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). 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. 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. I’m getting Dolby separation correctly to all channels. EDID manager did not help with passthrough on my setup (Beam/PS4/2013 F series Samsung). Discover the HTB900 Discover the HTB700 PLEASE samsung can we get an "Auto" option in the Sound-->Expert Settings-->Digital Audio Format-->Auto . Sky+ HD Box > HDMI > TV HDMI 1 Panasonic Blu-Ray > HDMI > TV HDMI 2 TV > Digital Optical > Playbase It all looks and sounds fantastic. “We’re working with TV manufacturers to ensure Dolby Digital Plus goes over the audio return channel” he said. The downside? HDMI Input Audio Format is Bitstream and Digital Audio Format is Dolby Digital. 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).. 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. If your receiver supports Dolby Digital Plus, choose Dolby Digital Plus Automatic. Discover the HTB700 and the HTB900, both featuring support for Dolby Atmos audio, from the 2019 Panasonic soundbar range. 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. The Blu-ray upscales to 4K and is outputting 5.1. In the Plex app, set Display Information = On. I just got off of an online chat with Att tv tech support and they are replacing my Att tv device. In the absence of a compatible receiver, the … Sky HD is HD only (no Q yet!) The TV is 4K, and streams Netflix and Amazon Prime in 4K/HDR, and they also output in 5.1. 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 Panasonic soundbar's audio format is also on PCM although there are also Dolby Digital and DTS showing as possible alternatives. If your receiver does not support DD+, choose Dolby Digital over HDMI. Like the GZ2000 OLED TV, the HTB900 soundbar has also been tuned by engineers from Panasonic’s acclaimed audio brand, Technics. Although we didn't explicitly test it, most TVs are capable of outputting true It worked but only insofar as I could select Dolby on my TV whereas previously it … 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. In the Plex app, set Passthrough = HDMI. My guess is that the Panasonic's like a lot of current models, will only passthrough Dolby Digital & Dolby Digital+ (Lossy Atmos). All in all, it depends upon what formats you want to passthrough the TV and that TV's audio capabilities. The Info Overlay is a useful troubleshooting aid. Bought a EDID box from Amazon to essentially get past the Ps4 thinking TV is only capable of receiving stereo. but is outputting 5.1. Dolby Digital Plus (or E-AC3) is a multichannel audio format developed by Dolby for broadcasting and streaming apps. This enables the Information Overlay.