To get surround off of the nintendo switch on sonos you ll need a device between the two that can convert the linear pcm 5 1 audio into dolby digital 5 1 and output it on the optical connection to your playbar.
Sonos 5 1 hdmi switch.
Unfortunately upon checking manual it will not pass 5 1 from the hdmi inputs.
The playbar only supports pcm as stereo audio with dolby for surround.
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Connect the output of the switch box to the sonos playbar and presto.
5 1 surround even when your tv doesn t support that.
I have a samsung un55d6050 tv from 2011.
Plug your various set top boxes games consoles and the like into it then send that audio over to your playbar and you ll get the 5 1 sound you ve paid the big bucks for.
You ll need to get the signal from the switch converted to dolby digital 5 1 to get surround on sonos.
5 1 from nintendo switch on sonos beam home theater i have a nintendo switch connected to my q80t samsung tv 2020 model and the tv to a sonos beam home theater system through hdmi arc with 5 1 full surround sound the soundbar sub and 2 ones as rear satellites.
Switch specs show 5 1ch linear pcm output.
An hdmi cable connects your sonos home theater audio system to your tv.
The tv input will pass 5 1 however i don t use the built in smart tv.
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Just make sure it has enough inputs for your needs and maybe a remote control so you won t have to get off your butt to switch inputs.
The solution is is an hdmi switch such as this one from amazon.
From what i ve read the switch can t do this on its own.
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I am not able to get my sonos 5 1 to output dd 5 1 surround sound.
I understand an hdmi switch can resolve this issue.