Improper Sound Output (Again)

At one time I worked with engineers when my cousin was head of the backend. You all have 2 different problems with incorrect sound output on your boxes. I will address each separately.

1. Once again sound is not being output correctly on the small client X1 box for 2nd rooms. Channels that are broadcast in PCM (Ion, Pop, Reelz, etc.) are being placed in a MultiChannel DolbyDigital+ container. That means that you cannot correctly apply Prologic processing to simulate surround sound. It has worked before because I made sure of it before getting rid of my TIVO recently. It is still working correctly on the main X1 box.

2. Streaming Apps: Audio is not being output correctly on streaming app. All apps are forced to output DD+ audio. Again that means that programming that has 2 channel PCM is in a Multi-channel DD+ container and you cannot apply prologic processing to simulate surround Sound.

The Paramount app does not output audio correctly period. All audio in that app is 2 channel PCM by default and there is no way to choose the correct audio.

This is why I do not use apps on the X1 box, and use a ROKU, Shield, or AppleTV.

Solution: The solution is quite simple and solves both issues, so I am not sure why it is so difficult to implement. Every device I use has this option from TIVO, ROKU, AppleTV, etc. YOU DO NOT NEED A STEREO MODE, AUTO DETECT, OR EXPERT MODE. You only need a passthrough/bitstream mode. 

Broadcast channels only use 2 forms of audio, either 2 Channel PCM or 5.1 Channel Dolby Digital. Streaming services will utilize 2 Channel PCM, standard 5.1 Dolby Digital, or Dolby Digital+. Devices such as TV's or audio receivers will automatically detect the audio.