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Articles is our blog where we share insights, information and opinions on subwoofers, hi-fi systems and the joy of sound. So, put on your favorite album, mix yourself a drink and kick back, you might be here awhile.

Because we now ALL watch, enjoy, and discuss with friends and colleagues, our new favorite streaming series or movies. According to thewrap.com 795 million minutes of Ted Lasso were watched in a single week of season 3 (May 2023). Not a Lasso fan? Bridgerton, the period piece that got many through Covid, claims 82 million households, according to deadline.com, in January 2021.

Then I added a REL. Not just any REL, but one of our Carbon Specials which truly is special (and, er, carbon), and truly does everything we claim and more. Then, I added a new HT/1205 MKII in the rear of our room, just for some .1/LFE love and, well, you get the idea.

I recently bought a Samsung UHD TV Smart TV and am using Yamaha receiver with 5.1 surround.
I had to install the optical cable from TV to Yamaha receiver and then set your receiver to
Audio-1 so you can then hear Netflix ! Good Luck

I cannot get any sound through my receiver when using netflix app from my samsung un55f6300. I am using ARC HDMI input and I tried an optical cable to the receiver. Do I need to change any settings on the tv, app or stereo? If anyone can help let me know. My receiver is a denon X400

Great article Eric, I learned a lot, and it was very clear. Method 2 works for me, but I tried method 4 with the ARC capability (tv, receiver, and hdmi cable have the capability), I activated ARC on both the tv and the receiver through the set up menus, kept my receiver on the hdmi channel, and it does not work: I still get the sound from the directv, with the image of the tv app (Netflix, YouTube, etc.) I have no idea why this does not work ?

Also, for other components (cable box, media player and blu ray player), I have a conventional setup where the components are connected to the receiver via HDMI and one HDMI cable goes from the receiver to the video in of the TV. This works well and I want to keep it the same way while being able to do the items above (Netflix and Chromecase on surround sound).

Eric, Is there any problem in using both an HDMI and a digital optical cable to get sound? How does the TV know which cable to use as sound? it seems it is the only way to get sound from my smart TV Apps and my Satellite TV to work on my surround sound. Both are wanting to use the ARC input on the receiver but I only have one ARC input on my receiver. I have a Samsung 7150 smart TV.

My new Samsung Smart TV is connected via HDMI/ARC to my AV Pioneer receiver. The TV can turn ON/OFF the receiver, and the TV can steer the receivers volume.
Problem is, that after turning both products off via the TV remote control, the receiver is turned on by itself the next day!
How is that possible?

Very helpful article. My TV has the HDMI/Arc input which I have connected from TV to cable box. I have digital optical from receiver to cable box. What do I need to do to get sound out of my surround system for the Smart apps. Little confused here.

Thanks alot for the info its simple n straight forward helped me save the hassle of connecting optical cable unnessarily to my first home theatre system denon awr-2200 and tannoy tfx 5.1 + uhd48 samsung tv..

I bought new lg tv version 55uh850t in jan 17. And i have bose home theatre 520 soundtouch system. Now the problem is when i share any video to my tv the sound does not come from my home theatre but when i switch to internal speaker of tv then sound is coming from tv. I have already connected a hdmi cable from tv(arc) to home theatre. But when i am using optical cable then sound is coming through my home theatre. This is the problem with only mobile sharing video to tv. Not with other connection. All are working fine. Pls give me a solution.

Thank you! New Samsung smart TV and relatively new receiver that both had ARC! This solved our app audio issue (we had the tv hdmi in the wrong port) Samsung support was no help, so glad I found your article or tv may have been thrown out the window.

I have ARC input and outputs but can still not get surround sound while watching streaming channels. Receiver was returned and all there tests indicate it was fine, fully operational. Got high speed HMDI cable still no solution. The surround sound works for DVD and cable stations but not for streaming channels, someone say changing settings in the streaming channels. Need help.

This article is fantastic, I could connect my Yamaha RX-V477 to my TV Samsung Q60-R using HDMI ARC cable and ports, therefore my streaming TV services can feed my AV Receiver with Dolby surround sound!!! But it has a trick, you need to try many HDMI cables as possible, the first one was not working as ARC for me, and this is not specified in the cable (ARC compatible or not). I live in Brazil.

