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rudee
Binge Watcher
3 years ago

HBO Max Atmos Content Only Outputs in Stereo PCM

Problem: I can't get Dolby Digital 5.1 surround to play from the newest HBO MAX v54.1 app; only Stereo PCM plays.  As you can see from my setup below, I can only play Dolby Digital (DD) 5.1 maximum,...
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rudee
Binge Watcher
3 years ago

My setup can only do DD 5.1 maximum, and yes DD 5.1 is playing on the Sonos Beam from Netflix/Hulu/AmazonPrime (just not HBO MAX v54.0 build 1).

What version of the HBO MAX Roku app are you using?  The latest v54.0 build 1 is not outputting DD 5.1 for me.  I do recall that the previous versions were outputting DD 5.1 just fine, but I don't recall which versions worked (as I wasn't checking app versions when things worked).

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rudee
Binge Watcher
3 years ago

Additionally, I do NOT get DD 5.1 output on HBO MAX, it's Stereo PCM only, regardless of Atmos-labeled content, or not labeled Atmos.