# AC-3 no sound

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**Created:** [November 16, 2019, 3:16am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ac-3-no-sound/491153 "2019-11-16T03:16:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 16, 2019, 3:26am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ac-3-no-sound/491153/2 "2019-11-16T03:26:32Z")

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I assume that this TV doesn’t have a real Plex client, but just a generic DLNA player.  
With DLNA clients, you can only play the file as-is. If the TV doesn’t have an AC-3 decoder, then you’ll have no sound. Transcoding will only work with DLNA if there is a fitting [hardware profile](https://forums.plex.tv/t/writing-profiles-for-dlna-devices/38060/1), which describes in detail which file formats and which codecs this device supports.  
Developing such a profile is very challenging and the results still won’t work as well as a real Plex client.

Therefore your best bet is to get a FireTV or a nVidia Shield and plug it into the TV.

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