Apple TV 4K only fully functional with HDMI2.1?
Hi, I have a sound problem with my Apple TV 4k on a Samsung Q60 4K TV.
My devices: Apple TV 4k, Samsung Q60 4K TV, HDMI 2.0 cables.
The Apple TV is hooked up to HDMI1 on the TV. I have a Panasonic soundbar connected to HDMI2 (eARC) on the TV, but the issue is also present without soundbar.
In my actual TV app on the Apple TV to watch TV, I do not have sound when i zap through channels with very high image quality. Sound reappears if I specifically reload one of those channels, but zapping around it does not work. Channels with lower video quality have sound right away. Sometimes in the Netflix app, episodes also start without sound, reloading helps most of the times.
Workaround: I can fix the problem by changing the audio format setting in the Apple TV settings to "stereo", but sound quality gets worse and I do not want that. If I set the format to Dolby Digital 5.1, the problem reappears.
To me this seems like there is a bottleneck between the Apple TV and the 4K TV. I have high quality HDMI2.0 cables. Will I need a HDMI2.1 cable for high video and audio quality?
Thanks!
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