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Wii u optical sound | AVForums
https://www.avforums.com/threads/wii-u-optical-sound.1696043/
My guess is that since the Wii u will not support optical out of the box then the option to bitstream the audio will also not be there as in theory there is no.need for Nintendo to include this option as they will be using HDMI to send both video and audio as standard.
Is there anyway to use a optical audio cable for a wii u ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/wiiu/comments/32tqmh/is_there_anyway_to_use_a_optical_audio_cable_for/
Unfortunately, since the Wii U doesn't support any compressed surround formats, it will not work with any 'pass-through' HDMI-to-Optical adapter to extract the sound either. This is because linear PCM (which has an individual uncompressed audio channel for each speaker) requires more bandwidth than an optical cable can provide.
Wii U - No optical audio connector? Nintendo. Fix this ...
https://www.neogaf.com/threads/wii-u-no-optical-audio-connector-nintendo-fix-this.448688/
I just noticed on the specs sheet and pics of the back side of the upcoming Wii U that they neither mention or show an optical audio connector or any other audio out connector. They NEED to fix this. Otherwise everyone without HDMI connector on their surround sound reciever won't get digital...
Wii U - No optical audio connector? Nintendo. Fix this ...
https://www.neogaf.com/threads/wii-u-no-optical-audio-connector-nintendo-fix-this.448688/page-15
But while I will miss the optical out, I'll either bite the apple and buy an AV receiver or just live with stereo audio. Considering the Wii U won't support Dolby Digital, cheap solutions like the linked monoprice receiver unfortunately won't …
Any way to get surround sound from optical? - Wii U
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/631516-wii-u/67664109
This all means that the Wii U uses a surround sound format that is bigger than Dolby Digital. Therefore, the uselessness of optical, since optical can only carry Dolby Digital. Above poster is...
Is it possible to get Digital Output audio with Wii U? : wiiu
https://www.reddit.com/r/wiiu/comments/2vavni/is_it_possible_to_get_digital_output_audio_with/
The Wii U doesn't have any optical outputs for audio. Even worse, you won't get surround sound audio through it anyways. The Wii U outputs surround sound in an uncompressed format (LPCM), and the optical cable can only support a two - channel LPCM signal.
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