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Avid Contributor III
November 7, 2017

X Box one X DTS to Dolby

  • November 7, 2017
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I personally CAN CONFIRM that X Box One X, set with HDMI to TV and Optical to BOSE SOLO 5 (same Dolby Digital only support as Sonos) CAN TRANSCODE DTS TO DD 5.1 in The fly.
I tried
Audio option HDMI Bitstream
Bitstream DD 5.1
Deadpool Blu ray that has only DTS OST
X Box trough HDMI to TV
TV via optical to soundbar
TV LG OLED B6V that has 5.1 passtrough
All OK.

As a counter proof I set Bitstream to DTS and resulting audio was mute.

This is X Box one X but S is The same.

Hope this can help
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28 replies

Avid Contributor III
November 25, 2017
Just to close The loop. Yesterday I purchased The playbar and connected same way. Xbox One X via HDMI to LG OLED B6V and optical from TV to playbar. Deadpool bluray with DTS soundtrack only.
Xbox audio set as Bitstream Dolby and TV set as DOLBY output also. Into “my Sonos” it says DD 5.1. Perfect!!! It sounds awesome!!! Welcome to me to The Sonos world
Living Room Playbar + Sub + 2xPlay:1 + Boost / bedroom Play:1
Renowned Enthusiast II
January 2, 2018
Hello, All... I'm contemplating buying an Xbox One S but, I'm first trying to solve my audio issue that appears to be an issue with others as well. I have a Samsung 6350 TV and a Samsung BD-F7500 BluRay player. When I try to remove my Optical Switcher (want to make life easier for my wife when she listens to audio CDs), and plug optical from TV into Playbar, I get no sound from my BluRay player whether it's a DVD or CD. In reading this, I'm assuming that I need to set my BluRay player audio output to something other than it's set to now. In looking online at the BD-F7500 spec sheet, it supposedly can decipher/decode ALL things Dolby and DTS. I'd like to use the standard TV to Playbar connection and not plug the optical into any other device - including that darn Optical Switcher - to get the simplest setup. That's why I went wireless in the first place really. Thanks in advance.
MikeV
January 2, 2018
I believe most Samsung Blu-Ray players offer the option to send all audio out as Bitstream (re-encoded Dolby Digital). It should be under the Audio Settings... but once you set that, as long as your TV will pass the audio through without converting it (some Samsung TVs, mostly models older than the past couple of years, often only send stereo PCM audio), you should be good to go.
The S in IOT stands for Security.
Renowned Enthusiast II
January 2, 2018
Thanks much, Mike. I looked in the online manual and, yes, I have the Bitstream Re-encoded to DTS and Bitstream Re-encoded to Dolby options. I appreciate the quick response. I'll give that a try this evening.
MikeV
January 3, 2018
Dolby is what you want to select. Sonos doesn't support DTS. Check your TV's sound settings as well... that will likely be under the "Expert settings" on the TV.
The S in IOT stands for Security.
Renowned Enthusiast II
January 3, 2018
I'll do just that. I think my TV had Dolby grayed out. It could only have PCM but there could be Dolby sub menus under the Bitstream option. I'll check it out again soon. Thanks again, Mike.
MikeV
January 3, 2018
You may not be able to select Dolby Digital on your TV until it's receiving a Dolby signal... I seem to remember that about Samsung's audio setting. Most TV channels use DD, and your Blu-Ray player will also be sending DD once you change that setting.
The S in IOT stands for Security.
Renowned Enthusiast II
January 3, 2018
Great bit of advice, Mike. I'll make the switch on my BluRay first and then stumble forward from there. Thank you!!
Renowned Enthusiast II
January 5, 2018
Just thought I'd update. I tried the arrangement as suggested but, it didn't work. I did pull the optical cable from the back of the BluRay. Instead, I powered off the switcher and moved the optical cables to only pass from TV to Playbar. I powered it all off and then on again to make sure the system was aware of the new configuration. My thought is that just having that optical cable remaining plugged into the BluRay may have thrown the whole process off. I don't know. I still only had PCM and DTS Neo 2.5 available to select in my TV menu. Dolby was grayed out. Apparently my Diagnostic test to SONOS didn't shed any clues or concerns. Any thoughts?
Airgetlam
January 5, 2018
Unless you indicated the number of that diagnostic to Sonos in some other fashion (phone call, Twitter, posting it here in the forum), it's unlikely to be looked at. You need to "prompt" them with a suggestion of what they're looking for.
Bruce