“Can this output Dolby Digital (instead of PCM) to a Sonos Playbar from an external input (e.g., cable box)? Previous Samsung TVs haven't.”
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It does, just make sure you have the optical out from your TV to your cable box. Dolby Digital is compressed unlike Pulse Code Modulation so PCM is far more superior but it wouldn't make much of a difference if you were just using a sound bar and also the program you are watching would also have to support it if you were just hooking it up like that and hopefully they would be broadcasting in something better then Dolby Digital. Believe me you would be able to tell the difference if you had a nice sound system connected to your TV but in the end it's what sounds the best to you and if you wanted to convert every broadcast into Dolby Digital you would have to buy a receiver and always have it set on Dolby Digital but then I would get more speakers and put it on Dolby Atmos if the movie supported it. You can always downgrade sound with a receiver but you can't upgrade it.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.This model will only output a digital signal from the tuner and the Apps platform. Another option, if your hardware supports it, may be HDMI-ARC. Thanks for your interest in Samsung products. --Mr. S
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