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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.
Amazon.com: 4K HDMI to Optical Audio Converter + …
https://www.amazon.com/Optical-Converter-Analog-Surround-Decoder/dp/B07J49P1H2
The audio on Wii U is Linear PCM through HDMI, just like the decoder states you need to use. The Wii U console is only capable of sending LPCM signals; it does not have capability to send compressed audio and, therefore, has no other output format.
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 …
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-23
AUDIO AND VIDEO MUST COME FROM THE SAME SOURCE. You can not use HDMI video combined with Analog audio. Wii Mode (Uses the same setting chosen from the Wii U menu) HDMI - 1.0 channel (Mono), 2.0 channel (Stereo), or 5.1* channel (Surround) LPCM *All Wii games are encoded with two channels of audio.
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...
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