Hey guys!
Just purchased a Mi Box S and I am having some difficulties with sound not outputting in 5.1 surround.
I have an LG 4K TV that is connected to Samsung home theater system through optical cable from the TV.
I am able to get 5.1 surround sound from the movies I play using the TV's USB input, and also from my PlayStation games.
However, when I am playing movies through VLC or MX Player in the Mi Box S, the sound only coming as 2.0 stereo. I tried all the different settings in the Mi Box S sound (output was set to PCM and changed it to Auto), but still getting stereo sound.
I know for sure that my TV supports 5.1 through my current setup since movies and PS4 work just fine.
So, what am I doing wrong here? Or is this not supported with Mi Box S?
cheers!
EDIT: Guys it turns out that under VLC settings there's an option in Audio section to enable pass through audio. I enabled it and now getting 5.1 surround sound from DTS only. DD not giving 5.1.
My setup is Mibox S -> HDMI to LG 4K TV -> HDMI ARC from TV to Sonos beam + two Sonos one.
Sonos app confirms that dd 5.1 works in this setup. Had to change some audio settings on the TV but it does work now.