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Alleva0736 Author

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Send Dolby Atmos via Hdmi in Mac Mini M1

Hello, i want to use Mac Mini M1 as media player with my TV...is possible to send Dolby Atmos audio to TV via HDMI ?

Posted on Dec 25, 2020 3:42 AM

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Dec 25, 2020 3:54 AM in response to Alleva0736

No. Apple does support Dolby Atmos via the current generation Apple 4K TV though.

Send Dolby Atmos via Hdmi in Mac Mini M1

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