YouTube 5.1 - anyone who tried?

[Quad grant me serenity]

Hey folks! Anyone who tried the new 5.1-function in YouTube? Is it worth it to get a Premium Pass to enjoy YouTube in surround?

 

[GOS]

didnt know it was an option

 

[Mr. Afternoon]

Didn't they remove it like 2 years ago?

 

[beerking]

Found this article

YouTube TV Completes Roll-Out of Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound on Compatible Devices – The Streamable

 

[Mr. Afternoon]

Found this article

YouTube TV Completes Roll-Out of Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound on Compatible Devices – The Streamable

Interesting...I know that users can no longer upload/playback 5.1 audio content on YouTube. That's really weird.

 

[J. PUPSTER]

Found this article

YouTube TV Completes Roll-Out of Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound on Compatible Devices – The Streamable

I'll check out my Apple TV 4K later with tvOS 14.7; but what content has some 5.1 in it to try?

How to tell per Mike's article link above:

YouTube TV says, “The list of supported devices is not yet available. To know if your device supports 5.1 audio, go to “stats for nerds” from the player controls menu. You’ll see ac-3 (381) as audio codec when outputting 5.1 audio.”

 

[Quad grant me serenity]

I'll check out my Apple TV 4K later with tvOS 14.7; but what content has some 5.1 in it to try?

How to tell per Mike's article link above:

YouTube TV says, “The list of supported devices is not yet available. To know if your device supports 5.1 audio, go to “stats for nerds” from the player controls menu. You’ll see ac-3 (381) as audio codec when outputting 5.1 audio.”

I’ve seen some test videos for 5.1. But only for Premium customers, which is why I can’t get it…

 

[JediJoker]

Interesting...I know that users can no longer upload/playback 5.1 audio content on YouTube. That's really weird.

I'm pretty sure it's intended only for premium PPV content (films and television shows). If you aren't a studio/distributor, you can't use it. This may change as immersive audio seems to be going more mainstream. Can't be long till Google jumps on the Atmos train with YouTube Music.

 

[Mr. Afternoon]

I'm pretty sure it's intended only for premium PPV content (films and television shows). If you aren't a studio/distributor, you can't use it. This may change as immersive audio seems to be going more mainstream. Can't be long till Google jumps on the Atmos train with YouTube Music.

It was intended, but users could upload 5.1 a couple years ago. All non-professional user-created 5.1 content has been downgraded to stereo as of 2018-ish.