https://forums.plex.tv/search?q=truehd%20earc
there are no known smart tvs that will send truehd over e-arc via built-in app.
I don’t know what they are doing, but most likely kodi/vlc are decoding the truehd and sending pcm, plex does not work that way.
long story short, you are not going to get truehd on plex via built in smart tv app.
some other recent threads