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Hi,

Appologies in advanced if this has been asked before.

I have a old Panasonic 50” Plasma TH-50U30A which I am pretty certain does not do Dolby Passthrough from its Optical or HDMI ports.

I have a spare Beam or Playbar (together with a Sub and two ones) which I can connect to this TV but in either case will only get Stereo PCM :-(

Is anyone able to suggest a good splitter which I could use to connect:

  • Apple TV → Splitter → Beam ARC Port (For Audio) and TV ARC or HDMI Port (For Audio)
    or
  • Apple TV → Splitter → PlayBar Optical Port (For Audio) and TV ARC or HDMI Port (For Video)
     

Preference would be for the latter (Playbar)

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Best answer by ratty 22 August 2022, 12:52

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ratty

There are umpteen HDMI audio extractors on Amazon which output optical. Just pick one that fits your budget and choice of vendor/ratings. 

Using the Beam’s optical/HDMI adapter you could send DD5.1 to it. Or as noted connect directly to a Playbar.

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