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| Topic: | Roku 3 This thread has 10 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Friday January 27, 2017 at 22:15 |
BRIAN PHOENIX Long Time Member |
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I am running a Roku 3 into the HDMI input of a Samsung 4k ku6300 TV. I am taking the toslink digital audio out of the tv and running it into a digital audio input on my Denon 3803 receiver. The question I have is this...
If the stream being output from the Roku 3 is in true 5.1 Dolby Digital, and I have the Denon receiver surround mode set to Dolby Digital will my audio out of the Denon be playing true 5.1 Dolby Digital sound?
Thanks for the answer.
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| Post 2 made on Friday January 27, 2017 at 22:54 |
highfigh Loyal Member |
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On January 27, 2017 at 22:15, BRIAN PHOENIX said...
I am running a Roku 3 into the HDMI input of a Samsung 4k ku6300 TV. I am taking the toslink digital audio out of the tv and running it into a digital audio input on my Denon 3803 receiver. The question I have is this...
If the stream being output from the Roku 3 is in true 5.1 Dolby Digital, and I have the Denon receiver surround mode set to Dolby Digital will my audio out of the Denon be playing true 5.1 Dolby Digital sound?
Thanks for the answer. You're going to need to go to the Roku menu for that answer.
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| Post 3 made on Friday January 27, 2017 at 23:15 |
tweeterguy Loyal Member |
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It depend; some TVs only output surround from their internal apps, not external source inputs. Check the TV documentation to see if it states this.
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| Post 4 made on Friday January 27, 2017 at 23:23 |
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From crutchfield for your model:
"optical digital audio output (can pass Dolby® Digital/DTS multichannel or 2-channel audio from connected sources)"
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| Post 5 made on Saturday January 28, 2017 at 00:24 |
iform Advanced Member |
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Dolby TrueHD or DTS HD MA can only be had via HDMI. Go from the Roku to the receiver, then to the tv.
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| Post 6 made on Saturday January 28, 2017 at 02:07 |
Ernie Gilman Yes, That Ernie! |
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You say you are running it, so look at the Denon's display and count the little speaker icons.
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| Post 7 made on Saturday January 28, 2017 at 13:16 |
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On January 28, 2017 at 02:07, Ernie Gilman said...
You say you are running it, so look at the Denon's display and count the little speaker icons. And/or, start the source material streaming and put the Denon in "auto" surround mode. The display should change to tell you. If it says "Dolby Surround" or whatever, yes. If it says something like "Pro Logic" or another simulated surround, nope.
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| Post 8 made on Saturday January 28, 2017 at 13:37 |
Brad Humphrey Super Member |
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Since most of the popular services steam Dolby Digital+ ... and the TV doesn't say it with decode DD+ to DD for the optical output ... I'm going to assume he's asking because he's only getting 2ch to the Denon from the TV.
The Denon 3803 does not have HDMI connections (iform).
Brian, what you need is the new Roku Ultra. It has an optical output that does output 5.1 for those services (unlike the older Roku4's optical output).
Or buy a new audio receiver - new Roku is much cheaper.
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| OP | Post 9 made on Saturday January 28, 2017 at 14:43 |
BRIAN PHOENIX Long Time Member |
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Thanks for the help everyone.
Question based on the answer from Mr. Ryan Posner...
Does this mean when my Denon 3803 receiver is set to the
"auto" surround mode the receiver automatically puts itself into the proper surround sound mode based soley on the audio signal it is seeing?
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| Post 10 made on Saturday January 28, 2017 at 14:51 |
Ernie Gilman Yes, That Ernie! |
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"auto" = automatically, yes
Does anybody know of any exceptions to this?
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| Post 11 made on Saturday January 28, 2017 at 18:14 |
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Let's keep in mind that the "auto" function will provide the best format that said receiver from 2004 will give someone.
This will also depend on the source material.
This will also depend on what the Samsung will output, may depend on the day.
Based on what you're concerned with, I would recommend moving into a new receiver with HDMI capability (for the best surround formats) and one of the revamped rokus for expanded 4k capability on your 4k TV.
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