v17 Live TV mid-stream DAR change
#1
DAR changes a lot for DVB SD channels. Old TV programming is still 4:3. So some channels often switch between anamorphic 16:9 and 4:3 mid-stream. Kodi does not seem to recognize that, resulting in a stretched image after the switch.

I used latest Krypton nightly from today, as I have seen some recent commits by @Koying concerning AMC and DAR.

I am attaching a sample which demonstrates the incident.

AR_change.mpg
AR_change(2).ts
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#2
I know that you file valuable bugs, but as you also know: We currently don't have an active Android maintainer. Therefore please create proper tickets on trac.kodi.tv and tag them accordingly to Android so that these won't get lost. If $1 changes in the future.
First decide what functions / features you expect from a system. Then decide for the hardware. Don't waste your money on crap.
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#3
OK, I put it on my TODO list.
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#4
If you are at it: Also please the other thingy with the cpu load and the EAC3 setting, you know.
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#5
EAC3 setting?
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#6
a) For those broken FW TVs, that affected users can change the transcoding rate more easily
b) Those broken TVs also don't do EAC3 properly, but they should.
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#7
Quote:b) Those broken TVs also don't do EAC3 properly, but they should.
Haven't heard about that issue. TVs can only output AC3 due to S/PDIF and HDMI-ARC limitations. But they can output EAC3 down-converted to AC3. You mean that? This works for me though, see here. Or do you mean boxes with actual HDMI outputs, which fail to properly output EAC3?
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#8
Your TV also supports ARC doesn't it? See: http://www.avsforum.com/forum/39-network...st42677914

Edit: You are right concerning ARC as of current implementations. Bandwidth should be enough there. You can transmit 8 channel PCM that makes me wonder.
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#9
It does. But ARC doesn't support real EAC3. It only supports S/PDIF formats. My AVR doesn't support EAC3 anyway (checked the EDID info). However, the TV still provides the EAC3 capability as it can perform a down-conversion to AC3 and send it via ARC and S/PDIF.
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