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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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andyross
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Re: Does ultra put out atmos through remote headphone jack?

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

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andyross
Roku Guru

Re: Does ultra put out atmos through remote headphone jack?

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

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Re: Does ultra put out atmos through remote headphone jack?

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

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andyross
Roku Guru

Re: Does ultra put out atmos through remote headphone jack?

I don't think the Roku does any special processing of the audio. You would probably only get basic 2.0 audio. It doesn't have the processing power of something like an Xbox.

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