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KODI on Sony Bravia Smart TVs (2015) based on Android TV - overdrive69 - 2016-06-28
I found this after a google search on this matter. I think this is interesting for many of us who us Android TV.<br />
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https://plus.google.com/communities/1027...1784371187
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RE: KODI on Sony Bravia Smart TVs (2015) based on Android TV - overdrive69 - 2016-06-28
Works for me
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RE: KODI on Sony Bravia Smart TVs (2015) based on Android TV - Skavenwar - 2016-06-29
(2016-06-28, 20:40)overdrive69 Wrote: I found this after a google search on this matter. I think this is interesting for many of us who us Android TV.<br />sorry...what is the interesting part in the link? Thanks
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https://plus.google.com/communities/1027...1784371187
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RE: KODI on Sony Bravia Smart TVs (2015) based on Android TV - overdrive69 - 2016-06-29
With this app you can include Channels from your TVHeadend Server directly in your Sony Android TV Channel list.
RE: KODI on Sony Bravia Smart TVs (2015) based on Android TV - Skavenwar - 2016-06-29
For the author of this thread...can you change the title in: "Android - KODI on Sony Bravia Smart TVs (2015/2016) based on Android TV" ?
RE: KODI on Sony Bravia Smart TVs (2015) based on Android TV - Skavenwar - 2016-06-30
(2016-05-27, 09:58)BlackSoul Wrote: here are my Kodi settings,why you didn't choose a larger number of channels?
receiver connected by ARC
System - Settings - Audio output 1 на ixbt.photo:
I run once again test videos carefully and discovered that Sony cuts all 7.1 (DD-plus, DD-TrueHD, DTS-HD) to 5.1.
RE: KODI on Sony Bravia Smart TVs (2015) based on Android TV - zag - 2016-07-01
(2016-06-29, 09:59)Skavenwar Wrote: For the author of this thread...can you change the title in: "Android - KODI on Sony Bravia Smart TVs (2015/2016) based on Android TV" ?
Please start a new thread for the 2016 versions of the TV. I'll then list it in the popular hardware topic.
RE: KODI on Sony Bravia Smart TVs (2015) based on Android TV - Skavenwar - 2016-07-01
(2016-07-01, 15:13)zag Wrote:done. Thank you(2016-06-29, 09:59)Skavenwar Wrote: For the author of this thread...can you change the title in: "Android - KODI on Sony Bravia Smart TVs (2015/2016) based on Android TV" ?
Please start a new thread for the 2016 versions of the TV. I'll then list it in the popular hardware topic.
RE: KODI on Sony Bravia Smart TVs (2015) based on Android TV - jasmart - 2016-07-01
(2016-06-15, 13:23)Bilbotorm Wrote: Hello everyone,
just joined you all with a newly purchases 50W755 (yeah last year model) and quite surprised to see all my movies playing perfectly from my NAS on the LAN.
Even those 25g x264 files or those x265 one, all playing flawlesslyI do consider getting rid of my Shield TV as I see no specific benefits when it comes to Kodi.
Even the audio passthrough that seems to be difficult to apply as I can read on the previous pages gave me a bit of issues but is solved now
(using optical audio out from the TV to the receiver + setting the audio from the TV to PCM + setting passthrough on KODI + 7,1 channel setup)
Still, I am wondering, and couldn't find any answer how I could improve my experience with that TV & KODI.
Is there any way to auto start Kodi at TV launch? Or any way to attribute Kodi to a shortcut on the remote (I am using a Logitech harmony one and could eventually assign a specific button to it ?)
Any input on that would be very welcome !
thanks !
Bil
Hi Bil, yes, what you need to do is use the Sony Android discover remote button. Choose edit my apps and bring Kodi to the first one one the list. Then program a short macro on the harmony to press 'Discover' then 0.25s later choose 'Select'. Then one press of the macro button will fire up Kodi for you.
Hope that helps.
RE: KODI on Sony Bravia Smart TVs (2015) based on Android TV - BlackSoul - 2016-07-02
(2016-06-30, 08:39)Skavenwar Wrote:Because passthrough works correctly only with 2.0 setting. Despite it set 2.0 receiver decodes multichannel sound.(2016-05-27, 09:58)BlackSoul Wrote: here are my Kodi settings,why you didn't choose a larger number of channels?
receiver connected by ARC
System - Settings - Audio output 1 на ixbt.photo:
I run once again test videos carefully and discovered that Sony cuts all 7.1 (DD-plus, DD-TrueHD, DTS-HD) to 5.1.
RE: KODI on Sony Bravia Smart TVs (2015) based on Android TV - Razviar - 2016-07-03
Hi!
I've downloaded Kodi v17 alpha on my Sony Bravia KDL-55W809C, it started normally, got all old settings, but passthrough didn.t work. On Kodi v 16.1 it's all fine: 5.1 channels through optical cable working great with my AV-receiver. But on v17 the same configuration (with enabled passthrough) made all my videos completely silent. No sound at all. Once I turn off passthrough - sound starts to play normally, but only 2.0 format, without 5.1 decoding.
So my question is - has anyone similar problem on v17? Maybe you know how to fix it? Or I should just wait for official release and stop looking for adventures?
RE: KODI on Sony Bravia Smart TVs (2015) based on Android TV - FoxADRIANO - 2016-07-03
Hi,
I bought SONY XD930D 65" TV 2016. It is a very good TV with Android.
This is my TV: http://www.sony.com/electronics/televisi...ifications
I'd like to install Kodi to watch only UHD videos (4K). Usually I shot documentaries with my 4K videocamera and then I'd like to watch the best video quality on the TV.
I'm inexperienced totally about Kodi. What file do I have to download precisely to watch the best UHD video quality on TV?
THANKS
RE: KODI on Sony Bravia Smart TVs (2015) based on Android TV - Skavenwar - 2016-07-03
(2016-07-03, 16:38)FoxADRIANO Wrote: Hi,
I bought SONY XD930D 65" TV 2016. It is a very good TV with Android.
This is my TV: http://www.sony.com/electronics/televisi...ifications
I'd like to install Kodi to watch only UHD videos (4K). Usually I shot documentaries with my 4K videocamera and then I'd like to watch the best video quality on the TV.
I'm inexperienced totally about Kodi. What file do I have to download precisely to watch the best UHD video quality on TV?
THANKS
write here:
http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=281265
RE: KODI on Sony Bravia Smart TVs (2015) based on Android TV - smacrae - 2016-07-04
Hi Razviar.....same issue for me...I am also running audio via a Optical Cable out of the TV to my BOSE.
Audio is now not passing through, nothing has changed with the exception of the upgrade to version 17 Alpha 2, previously on 16.1 passthrough multi-channel worked without issue.
A few other things I've noticed:
- Skipping was rock solid on 16.1, most of the time I skip now on 17 Kodi just crashes
- Going to Add-Ons, from the home screen, is just crashing Kodi more often than not
Once set up I'm mainly concerned about skipping and audio passthrough not working....
Any DEVs reading this thread? I'd be happy to try some settings changes in Kodi and/or the TV if that work help?
Thanks....
RE: KODI on Sony Bravia Smart TVs (2015) based on Android TV - Razviar - 2016-07-04
smacrae, I did some research and found out that problem is only with Dolby Digital (AC3) streams passthrough. When I found video file with DTS sound, it worked perfectly. Moreover, sound was better than on Kodi 16.1 (yeah, HD awesomeness from announcement in action). So I presume that there is some bugs with DD passthrough solely. As temporal solution I switched off "AC3 capable reciever".