YouTube TV Now Supports 5.1 Surround Sound on Apple TV

[MacRumors]

YouTube TV on the Apple TV has been updated with 5.1 audio support, YouTube announced today. The updated audio works with compatible live, DVR, and video on-demand content that's watched on YouTube TV.

5.1 audio offers surround sound and has brand names that include Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic, THX, and DTS.

YouTube says that content that supports 5.1 surround sound will play in that format automatically when using the YouTube app on a compatible device, which now includes the Apple TV. YouTube TV users can check if content supports 5.1 audio by playing a video, selecting the More option, choosing the Bug, and checking stats for nerds.

Article Link: YouTube TV Now Supports 5.1 Surround Sound on Apple TV

 

[ProfessionalFan]

Nice!

I hope they don't raise my price again for this.

 

[arubinst]

I would rather have HDR support (Dolby Vision even better), which I believe the Apple TV YouTube app does not support.

 

[adamryan1983]

Out of curiosity, what content would use 5.1 on YouTube?

 

[heinzdembowski]

Good so now I can't hear the voices on YouTube either!

 

[Eldaerenth Faexidor]

Fancy stuff. What’s next? Support for dial-up Internet?

 

[ProfessionalFan]

Out of curiosity, what content would use 5.1 on YouTube?

Sports maybe

 

[appleguy123]

I would rather have HDR support (Dolby Vision even better), which I believe the Apple TV YouTube app does not support.

Do any cable channels even offer an HDR stream on any service?

 

[zorinlynx]

I sometimes wonder if Google intentionally delays features like this for Apple platforms as a way to make them a "second class citizen" to their own devices. Why else would something as basic as surround sound support be delayed for so long?

 

[supertomtom]

I would rather have HDR support (Dolby Vision even better), which I believe the Apple TV YouTube app does not support.

I believe the last update added HDR support and frame rate matching.

 

[Moonlight]

I would rather have HDR support (Dolby Vision even better), which I believe the Apple TV YouTube app does not support.

HDR seems to work on my AppleTV 4k on Youtube

 

[A.wang28]

Is this different to the YouTube app on Apple TV? I dont think we have YouTube TV in Australia.

 

[whcchief]

Nice!

I hope they don't raise my price again for this.

You don't get something for nothing in this life and it's not always the price.

 

[njn007]

”when using the YouTube app” should be “when using the YouTube TV app” since they are two separate apps with different functions.

This will confuse some if not fixed…

 

[ProfessionalFan]

You don't get something for nothing in this life and it's not always the price.

This is ominous. Is Google going to take my first born?

 

[MacMcNugget]

Out of curiosity, what content would use 5.1 on YouTube?

You should try reading the second sentence in this article, it’s super informative!

 

[MrRom92]

I looked into switching to using them from cable since it’s $5 cheaper a month and I get way more channels through them, but supposedly the bitrate is significantly worse and the video quality sucks?

 

[MacMcNugget]

Finally, YouTube is sort of embracing the cutting edge technology of the 1970’s!

 

[ThatGuyInLa]

I would rather have HDR support (Dolby Vision even better), which I believe the Apple TV YouTube app does not support.

You have to set AppleTV to HDR mode in settings. Then YouTube and YTTV will do HDR. I have not verified if you need to still do this, though. If you're not seeing HDR YouTube, then is must mean it has to be done still. There's some football/baseball games that showed in full HDR on YTTV when I had the $20 a month 4K option. I no longer have that option. Not enough content in 4K.

 

[VoipRodrigo]

I would rather have HDR support (Dolby Vision even better), which I believe the Apple TV YouTube app does not support.

It supports HDR. Dynamic range matching was enabled some weeks ago. No DV though.

Edit: I don’t use the YTTV app, only the regular YouTube app. No idea how the YTTV behaves in this regard.

 

[Marshall73]

I would rather have HDR support (Dolby Vision even better), which I believe the Apple TV YouTube app does not support.

Supports HDR.

 

[Moonlight]

When will the regular Youtube app get 5.1 on Apple TV?

 

[chipsandsalsa]

I believe the last update added HDR support and frame rate matching.

The frame rate matching seems to be broken - if you pop into the AppleTV owners section you'll see people complaining about it. Any commercial/Video stutters in a way that cuts out the first few seconds of video. Super annoying.

 

[Benjamin Nabulsi]

It took them a decade...

 

[Duncan-UK]

Not impressed with the journalism here. 5.1 has brand names such as DTS and Dolby Digital does it? Bit like saying computers have brand names such as Microsoft and Apple. Very simplistic.