Soldato
Wasn't sure where to stick this, I don't think it's console gaming, so let's see...
Before I bite the bullet, and just buy a bluray player, I thought I'd asked the learned folks of OcUK
So, I've had this issue for as long as I've had the PS5, and that issue is that everything else (games and film menus) all happily play in 5.1, but as soon as any film content starts (trailers and the main feature), I only get 2ch audio. So far, I have just worked around it, but using my old Xbone for bluray duties - but alas my daughter has now been given a stack of DVDs and I have shifted it onto the TV in our spare room (frees up the OLED for me!).
Now I've been through a number of forums and tried various fixes - apparently the audio menu in the console is for games, whereas there's a 'hidden' menu when playing the film, that let's you toggle Linear PCM or Bitstream - but this appears to do nothing.
I changed my settings in the PS5 from amp to soundbar, but that seemed to put everything into 2ch, but I did notice that when toggling the 'hdden' settings, my amp would at least now respond to the change, as it would click and drop audio for a second.
My LG OLED has eARC but unfortunately my Amp does not, my Amp also doesn't handle 120hz, so I have my PS5 plugged into the TV and use the eARC port for audio, I'd quite like to grab a 4K 120hz eARC amp, and be rude of these issues - but if a settings change, or 60 quid dedicated Blu-ray player will sort it - then I can't really justify the expense to myself.
When I'm off the loo I'll go get the model names of the TV and Amp
Amp; RX-V381
TV: OLED55CX5LB
If relevant, the Sound settings on the TV:
DTV audio - auto
HDMI input audio: bitstream (also tried PCM)
Digital Sound Out: Auto
eARC: off (tried on just in case)
Before I bite the bullet, and just buy a bluray player, I thought I'd asked the learned folks of OcUK
So, I've had this issue for as long as I've had the PS5, and that issue is that everything else (games and film menus) all happily play in 5.1, but as soon as any film content starts (trailers and the main feature), I only get 2ch audio. So far, I have just worked around it, but using my old Xbone for bluray duties - but alas my daughter has now been given a stack of DVDs and I have shifted it onto the TV in our spare room (frees up the OLED for me!).
Now I've been through a number of forums and tried various fixes - apparently the audio menu in the console is for games, whereas there's a 'hidden' menu when playing the film, that let's you toggle Linear PCM or Bitstream - but this appears to do nothing.
I changed my settings in the PS5 from amp to soundbar, but that seemed to put everything into 2ch, but I did notice that when toggling the 'hdden' settings, my amp would at least now respond to the change, as it would click and drop audio for a second.
My LG OLED has eARC but unfortunately my Amp does not, my Amp also doesn't handle 120hz, so I have my PS5 plugged into the TV and use the eARC port for audio, I'd quite like to grab a 4K 120hz eARC amp, and be rude of these issues - but if a settings change, or 60 quid dedicated Blu-ray player will sort it - then I can't really justify the expense to myself.
When I'm off the loo I'll go get the model names of the TV and Amp
Amp; RX-V381
TV: OLED55CX5LB
If relevant, the Sound settings on the TV:
DTV audio - auto
HDMI input audio: bitstream (also tried PCM)
Digital Sound Out: Auto
eARC: off (tried on just in case)
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