2017-03-04, 13:35
Glad it all worked out. With a little bit of DIY, following a few pretty easy instructions. You now have a nice Kodi media player. 
Q. Are you connecting the AVR's HDMI OUT to a HDMI IN on the Sony TV at the moment ?
And connecting whatever media player you are using directly to the AVR's HDMI Inputs ?
You can listen to the TV's Audio if you connect an Optical Cable from the TV to the AVR.
However if you use the HDMI (ARC) input on your TV and configure the AVR for HDMI ARC, then a Optical cable will not even be necessary. Audio from the TV will be sent back to the AVR over the HDMI (ARC) connection.
Suggested Setup would be:
Media player (HDMI) > AVR HDMI Input > HDMI Output <---> HDMI (ARC) input on TV.
Manual here:
https://europe.yamaha.com/files/download..._UCABG.pdf
That would be the preferred setup because you can the connect any HDMI capable media player to the AVR then.
Like everyone else just buy an AMLogic S905(x) box and a Samsung EVO or Sandisk Class 10 UHS-1 micro SDHC card.
And then flash LibreELEC Kodi Krypton on to the SD card, there are plenty of S905 boxes to choose from.
This will give you the best bang for the Buck at the moment, and will play anything you want to throw at it.
There are plenty of happy Kodi users that have now gone down this path
Do not buy an AMLogic S912 if you want a bug free device & one that runs smoothly.
(2017-03-03, 19:40)Sazkilla Wrote: Dear Experts on the forum, I have racked my brains.. Read as much I could... But in the end still a bit confused. I have a Sony KDL - 42W900B (3D 1080P Led Smart tv).
I have a Yamaha Yht - 196 AVR system. Some latest formats of dolby and dts are not supported by my TV. Some files have very low volume. All my files play in PCM and AVR does not display Dolby or DTS.
Q. Are you connecting the AVR's HDMI OUT to a HDMI IN on the Sony TV at the moment ?
And connecting whatever media player you are using directly to the AVR's HDMI Inputs ?
You can listen to the TV's Audio if you connect an Optical Cable from the TV to the AVR.
However if you use the HDMI (ARC) input on your TV and configure the AVR for HDMI ARC, then a Optical cable will not even be necessary. Audio from the TV will be sent back to the AVR over the HDMI (ARC) connection.
Suggested Setup would be:
Media player (HDMI) > AVR HDMI Input > HDMI Output <---> HDMI (ARC) input on TV.
Manual here:
https://europe.yamaha.com/files/download..._UCABG.pdf
That would be the preferred setup because you can the connect any HDMI capable media player to the AVR then.
Like everyone else just buy an AMLogic S905(x) box and a Samsung EVO or Sandisk Class 10 UHS-1 micro SDHC card.
And then flash LibreELEC Kodi Krypton on to the SD card, there are plenty of S905 boxes to choose from.
This will give you the best bang for the Buck at the moment, and will play anything you want to throw at it.
There are plenty of happy Kodi users that have now gone down this path
Do not buy an AMLogic S912 if you want a bug free device & one that runs smoothly.
