ago when the failed to anticipate what the playbar should be and where the wireless speaker market was going. They are in catch-up mode now after leading for a decade.

To SONOS marketing team:
Guys, as a marketing professional, I am very surprised by this product marketing problem of yours!
As far as I understand, the problem comes from the fact that the DTS license is expensive and SONOS does not (yet) want to invest in this - as perhaps they see this feature as not essential, more on the marketing side of the product.
However, as there is a pool of customers or potential customers who would PAY for this extra feature, SONOS could take advantage and transform this problem into an OPPORTUNITY! It is very simple: just add this OPTION to the Playbar (or Connect) for an extra fee! It could be very easy added with a software upgrade, perhaps in the app. If you don't believe people are willing to pay for this feature, just take a look in this forum at what solutions and workarounds people found (some of them very expensive) to add this DTS feature to their system.
This could easily be a secondary source of revenue for SONOS, from the same line of products.

Nice idea, except DTS requires a specific processor to decode, and neither the Playbar, nor the Connect have this processor. As to doing it in software, it is assumed that the reason Sonos once said it may be possible is because they were trying to get DTS to relent on its policy to require the DTS hardware, and failed in that attempt. Though this is an (educated) assumption.

Is there a real solution for DTS with an HDMI switch and if so which one?

An HDMI switch is not going to turn DTS into anything else. But I am not sure exactly what you mean by a 'real solution for DTS'.

I mean is there a way to play DTS on Sonos without Plex or something to do transcoding? I play movies from my NAS. They all have a DTS track and are mostly 4K so around 50GB+ in size. Plex cant transcode that, certainly not on NAS (DS916+).

I mean is there a way to play DTS on Sonos without Plex or something to do transcoding? I play movies from my NAS. They all have a DTS track and are mostly 4K so around 50GB+ in size. Plex cant transcode that, certainly not on NAS (DS916+).

Sonos can't handle DTS. FULL STOP. So self evidently there is no way to play DTS on the Playbar/Playbase without transcoding