Chromecast with Google TV not Playing DTS 7.1 Audio

[EricD1973]

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@EricD1973

Just tried playback of two different videos, both DTS 5.1

The app detected that DTS passthrough is supported. Maybe this new device is different and does support passing through DTS. It seems to be having trouble with the 48kHz sampling rate.

I think this work around still applies. In the app, set the passthrough setting to optical. This will bring up a menu of codecs. Turn off dts, then change the setting back to hdmi.

Interesting. Setting the passthrough to “Optical” and unchecking DTS works. I get 5.1 audio sent to the Chromecast. Setting passthrough back to HDMI gives me the “unable to play back” error.

Leaving it on optical is an acceptable workaround for now.