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Beam to older aquos sharp 70” arc TV.

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April 15, 2024
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My tv is older but has hdmi1 arc connection. I’m only getting stereo pcm from any source I watch. Hulu firetv apple. Just tried optical hdmi connector. Still same. I was sure it was a tv setting issue but idk. Help!!

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Schlumpf

Virtuoso

@Mikey67

On which device are the apps you use running? On the tv itself? Or on a device that is connected via hdmi to the tv? In both cases it could be possible you just get stereo. Many older tv don’t support multichannel audio passthrough from hdmi sources. And tv apps on the tv sometimes just support stereo audio.
You can check the audio settings and set them to Dolby Digital or bitstream if possible.

Ralf

Airgetlam

I’ve often found rtings.com a good resource to figure out issues with TV pass through data. They’re not perfect, but a good resource in identifying much of this kind of thing.

Bruce

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Mikey67Author

Contributor I

Never used apps on the tv. Fire stick 4k and a stream device. I’ve looked on the tv I’m assuming and don’t see any place to select dds

106rallye

Could you post pictures of the settings pages on your TV?

controlav

Lead Maestro

Could you post pictures of the settings pages on your TV?

and the actual model number too.

Author of the leading independent Sonos apps for Android, MacOS, iOS, Windows and Xbox.

Schlumpf

Virtuoso

@Mikey67

Let‘s cross fingers your tvs manual does have info about hdmi passthrough. Anyway imo you should be ready to live with a bad answer. If passthrough isn‘t supported a hdmi switch with audioextractor will be your friend.

Ralf