If you go on forums, Reddit and some websites, the big recommendation will be to build a computer as your server with bays for your hard drives, and purchase something like the Nvidia Shield or a NUC (tiny PCs that are basically laptops sans a screen and battery) to hold a media streaming platform like Plex. They will decry the pre-built NAS from places like QNAP and Synology, especially for transcoding.

Once you have your research done, it's time to get your content library sorted. Between DVDs, Blu-rays, movies and TV Shows, I started this project with around 500 discs. The problem here, for me was that my main computer, an HP Omen gaming laptop, only had a basic DVD drive. To rip my discs and turn the movies into digital files I purchased an LG Slim Portable Blu-ray/DVD Writer, which worked great.

For compressing, I used Handbrake, an open source video transcoder. Fair warning, compressing files can take quite a while. For myself and my underpowered laptop, it took so long that I gave up and decided to just keep the Blu-ray files as they were. DVD rips are generally 5GB, so I left those alone from the start.

Unless you have a small physical collection, however, this will likely be the most time consuming part of the project. The second most time consuming part, detailed in the next step, will be titling your movies and TV shows properly.

When I started this project, the main players I kept seeing were Plex or Kodi as a streaming platform for my media. Pre-built NASes like those from QNAP and Synology have players in their systems but I wanted something that emulated a Netflix-esque interface to make it easy for my family to use.

Other recent alternatives include Emby and Jellyfin. Jellyfin is an open source spin off from Emby which went closed source in 2018. Many online recommend Jellyfin but my research suggests that Jellyfin is very finicky and requires the willingness to dive into the weeds. Emby appears a little bit easier to use and remains similar to Jellyfin.

Unfortunately, a year or two ago, QNAP NAS servers were very vulnerable to a ransomware virus that would lockdown all the video files on the server. I was unaware of this and got the virus. All of the files on my server were locked down.

To clarify, a streaming device is a piece of hardware, like a Roku or Apple TV, that streams content to your television. A streaming service is an app, like Netflix or Hulu, that you can watch on your streaming device.

However, most streaming devices do not decode surround sound and instead transcode encoded surround sound signals into a format that can be decoded by a TV, soundbar, home theater receiver, or other external audio systems.

There are many streaming services that offer movies or shows in surround sound. Some of these apps may be built into your smart TV while others require installation on a streaming device. Each streaming service offers different types of surround sound compatibility, including 5.1, 7.1, and Dolby Atmos, which adds audio that comes from above you, rather than in front of or behind you.

Netflix is one of the most popular and well-known apps for watching movies or TV shows from your home theater system. This app offers a huge library of on-demand programming, with thousands of titles in surround sound or compatible with devices or smart TVs.

All titles supporting 5.1 surround or Dolby Atmos have high-quality sound. A Dolby Digital Plus icon or a 5.1 symbol will appear next to the description of any title with 5.1 surround sound if it is available. If a title has Dolby Atmos, a Dolby Atmos icon will display next to the description.

Prime Video offers audio in stereo by default, but some titles offer Dolby Digital Plus or Dolby Atmos audio. You can identify Prime Video titles with surround sound by looking for the Dolby Digital Plus (Surround) or Dolby Atmos logo next to the title.

In fact, Kaleiescape is a streaming software we provide that allows you to download the file directly from the production company (similar to a theater file). This is the ultimate way to watch your favorite movies.

A: There are several things you can check to see why your surround sound is not working. Make sure all your devices are properly connected, that the cables are in good condition and that audio enhancements are turned on.

My MacBook Pro M1 2020 (Ventura 13.2.1) used to play video to my TVs via a USB-C to HDMI adapter, but now it will only play video from clips or games in fast forward or at normal speed without audio. It is set to play audio out to the devices, not the MacBook speakers. It was fine a week ago, but now it won't work on multiple TVs, HDMI cables, and adapters, so I'm confident it's a software issue with my computer.

I also have the exact same issue on my MacBook Air M2, audio/video playback when using a USB-C to HDMI adapter is in fast forward when connected to an extended display wether it be via the cable or via dock which then utilises a HDMI to HDMI cable. I notice this is only when trying to use the sound from the external display. When using the MacBook speakers this issue does not arise. This is particularly annoying when you want to take benefit of your home theatre speaker setup to watch movies/tv shows etc. Hopefully this bug will be fixed soon as I have tried many different cables/docks, non seem to work.