Any TV's that send lossless audio from native apps via eARC?

VincentHanna · 28 Feb 2023 at 16:34

My Sony A90J doesn't, and I've not tested the LG G2 but from a brief Google search that doesn't seem to either.

Any idea why this is so hard for manufacturers? These can passthrough lossless audio fine from external inputs via eARC so why not native apps?

It's mainly affecting me watching movies via PLEX, which means my Sony HT-A9 audio system inc ATMOS doesn't get much of a workout - Things either play in 2 channel stereo or lossy DD 5.1

Is the Nvidia shield still the best option to resolve this or are their better solutions in 2023?

hornetstinger · 28 Feb 2023 at 16:39

LG c9?

VincentHanna · 28 Feb 2023 at 17:17

No

I know that passed through DTS from HDMI inputs and newer LGs don't, but that's not quite the same thing

VincentHanna · 4 Mar 2023 at 15:21

Got the Nvidia shield pro, movies streamed via Plex sound much better now.

melmac · 4 Mar 2023 at 19:59

VincentHanna said:
Got the Nvidia shield pro, movies streamed via Plex sound much better now.

I was going to say to get the Nvidia Shield.

It's a great unit.

VincentHanna · 6 Mar 2023 at 11:35

Still baffling why internal app's can't passthrough lossless audio, only external inputs can

Do we think it's down to costs?

theone8181 · 7 Mar 2023 at 20:11

Earc can do lossless so not sure why an app can't do it. If you use plex through something like a firestick into an amp can that pass through lossless?

hornetstinger · 7 Mar 2023 at 20:52

theone8181 said:
Earc can do lossless so not sure why an app can't do it. If you use plex through something like a firestick into an amp can that pass through lossless?

Yeah but not all TVs support all codec on the output