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Pi is connected to my Plasma TV via HDMI. The TV has digital audio out port. The retailer has advised:
Unfortunately surround sound from the basic home theatres they do not support 5.1 from apple tv or raspberry pi.
Can the forum confirm or clarify this please and perhaps advise how to get surround sound
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2014-09-24, 06:09
(This post was last modified: 2014-09-24, 06:13 by Milhouse.)
You need to tell us more about this "basic home theatre" - does it have an HDMI input, or just digital audio input and no video input/output?
If it's only got audio input, you probably need to look at something like the Hifiberry or Wolfson DAC for the Pi, then you can connect the DAC to your amplifier using the optical connection for 5.1 audio.
Another arguably easier (but likely more expensive) option is to use a device that extracts the 5.1 audio from the HDMI and outputs it over optical.
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2014-09-24, 07:07
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If your set has a HDMI in,
What not all compact sets have you're able to get some kind of 5.1 audio.
But not all audio formats are supported by those systems.
If they say they support it it mostly only the internal blu-ray player that has the ability.
Most people that I know that bought such a compact set are sorry that they bought it.
My personal advise would be look for those so called starters 5.1 sets.
With a separate reciever and sometimes a blu-ray player and with included speakers.
Onkyo is one of those brands that sells them.
Those sets have more connection options and the possibilities and more future proof.
Also there audio quality is much better then those compact sets.
And they would support almost all audio formats if not all.
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