Q: ATV 4th Dolby Digital 5.1 not working
Hi All,
My ATV 4th generation is connected to a Bose Cinemate 130 home theatre. Audio from ATV apps such us Youtube is reproduced in Stereo format, even though the youtube video has 5.1 content. My ATV is configured to force Dolby Digital 5.1, however, audio still comes as stereo, and the Bose Cinemate display confirms that, it shows LPCM 2.0.
Here is a workaround that I discovered: while playing a 5.1 video on youtube on the ATV4 (actually played as LPCM 2.0), I initiate Airplay Mirroring from my iPhone, then immediately stop airplay mirroring and the ATV4 resumes play of the youtube video now as Dolby 5.1 .... I have not found any other way to have the youtube ATV4 app to play Dolby 5.1 from the very beginning without this workaround step.
Any suggestions will be very welcome.
Thanks
Miguel
Apple TV, tvOS 10
Posted on Sep 20, 2016 4:29 PM