I can't get DTS sound to work on my 4K Apple TV

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I can't get DTS sound to work on my 4K Apple TV

Hi. I just bought a 4K Apple TV latest model but I can’t get the dts to work. I only get Dolby digital and the sound is terrible.

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Posted on Feb 16, 2022 3:03 AM

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jandirkv Author

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Feb 16, 2022 10:54 AM in response to Urquhart1244

For me it is an issue. I stream my digitized Blu-ray with the infuse app and my blu rays do have dts. It is ridiculous that it doesn’t support dts. Apple stands for quality but the sound I get now is not quality.

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Feb 16, 2022 3:43 AM in response to jandirkv

There is currently no support for DTS audio on Apple TV hardware.

Apple TV 4K (2nd generation) - Technical Specifications

Audio Formats

HE-AAC (V1), AAC (up to 320 Kbps), protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (up to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Apple Lossless, FLAC, AIFF, and WAV; AC-3 (Dolby Digital 5.1), E-AC-3 (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 surround sound), and Dolby Atmos

That shouldn’t be an issue, as none of the streaming services use DTS.

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Feb 17, 2022 8:24 AM in response to jandirkv

Infuse has its own DTS decoder, giving support for this format, while Apple TV outputs it as PCM Multichannel of the same quality.

Infuse and audio options (tvOS) - Firecore

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rkaufmann87

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Feb 17, 2022 8:59 AM in response to jandirkv

Requests only gain traction if there are enough requests, if there are not enough "asks" then you are likely correct. Are you aware of any other brands of streaming devices that have Apple's functionality that do support DTS?

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