Apple has given us Atmos through streaming, but that is a compressed version of what UHD BluRay provides. Apps like Infuse give users option to play our BluRay collection on AppleTV, which is great - However, AppleTV will not decode lossless Atmos TrueHD or DTS-X like Android and Xbox streaming devices. Blu-ray player Audio and Video quality is possible if Apple would give us the option, I would happily stay in AppleTV ecosystem for all my video consumption - and gladly upgrade my TVOS devices for this option - if you feel the same Infuse has started a change.org petition for Atmos TrueHD - https://chng.it/56SMZ2gSvf

  • bgeerdes@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Totally wrong. The apple tv does decode (with the help of plex or infuse, etc.) lossless codecs and output them as PCM.

    What you want is a device that does not decode them and passes the lossless digital audio to a receiver which decodes them :)

    • Branagh-Doyle@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      The apple tv does decode (with the help of plex or infuse, etc.) lossless codecs and output them as PCM.

      True, but it wont pass along the Atmos metadata. Therefore, you´ll get Dolby True HD without any quality loss (as multichannel PCM), but lose Atmos in the process.

      • bgeerdes@alien.topBEnglish
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        11 months ago

        I know, that’s my point in saying it must pass the HD audio through to the receiver to decode. Then you’ll get all the goodies. :)