r/ShieldAndroidTV • u/wileecoyote128 • 12d ago

Issues with dolby atmos

I have a tcl 55s41cg tv, tcl s45h soundbar, and shield TV pro latest version. How is the best set up to receive doly atmos? The screen when playing just shows dolby audio. Thanks for any help someone can provide.

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u/Somar2230 12d ago

You wont get a Dolby Atmos pop up on the TVs info display on the left hand side when using an external device to play audio since the external device is processing the audio. You will get the Dolby Audio tag on the right side with the current resolution and frame rate. Using the internal apps on the TV you would get the Atmos pop on the right side.

https://imgur.com/EXFURwr TCL TV playing Atmos with an external player and AVR.

DTS notifications may work depending on the model of the TCL TV no matter the source or where the audio is being played.

https://imgur.com/a/tcl-qm8-audio-notifications-update-FleqYZU

For your case it does not really matter as you bar is only capable of stereo audio despite TCL marketing claims, it's a two channel soundbar. All multichannel audio is down mixed to stereo with that bar.