27-04-2019 12:04 PM - last edited 27-04-2019 06:50 PM
i have Q9FN and HW N850 Atmos Soundbar
when using Netflix App on the TV, i went into Expert Audio Settings and it lets me select "dolby digital +" for audio ouput
the hw n850 sounbar supports Atmos
yet when on netlfix still only get crappy 5.1 sound
ive owned a sony xf9005 recently and their netflix app gives Dolby Atmos sound using "dolby digital +" , yes it is "lossy" dolby atmos but still sounds much better than DD 5.1
so my question is why are Samsung not updating their Netflix App to have Dolby Atmos. i have what is required here, dolby digital + selected on q9fn and atmos capable hw n850 soundbar. this is all thats required for "lossy Dolby Atmos" same as you get on 2018 sony & LG tv's
come on samsung, please sort this out by updating to a atmos capable Netflix APP version. its all thats needed
its bad enough having no DTS after spending £2000 on your tv & sounbar, the very least you can do to keep customers a little bit happier is Fix this one
28-05-2020 08:30 AM
Netflix sends Atmos via DTS ... and no 2018+ model supports that, not even passthrough so you wont be able to play Atmos content. You need either, shield, xbox one or something to use netflix app. Blame samsung for saving 7€ on licence
28-05-2020 08:46 AM
Hi
Er unless I have missed something DTS is a completely different format and nothing to do with atmos as atmos is a dolby owned format
Dts is owned by a different company and yet 2 are not the same
28-05-2020 09:12 AM
Well, I got Atmos on Netflix, Amazon Prime, even from MKV on USB disk. Just needed to set DD+ in Amazon and now it works everywhere.
28-05-2020 09:14 AM
which tv model?
28-05-2020 09:30 AM
QE65Q70R
28-05-2020 09:44 AM
Yeah I have the same tv and can set the TV to dd+ when in a Netflix Atmos title, and Netflix will show Atmos. I just don't get any sound on my HW-k950 and in pretty sure it's because it doesn't support Atmos through arc. So it's not the tv tv my soundbar that's terrible.
28-05-2020 09:48 AM
Do you have shield or someone with one? Ive got hw-q70r and i can play atmos when i run netflix via Shield. When i try to use it with TV Q8DN it wont work, even if i set DD+ etc. Mayby its got something to do with having ARC and not eARC ( because we know samsugn wont update this, even if its capable ) .
28-05-2020 12:13 PM - last edited 28-05-2020 12:15 PM
Just an update Dolby Atmos is working as a pass through arc to my Sony Amp.
Can we just clear their confusion in this post.
There's two types of Dolby Atmos, one is a compressed format that uses the lossy Dolby Digital + and the other is an uncompressed format using Dolby True HD.
Both add metadata to the existing formats to achieve the Atmos positioning.
And the compressed Atmos format is only one available as a pass through on arc and on Netflix/Sky TV with Dolby Digital +.
If you are still struggling as I was to get Atmos to work I had to reset my TV and it sorted it all out.
Thanks.
28-05-2020 12:43 PM
Trying to reset my tv now, but pretty sure it won't help. Almost certain that it's my soundbar that won't accept Atmos through arc and only if connected directly to the soundbar via hdmi
28-05-2020 01:00 PM
Atmos over Dolby Digital Plus in Netflix will not work for everyone even when resetting the TV.
Samsung and Dolby need to come to an agreement for having Atmos compatibility (lossy Atmos over DD+) on their specific devices (this is coming from Netflix support staff). Some devices simply don't have it yet. Others have it, but require a reset of the TV to get the proper data through, reset a cache or something. Or the trick of streaming Atmos over Amazon Prime first, then switching to Netflix as mentioned.
Whether or works or doesn't work for you, please do post your exact TV/Soundbar model etc.