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RÙKUdickulous's avatar
3 years ago

Does ultra put out atmos through remote headphone jack?

I already googled, checked fans, and wasted 8 mins on support chat...

I ask because my tv and soundbar don't support atmos. This shouldn't matter if sound format is coming from remote.

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  • Atmos require an HDMI connection. A headphone jack will never be anything more than plain, analog stereo.

    • andyross's avatar
      andyross
      Roku Guru

      To add, Atmos needs multiple speakers, and in particular, height speakers. Some forms of digital processing might give a rough sense of surround and height with headphones, but it wouldn't work if you tried to connect regular speakers to it.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolby_Atmos

      • RÙKUdickulous's avatar
        RÙKUdickulous
        Newbie

        Yes technically headphones recreate simulated atmos. But does the remote even do this? My Xbox puts out atmos and Dts_X to headphones from controller jack. So ultra shouldbtoo