Playbar with new Connect (DTS solution)
I have the same problem like many others here that Sonos offers the perfect speaker solution for my home theater setup, but I would like the option to have DTS, or possibly Dolby TrueHD / DTS:Neo... Maybe even create a 7.1 setup or have the possibility to add Dolby Atmos or Auro3D in the future with a simple software update and the additional speakers...
But we all know the problem is the optical connection, why not create a Connect2 or a PlayHub (call it whatever), that has one or more HDMI input(s) and one HDMI output, that can use the DTS track (or other HD audio-tracks) and sent it via the network connection to the playbar and surround speakers. This way you could bypass the optical connection which is a bottleneck at the moment (bandwidth wise).
This way customers who want more out of their PlayBar hometheater setup, can buy this new Connect or PlayHub and get everything they need!
Everybody else just use the Playbar the way its originally intended to...
Win-win for everybody...
But we all know the problem is the optical connection, why not create a Connect2 or a PlayHub (call it whatever), that has one or more HDMI input(s) and one HDMI output, that can use the DTS track (or other HD audio-tracks) and sent it via the network connection to the playbar and surround speakers. This way you could bypass the optical connection which is a bottleneck at the moment (bandwidth wise).
This way customers who want more out of their PlayBar hometheater setup, can buy this new Connect or PlayHub and get everything they need!
Everybody else just use the Playbar the way its originally intended to...
Win-win for everybody...