“How can the HW Q600A support Dolby Atmos/DTS:X without having eARC support? From what I've read online, the big advantage of eARC over ARC is that it supports those higher bitrate formats.”
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I think what Tim from Samsung is saying that with the HW Q600A, you can get a single Dolby Atmos (or DTX:X?) source connected to it through the HDMI in port. I think that for soundbars with eARC like the HW Q700A, you can connect multiple Atmos/DTX:X sources to the TV and send the sound to the soundbar through eARC. Correct?
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Most of the online streaming services provide Dolby Atmos via Dolby Digital + (DDP) which can be transmitted with ARC just fine. But if you're going to use Blu-Ray players which use Dolby TrueHD Atmos then you'd have to use the passthrough feature of the soundbar to input the signal directly into the soundbar and then pass the video signal to the TV via the soundbar. This can be problematic if you're going to use it for gaming because the passthrough on Q600A doesn't support 4k120Hz (only up to 4k 60Hz HDR 10+) and most gaming consoles use LPCM (which doesn't work on ARC) for surround or Atmos. So you either get only 4k 60Hz (passthrough) or stereo sound (ARC).
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Hi RobertR! The HW-Q600A features an HDMI input allowing you to connect your device direct to the soundbar for the best audio experience. Additionally, Dolby Atmos sound is able to be passed through standard HDMI ARC via Dolby Digital+ meaning you do not need eARC to enjoy the immersive quality provided by Dolby Atmos. ^Tim
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