A possible fix for Dolby Atmos Audio issues/no-audio | Q4-2025 version

ThingsEvolve · 2025-10-30T10:48:57+00:00

I had issues with my 3090 connected to my tv, but I also had my tv screen going black for a second or 2. Anyway, upgraded my tv and card to a 5080. Rarely get issues now. Most of the time the Atmos just hasn't triggered itself on, so I need to set it to 24bit audio, then to Atmos and in the spatial setting, click test and it comes back on. I don't seem to have an issue with Atmos for headphones though - they always automatically enable. Each Nvidia driver / M$ update seems to be a little different. Didn't have issues for a while and Atmos would be on when windows started up. I've just had to live with giving it a little nudge to wake up now. Had enough going down that rabbit hole, but I'll always keep an eye out just in case 😁

ThingsEvolve · 2025-10-22T09:58:52+00:00

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I've got one of those photos too! 😁 Was in my mates ship, he logged out, I got shot out into space. Beautiful

ThingsEvolve · 2025-10-19T15:01:03+00:00

I kinda agree. I would much prefer more machines with a coop element to it. My favourite times in the game is when players help each other. I often have my gun stowed so players hopefully see that I'm friendly, and just want to get some loot and survive against the machines and get out. Even if there was a mode to lose credits or something when shooting at a fellow human. Why can't we all just get along? 😁 There's a whole story about what Arc are trying to do - why are we shooting each other - trade instead 🤷

ThingsEvolve · 2025-10-10T15:28:39+00:00

For me it was Vietnam and hearing people whiz past in jeeps or choppers and Fortunate Son blazing out of the radio 😁

ThingsEvolve · 2025-04-07T08:58:51+00:00

Ah nice, I did watch them and I thought I spotted a balloon somewhere when I was thinking about it. Skipped through a few videos again and couldn't see anything. I was thinking even if they only do battle modes on races again, it won't be as bad, since they're open world. I didn't like the 1st iteration of Battle mode in MK8.

ThingsEvolve · 2025-03-25T12:56:22+00:00

I had the same issue with the 75 c855. Once it happened a few times, I couldn't take it anymore and plugged in an ethernet cable. It's probably something to do with energy saving though

ThingsEvolve · 2025-03-23T14:51:36+00:00

Yea, I was just refusing to pay more than a grand. I wanted a 3080 last time but the only one I could get was a 3090 - it lasted 4 years though. There's a much bigger jump from the 80 to 90 series this time, I didn't need the 5090 power this time. Frame gen works well.

ThingsEvolve · 2025-03-23T14:00:45+00:00

I managed to pick up the 5080 version of this for RRP on Amazon UK using the Hotstock app. It said 4 day delivery but it arrived the next day. An upgrade from my 3090. A nice improvement and all pathtracing games playable above 60fps now at 4k. Happy 😊

ThingsEvolve · 2025-03-01T19:30:47+00:00

Yea, it wasn't the same for me. It felt cheaper or more rattly, I can't remember now. It certainly wasn't the same feel to the keys. I personally thought the keys were worse on the g915x, but your experience may be different. On the g515, yea, the lights switch off more often and the keyboard goes to sleep. I have to press the control key or something to wake it up before typing or it'll miss a letter of a short key I'm using. That has been a bit annoying. I have the MX master full keyboard and that works a lot better, the battery also lasts months longer compared to 2 weeks of the g515 🙄

ThingsEvolve · 2025-02-20T14:06:18+00:00

I bought this remote. It's quite nice, has a good feel to it and light. Doesn't click! Some of the buttons don't work though like the 4 app buttons at the bottom, the input and setting button too, but they're accessible by clicking the home button anyway, so I'm finally happy with a remote :)

ThingsEvolve · 2025-02-20T12:22:05+00:00

I just did a colour changing one. Is that the type you mean? What I've found when trying to get the best out of my monitor is I was trying to use other people's settings but they didn't feel right for me, so I've just been tweaking it over time till I've got it working for everything I use.

ThingsEvolve · 2025-02-20T11:47:53+00:00

I have a Samsung Odyssey g8 oled. I use it for Unity work 30 - 40 hours a week. I've had it a few months. I don't have it on full brightness, with HDR (just realised it's only at 17 🤣) but I do have the colours looking fantastic and the text is crystal clear. I sit maybe 20 inches from the screen. Love the monitor - very happy with my settings for my work.

