Support AC3 Passthrough Audio

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Try to cast an MKV with AC3 audio

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
expected: I can hear the audio
actual: No audio is output

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
The latest; Linux

Please provide any additional information below.

The Chromecast has the support for AC3 passthrough, the Netflix app clearly 
takes advantage of it, but the Chrome process running on the Chromecast seems 
incapable of doing so.

A "bug" in my mind, but since it's not listed on the Supported Codecs, I'm 
assuming this is an Enhancements.

Thanks for considering.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by cole.mickens on 7 Mar 2014 at 11:54

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Please add DTS !!!

Original comment by christo...@micrologiciel.fr on 25 Oct 2015 at 9:33

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Hello, sorry for my English 
I have a similar problem. The configurations is Chromecast->AVR->TV. When I try 
to watch a movie with Netflix and 5.1 Dolby Digital + track is available, there 
are no sound to my AVR, it shows "no signal". With 2.0 audio tracks or 5.1 
Dolby digital tracks in other applications I can ear just PCM 2.0 sound. 
My AVR can encode Dolby Digital Plus tracks. 
Thanks. 

Original comment by silvio.l...@gmail.com on 2 Dec 2015 at 2:51

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Hello, I called Google for this problem with the surround sound and after some 
calls and after few days we found the problem: Chromecast can transmit the 5.1 
audio just through two app, google play movie and Netflix. Any other app, even 
if they have the Dolby Digital Plus audio, can't transmit the surround sound 
thought Chromecast. So we tried to transmit the 5.1 audio with Google Play 
Movie because we can' twitch Netflix and with this app the surround sound works 
great. Therefore I called Netflix and they told me that they have some problems 
whit this format when someone try to use Netflix from the browser with HTML 5 
or Microsoft Silverlight and from any iOS or Android apps unless with 
Microsoft's app downloaded from its store. So Netflix can transmit in 5.1 
through Chromecast just with Windows 8 or 10 and not from the browser. But I 
found another problem, in fact the Netflix's app downloaded from Microsoft 
store can't recognize the Chromecast even if they told me that should work, 
namely the Chromecast's icon don't compare in this app. 
So every streaming app isn't supported from Chromecast unless Google Play Movie 
and Netflix, but actually we can use just one of this. It is a real scam, 
before buying Chromecast and after these problems I read a lot about its 
potentials, but this limitation, imposed only for a trade issue, is not written 
anywhere, everywhere in fact we can read that we can use the 5.1 audio in every 
app that supports it. 
I am very tempted to ask for a refund. 
Sorry for my English, I write from Italy. 
Thanks

Original comment by silvio.l...@gmail.com on 6 Dec 2015 at 4:01

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i agree we need DTS/AC3 no audio when i stream local files from browser.

Original comment by spanj...@gmail.com on 11 Dec 2015 at 10:33

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Still does not play AC3 audio in MKVs.  How is this still an issue, Firefox has 
this and gets by just fine.

Original comment by litu...@gmail.com on 19 Jan 2016 at 4:00

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Please support these codecs...

Original comment by aurorapa...@gmail.com on 24 Feb 2016 at 9:24