HDMI Arc and Optical Connections

[billy3]

anyone know what the audio passthrough specs are on samsung tv (ue55ju7000txxu) hdmi arc and digital optical connections are? dolby 5.1 etc? or are they just basic stereo outputs? i need to connect a soundbar and i am unsure if the tv will output digital/hd audio etc. 

[JordanH · Accepted solution]

Hey, @billy3. :cathappy:

Your UE55JU7000TXXXU is unable to “Pass through” Dolby Digital signals. It is capable of outputting a Dolby Digital signal from its internal tuner or Apps as this does not require Re-Encoding. 

This means you will need to connect any external device to your sounbar directly to receive 5.1 sound.