2017-06-05, 09:13
yes, just like every other TV out there. You need propper HDMI out for that and not ARC.
Or eARC in the future.
Or eARC in the future.
Quote:It is not possible as the TV has limitatons?The limitation is S/PDIF and HDMI-ARC. HDMI 2.1/eARC will take care of this limitation...
(2017-06-02, 04:27)kickinthethroat Wrote: Thanks all, I ended up installing the shitty build from 5/25, and all works now... However I now hear a low hum when nothing is playing. Oh well...
(2017-06-06, 10:50)Jinx1337 Wrote: Philips user here, but I take it we're all in the same boat.well, that's why it is SHITTY. On some TV's it mostly doesn't work. On some it works better (more reliable) than on the others.
How the hell do you guys get the shitty version to work?
I always get horrible max volume static when I play DTS/AC3 file in KODI SHITTY/SPMC.
Tried every options out there (RAW/IEC/CHANNEL NUMBERS etc.).
What's interesting is that even if I turn off my amp, the TV itself starts with the noise.
Is there some sound control/volume manipulation going on a file playback startup with KODI that disrupts the bitstream that I need to turn off?
I am desperate for proper DTS with KODI.
(2017-06-06, 14:36)oo.viper.oo Wrote: Just quick report that SHITTY passthrough works fine on my Sony KD-55XD8005 -> optical -> Onkyo TX-SR605 even with the latest shitty build as of today and the latest Sony firmware based on Android 7 Nougat. In other words it works the same as with previous Sony Android 6 Marshmallow and older shitty v17.0.
I didn't even bother to try non-shitty version as I read on Sony forums that Mediatek bugs were not fixed in Nougat, but I'm glad my shitty solution wasn't broken with the latest Kodi build and latest Sony Android.
(2017-06-06, 15:44)lucius Wrote:(2017-06-06, 14:36)oo.viper.oo Wrote: Just quick report that SHITTY passthrough works fine on my Sony KD-55XD8005 -> optical -> Onkyo TX-SR605 even with the latest shitty build as of today and the latest Sony firmware based on Android 7 Nougat. In other words it works the same as with previous Sony Android 6 Marshmallow and older shitty v17.0.
I didn't even bother to try non-shitty version as I read on Sony forums that Mediatek bugs were not fixed in Nougat, but I'm glad my shitty solution wasn't broken with the latest Kodi build and latest Sony Android.
Hi oo.viper.oo,
What settings do you use for the shitty version, I guess the version is 2505? I'm with KD-XE498077 and after update to 7.0, even the old hack with always transcode to AC3 < 640 kbps does not work. Of course the build in app, and apps like Netflix work as expected. Passthrough to TV (HDMI) and then from TV to receiver (S/PDIF) works perfect though - any format, DD, DTS, AC3 640 kbps, anything Sound coming from an app on the TV - now this is the problem.
Quote:Thank you oo.viper.oo! Btw from plex's forum I see people with Sony and Android 7.0 updated already, confirming that passthrough is working great via HDMI ARC. If so, then the problem is only when using S/PDIF.ARC and S/PDIF is exactly the same. Plex most probably uses the RAW API, not the new IEC API. The whole thing is quite a mess, depending on what the app actually uses... RAW, PCM Hack or IEC API.
(2017-06-06, 16:59)CiNcH Wrote: Future Kodi versions will query whether IEC API is possible and will otherwise revert to RAW, where at least AC3 is working. PCM Hack (shitty builds) is more of a gamble and can be dangerous, but if it works, you also get DTS.