Netflix. No Dolby 5.1 from TV to soundbar via HDMI. Optical?

[telford_mike]

Our telly (Samsung UE55F8000) is connected to a Yamaha YSP2200 sound bar via HDMI. If I use the Netflix app that's built into the TV, I don't get Dolby 5.1 via the ARC.

Would using an optical cable from the TV to the soundbar give me DD5.1 from Netflix?

Thanks.

[sandman77]

telford_mike said:

Our telly (Samsung UE55F8000) is connected to a Yamaha YSP2200 sound bar via HDMI. If I use the Netflix app that's built into the TV, I don't get Dolby 5.1 via the ARC.

Would using an optical cable from the TV to the soundbar give me DD5.1 from Netflix?

Thanks.

Probably not. Most TV's (all I have ever had) only pass through a stereo signal via the optical output.

[Oakey]

When Netflix app is running: TV Menu > Sound > Additional Sound Settings > Dolby Digital 5.1 / DTS

[telford_mike]

Thanks will give it a go.

[Oakey]

The TV defaults to PCM. Every. Time.

[telford_mike]

Checked the manual, TV does support DD5.1 output. Will track down a Toslink cable and have a go.

[Oakey]

What happened when you went in to additional settings?

[telford_mike]

Oakey said:

What happened when you went in to additional settings?

It was as you said - set to PCM.

[Oakey]

So it's working now, over ARC?

[telford_mike]

Oakey said:

So it's working now, over ARC?

Yes! After much head-scratching I read the manual for the sound bar again. It has an LED which changes colour to indicate what sort of audio it's decoding.



I now get an orange light for the audio from the ARC, which I didn't get before. Like a muppet I was expecting to see a blue light, but Dolby 5.1 doesn't qualify for blue according to the manual. Thanks for the tip about the telly, it was doing my head in.

Edited by telford_mike on Tuesday 26th July 23:27

Edited by telford_mike on Tuesday 26th July 23:28

[Oakey]

Great news!