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Sonos Arc - Samsung Q80

  • 15 June 2020
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Hi Everyone, 

I am a newbie at all this Dolby Atmos and was hoping i could get some help. I have a samsung q80 and at the moment there is no EARC with this TV but i was reading that even without that we should be able to get Dolby Digital + when using an Apple TV. My current set up is HDMI Arc connected to the TV, Apple TV connected to a Phillips HDMI Sync box. Unfortunately the way it is connected now when i go to settings on the Apple TV it is telling me that the only output is Dolby Digital 5.1….is this what I should be seeing? 

 

Thanks in advance.

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I’m getting the same thing, although I get Dolby Digital + when I’m on the Netflix app on the TV.

 

Wondering if an HDMI ARC splitter would be a solution...

 

ATV > Samsung Q80 > Arc

 

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There is no such thing as an HDMI ARC splitter. Not yet anyway.

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Hello!  The biggest issue is the apple tv 4k.  When the codec is atmos or dd+, the apple tv sends it as LPCM codec.  This codec is not recognized by the sonos/arc yet.  Sonos has said they are working on a software update to fix this issue.  There is not an eta.  Search LPMC and apple tv on the forums.  You will find a few threads.  DD+/Atmos should work on your tv apps as they don’t send LPMC.

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There is no such thing as an HDMI ARC splitter. Not yet anyway.

4K HDMI Splitter Switch 4x2 ARC HDMI Splitter Support ARC/PIP/Audio Extractor/EDID, NEWPOWER 4 Input 2 Output HDMI Splitter True Matrix HDMI Splitter Switch https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07L8QK9TB/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_atm6EbQ6BX4QX

There is but it won’t resolve this issue from what I’ve read. 

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There is no such thing as an HDMI ARC splitter. Not yet anyway.

4K HDMI Splitter Switch 4x2 ARC HDMI Splitter Support ARC/PIP/Audio Extractor/EDID, NEWPOWER 4 Input 2 Output HDMI Splitter True Matrix HDMI Splitter Switch https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07L8QK9TB/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_atm6EbQ6BX4QX

There is but it won’t resolve this issue from what I’ve read. 

I can confirm that none of these HDMI Matrix solutions that support HDMI-ARC will actually work, It requires your TV to supply the ARC signal, there is not currently a device that can take and HDMI signal and convert it to HDMI-ARC on its own. I know because I have tried several of them over the past week since I got my Sonos Arc.

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There is no such thing as an HDMI ARC splitter. Not yet anyway.

4K HDMI Splitter Switch 4x2 ARC HDMI Splitter Support ARC/PIP/Audio Extractor/EDID, NEWPOWER 4 Input 2 Output HDMI Splitter True Matrix HDMI Splitter Switch https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07L8QK9TB/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_atm6EbQ6BX4QX

There is but it won’t resolve this issue from what I’ve read. 

I can confirm that none of these HDMI Matrix solutions that support HDMI-ARC will actually work, It requires your TV to supply the ARC signal, there is not currently a device that can take and HDMI signal and convert it to HDMI-ARC on its own. I know because I have tried several of them over the past week since I got my Sonos Arc.

HDFury and their team found a resolution that should work with the Q80, if you head over to AVS Forum and click on the soundbar section they have a whole tread on the fix. 

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