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Can you tell us the SoC/processor model that AIDA64 reports?
I am pretty confident that my 4K HDR TV already provided the VP9 HW codec with Lollipop.
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2017-06-21, 08:25
(This post was last modified: 2017-06-21, 08:34 by CiNcH.)
That's what I expected. All Sony Android TVs use the same SoC. There are actually only 2 HW platforms:
BRAVIA 2015 (ATV1): MediaTek MT5890 (all 2015 models, early 2016 models)
BRAVIA ATV2: MediaTek MT5891 (all models after mid-2016, including 2017 models)
My 4K HDR set is also based on ATV1 with MT5890. So if the VP9 HW decoder is missing for you, this is just a software/driver limitation.
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I've read this thread from page 69 onwards as suggested... I'm not sure by some of the replies if I'm totally stuffed or there IS a solution that doesn't involve rolling back a Kodi version. I can post a debug log but can't do that until I'm home at the weekend.
I use Kodi on my 2015 Sony Bravia Android TV and love it. I have recently invested in a NAS drive and ported 6TB of content over. 99% of this is standard definition video (mostly NTSC, some PAL) in DVD format with MPEG-2 video.
I've added the server as an SMB connection and Kodi can see the files fine. It recognises the DVD format so booting up any IFO files takes me straight to the menu and I can play the video as if it were in a DVD player. This is exactly what I want - brilliant.
The issue is playback. Both NTSC and PAL footage is very choppy. The sound seems fine, but the playback just isn't smooth. It seems to be choppy in the same places.
My NAS server is cabled to my router, which my Android TV is connected to wirelessly (strongest signal).
I have tried all possible combinations on the Kodi video settings. The only codecs I have an option to turn hardware acceleration on or off are the MediaCodec and MediaCodec (Surface) codecs.
I don't think it's the hardware being limited - for example if I run VLC to play these videos they work flawlessly and run more smoothly than I've ever been used to - the only trouble with VLC on Android is that it doesn't support DVD_Video folder structure, so when I say these play well, they do so as individual 1GB VOBs. Obviously not feasable.
I consider myself quite technical, but I really have had a hard time following some of the posts in my thread. Can I fix this or not?
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I had this issue randomly, it seemed, with my FireTV. I had tried everything, but two things stand out:
-first, try Kodi's advanced settings with regards to buffering etc. There's a lot of documentation online, and tools to help you set them correctly (even some Kodi add-ons).
-secondly, and perhaps it shouldn't matter but for me solved things to a large extend, is switch from SMB to NFS. It made such a difference for me, really...
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As to the settings, I don't remember now to tell you the truth because after moving to the TV rather than relying on the AFTV I didn't touch them - it always played perfectly. But i found that the guides out there are ok -even the official Wiki has very good info. I think I may have a tab or two open at home, I can check out later, but in general if you google for 'how to play hd movies Kodi' you'll see what I mean...
As for the protocol, it might be a bit more of a hassle depending on your NAS and settings, but believe me, I never went back...