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Dann024
Channel Surfer
2 years ago
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Can I get Dolby Atmos on my old TV?

Not 5.1 / Dolby Atmos in old TV Hello, I have a question regarding 5.1 or Dolby Atmos. I have an LG TV that supports Dolby Digital and DTS; it has one ARC port (no EARC) and th...
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    atc98092
    2 years ago

    I looked up your TV model, and confirmed it does support ARC. I have a hunch the TV is new enough that it should pass 5.1 audio via ARC. But because the TV doesn't support EAC-3, it won't process Atmos from an online source. I had a friend notice your issue and offers this info: 

     yes the 4800/4802 will solve their problem of being able to get/send 5.1 from their apps when connected to/through their TV (it passes DD, but not DD+ from HDMI) - the 4800/4802 will convert the DD+5.1 from apps to DD5.1 for output to their TV (and from their TV via Optical/ARC to their SB/AVR).

    DD+ 5.1 = No
    DD+/Atmos = No
    DD5.1 = Yes

    They need to configure the 4800/4802 for Passthrough mode and it will still convert DD+ to DD for output.

    But again, Atmos won't be possible, since it requires DD+ audio passthrough.