SMHarman Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 TV optical out will not get you Dolby Digital On all tvs? The roku ultra has an optical out that is dd plus. Not updated this, not prior posts to recognize the ultra has a spdif / toslink port. The p+ does not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvis Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 1 hour ago, knowitall said: TV optical out will not get you Dolby Digital This is from the Sony manual. The Panasonic tells me whatever it gets via HDMI goes out the optical out. This is confirmed by the receiver which switches to match what it receives. You guys sound like you know different. This is a lot harder nut to crack than I expected. I don't know why this in here twice. I can't delete it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knowitall Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 First I've seen of that! *most* tv's won't output Dolby digital. XBR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic30101 Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 On toslink yes and no. What is the room in questions speaker configuration. Toslink doesnt support all multi channel sound modes when you go beyond 5.1 so your receiver may need to process it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvis Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 Just now, knowitall said: XBR Yes, XBR-65X850D and Panasonic GT50. I'm just going to test it. My pioneer receiver will tell me what it is receiving on the digital audio in. I'll hook the XBox to the TV via HDMI and then go Optical Out of each TV to the receiver. Then I'll slap in a DTS, Dolby Digital, and a few other DVDs and see what the receiver tells me. Or I'm going to convince the wife to let me put the the rack on the same wall as the TVs, which are back to back on a common wall... and just avoid this nonsense. I'm sure having a 35u rack in the bedroom will do a lot for, well I won't go there. 6 minutes ago, sonic30101 said: What is the room in questions speaker configuration. 5.0 and 5.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvis Posted January 10, 2017 Author Share Posted January 10, 2017 "Why don't you avoid all this and put it in the wall between the two rooms? Right next to both TVs?" She says this as she leaves to get wings and beer for the game. I'm not making this up. Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 1 hour ago, Elvis said: "Why don't you avoid all this and put it in the wall between the two rooms? Right next to both TVs?" She says this as she leaves to get wings and beer for the game. I'm not making this up. Wow. LOL. Just wait for the return favour to be asked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy.trochez Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 8 hours ago, Elvis said: This is from the Sony manual. The Panasonic tells me whatever it gets via HDMI goes out the optical out. This is confirmed by the receiver which switches to match what it receives. You guys sound like you know different. This is a lot harder nut to crack than I expected. I don't know why this in here twice. I can't delete it. The Dolby Digital output is only when using OTA. If using HDMI, it will output PCM. On most TVs at least. There are models that output DD thought HDMI though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvis Posted January 10, 2017 Author Share Posted January 10, 2017 2 hours ago, eddy.trochez said: The Dolby Digital output is only when using OTA. Good to know. I'm going to give it a try tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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