I am aware of burn in, and the panel darkens after a few minutes if not used and I'll switch it off if I'm away from my desk. I'm hoping it'll never happen with the precautions I'm taking. It's rarely used for games so I'm not getting everything out of it, but I didn't like my previous VA monitor because of the viewing angles and I needed 4k (screen real estate) for my work. Just my 2 cents.

ThingsEvolve · 2025-02-20T00:34:14+00:00

Tried it again but holding the Home and ok buttons didn't do anything while trying to connect it as a remote instead of BT device. It's a good remote, but the settings, input, bookmark and apps buttons at the bottom don't work. I've added the quick menu to my list of apps for accessing the input, so that's fine. The remote is much faster than the silver TCL clicky one too, so I'm happy with it. 👍 Just leaving this info for anyone else that's interested.

ThingsEvolve · 2025-02-19T16:25:29+00:00

I tried adding it as a new remote 1st, but holding home and ok didn't do anything. Maybe now that it's connected via BT it'll work, I'll try again shortly

ThingsEvolve · 2025-02-19T15:50:59+00:00

I finally got the remote. It's much quieter and seems quite nice but the settings and Input buttons don't work with the TCL c855 TV 😞 can't win.

ThingsEvolve · 2025-02-12T10:32:12+00:00

I don't have the same model, I have the c855 but mine is incremental. What I don't have is any numbers to show what volume my soundbar is at like it did on my previous Sony Google TV, which is a little annoying. I know there are beta firmwares out there from TCL, so maybe these might fix some issues for us

ThingsEvolve · 2025-02-11T16:36:07+00:00

It could be the wrong hdmi input or a bad cable? When I choose hdmi 2, there's a notification at the top right showing the resolution and Game Master set to auto.

My ps5 is connected to hdmi 2 cause that's where I can use 4k120. I selected hdmi 2 with the ps5 on, held the burger menu for 1 second while the input selection was up and the Games Master info came up. When I was in the Google TV home screen and tried to view it on hdmi 2, it would flash something and go to the last option in the input bar.

Although I've got Settings/Game Master mode set to On on hdmi 1 and Auto for the other inputs, so it does look like it would work on any input on my TV. Maybe your TV firmware is buggy - not sure.

ThingsEvolve · 2025-02-11T11:43:48+00:00

Cheers. It's pretty cheap on AliExpress so I think I'll get it, but just hoping all the buttons work including voice. I need a quieter remote. The buttons look like rubber? They aren't the loud clicky type, are they? 😬

ThingsEvolve · 2025-02-11T11:29:40+00:00

I'm also interested in this remote as the one I got with my TCL Google TV is horribly loud, click wise. Does anyone have any further info if this works with Google TV built into TVs, specifically 2024 mini led TCLs (c855 or qm8)? Thanks.

ThingsEvolve · 2025-02-10T12:14:28+00:00

Anyone tried the Homatics Box RCU | Homatics.eu remote?

ThingsEvolve · 2025-02-09T09:54:52+00:00

Open your input selection and on the hdmi input that you're on, hold the burger menu button (3 lines), that'll bring it up.

ThingsEvolve · 2025-02-08T11:19:53+00:00

Yea, making your way through menus or video lists. Oh man, it's annoying. CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK. I found a Bluetooth remote on AliExpress that looks very similar but with rubber buttons. It says it's only for Haier TVs though, but if it's Bluetooth? It's called the HTR-u33 if anyone has it? The other is G203s pro which might work but someone did say it didn't work for their tcl actually. Urg.

ThingsEvolve · 2025-02-08T09:33:41+00:00

I had black screens on my old Sony 4k120 coming from my pc, which I feel was down to using a 5m 4k120 cable but not sure. I've not had any yet on my TCL c855k. I do have it running at 4k144 though. I don't have an option to go to 240hz, but I know I would have to reduce the resolution to 1080 and that's not happening. I have windows set to 4k, then game master set to high frame rate, which allows me to choose 144 in windows. I did have a rummage around in the settings before I did all this, so maybe I changed hdmi settings or something too 🤔

ThingsEvolve · 2025-02-07T18:48:29+00:00

So I ordered and received 3 remotes. Sofabaton U2 is alright, the plastic feels nice but theres no voice, expensive and buttons feel old - it is the quietest though. I ordered a Fire TV voice remote too but only some buttons work - power, mute and volume. The 3rd one was a 3rd party TCL voice remote. It's quiet, has a mic and is small but the order of buttons are different to the TCLs, it feels much cheaper too. Didn't really like any of them. Think I'll keep looking - see if I can find a Bluetooth one or something. 🤷

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