2016-02-01, 23:10
Are your 3D videos straight rips of actual discs? If so = full 3D. If they're 3D MKV's off the Internet = likely HSBS or HTAB.
(2016-02-03, 00:02)falc410 Wrote: And even with the latest Jarvis RC2 Pass-through build, pass-through is not performing good enough for production use. There is always some distorted sound when fast forwarding or pausing / stopping the movie. And half of my movies won't even play with sound at all. If I use the official Isengard 15.2 release, which should at least feature DTS pass-through, I have only crackling sounds when enabling it.
(2016-02-03, 05:04)slateef Wrote: 1) Can Kodi not play AVC-1 encoded files? Quite a few of my blu rays (from my collection) are ripped in this format. When I try to play them, they just display a light purple screen. This was not the case with XBMC on my home PC.about wich KODI we are talking about? Latest nightlys or old outdated google store stuff?
Quote:2) I've tried and tried but I cannot get my projector to recognize any 3D files, played either from video add-ons, from my HD, or from Youtube. The files I'm trying to play from my HD are downloads (typically around 1.5 GB) of mostly side-by-side content and they're named using the proper file naming (name.3D.SBS.mkv). It seems the projector doesn't recognize them as being in 3D. I can play blu rays directly from my blu ray player and the projector recognizes them immediately and goes into 3D mode. The projector is the JVC RS400. Anyone know what's going on?You should in meantime not proper mark the 3D files as 3D since the shield have some issues about that. If KODI thinks the files are plain 2D files, you can decode the both halfs of the picture by setting the TV or projector by hand.
(2016-02-03, 00:02)falc410 Wrote: I'm pretty sure that's actually a new feature of Jarvis. It renders the UI in FullHD but the movies will be in 4K. Because rendering the UI at 4K would take too much CPU time for some skins.
I did play around with my Shield for a couple of days but I really don't understand why it's being recommended so often. Yes it can play back HEVC 10-bit but still not all UHD Demo Movies I could find. Most of them have the .ts extension - Kodi refuses to play these.
And even with the latest Jarvis RC2 Pass-through build, pass-through is not performing good enough for production use. There is always some distorted sound when fast forwarding or pausing / stopping the movie. And half of my movies won't even play with sound at all. If I use the official Isengard 15.2 release, which should at least feature DTS pass-through, I have only crackling sounds when enabling it.
So hooray, I can watch all content but in stereo only. So in the future I can decide between a good picture (Shield) or good sound (any Linux / Intel box).
(2016-02-03, 11:21)falc410 Wrote: Thanks for the hint. I'll give it a try tonight but I serioulsy doubt that the Shield is a viable Kodi solution until Nvidia releases Version 3 (Android 6) and Kodi v17.
I was hoping to at least use it as a console, but then I found out there is only crap available on the Play Store. Guess the only reason for its existence is then a SNES Emulator since all Smart TVs nowadays come with Android TV as well. I'd rather use Steam Link or how it is called, then Geforce Now.
I have high hopes for the future though, just not sure if it will happen in this hardware generation or if we will have to wait an updated Shield. Right now I think an Intel Braswell Box is better for Kodi.
(2016-02-03, 09:35)querty1000 Wrote:(2016-02-03, 05:04)slateef Wrote: 1) Can Kodi not play AVC-1 encoded files? Quite a few of my blu rays (from my collection) are ripped in this format. When I try to play them, they just display a light purple screen. This was not the case with XBMC on my home PC.about wich KODI we are talking about? Latest nightlys or old outdated google store stuff?
Quote:2) I've tried and tried but I cannot get my projector to recognize any 3D files, played either from video add-ons, from my HD, or from Youtube. The files I'm trying to play from my HD are downloads (typically around 1.5 GB) of mostly side-by-side content and they're named using the proper file naming (name.3D.SBS.mkv). It seems the projector doesn't recognize them as being in 3D. I can play blu rays directly from my blu ray player and the projector recognizes them immediately and goes into 3D mode. The projector is the JVC RS400. Anyone know what's going on?You should in meantime not proper mark the 3D files as 3D since the shield have some issues about that. If KODI thinks the files are plain 2D files, you can decode the both halfs of the picture by setting the TV or projector by hand.