Update: I also have Att tv service thru a Roku Ultra and upon testing the sound today- it works perfectly with the Att surround setting. If for example you wanted to passthrough Dolby Digital 5.1 then there shouldn't be an issue and you get the exact same audio as you would have gotten had you made a direct connection to the AV receiver from the source. Sky HD is HD only (no Q yet!) HDMI Input Audio Format is Bitstream and Digital Audio Format is Dolby Digital. The Info Overlay is a useful troubleshooting aid. The Blu-ray upscales to 4K and is outputting 5.1. If your receiver supports Dolby Digital Plus, choose Dolby Digital Plus Automatic. The Panasonic soundbar's audio format is also on PCM although there are also Dolby Digital and DTS showing as possible alternatives. Bought a EDID box from Amazon to essentially get past the Ps4 thinking TV is only capable of receiving stereo. It worked but only insofar as I could select Dolby on my TV whereas previously it … Discover the HTB900 Discover the HTB700 This enables the Information Overlay. I have my Sky Q as below in the AV settings and the Panasonic TV's optical out is on PCM (the only other two options are Compressed or Passthrough). Widely implemented by DTV channels, as well as by Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, this format is handled by only the latest generation of A/V receivers and soundbars (Samsung HW-K950, Yamaha MusicCast YSP-2700).. I’m getting Dolby separation correctly to all channels. The downside? “We’re working with TV manufacturers to ensure Dolby Digital Plus goes over the audio return channel” he said. but is outputting 5.1. Although we didn't explicitly test it, most TVs are capable of outputting true PLEASE samsung can we get an "Auto" option in the Sound-->Expert Settings-->Digital Audio Format-->Auto . My guess is that the Panasonic's like a lot of current models, will only passthrough Dolby Digital & Dolby Digital+ (Lossy Atmos). Discover the HTB700 and the HTB900, both featuring support for Dolby Atmos audio, from the 2019 Panasonic soundbar range. TVs with embedded streaming services, he explained, are unlikely to pass an Atmos-enabled Dolby Digital Plus stream, or a standard channel-based Dolby Digital Plus stream, though their HDMI audio return channel to an AVR. EDID manager did not help with passthrough on my setup (Beam/PS4/2013 F series Samsung). In the Plex app, set Display Information = On. In the absence of a compatible receiver, the … For me it totally defeats the purpose of advertising eARC as most people won't even use it now due to tv manufacturers refusing to support the required Audio Codec's. The Netflix app on Panasonic TV's defaults to Dolby Digital +, this is a sound format favored by streaming services as it opens up surround sound without requiring a lot of bandwidth. If your receiver does not support DD+, choose Dolby Digital over HDMI. All in all, it depends upon what formats you want to passthrough the TV and that TV's audio capabilities. In the Plex app, set Passthrough = HDMI. Sky+ HD Box > HDMI > TV HDMI 1 Panasonic Blu-Ray > HDMI > TV HDMI 2 TV > Digital Optical > Playbase It all looks and sounds fantastic. Like the GZ2000 OLED TV, the HTB900 soundbar has also been tuned by engineers from Panasonic’s acclaimed audio brand, Technics. Dolby Digital Plus (or E-AC3) is a multichannel audio format developed by Dolby for broadcasting and streaming apps. Then i connected my Home theatre panasonic (which is having Optical input) through Optical Cable from Samsung TV (The TV is Having Dolby , DTS enabled and It works fine with Digital Sattelite reciver with dolby sound through HDMI cable) Now i did not getting 5.1 Audio from WD TV streamer. The TV is 4K, and streams Netflix and Amazon Prime in 4K/HDR, and they also output in 5.1. I just got off of an online chat with Att tv tech support and they are replacing my Att tv device.