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7.6.5.2 fixed all the EDID issues with Samsung soundbar, and potentially compatibility issues with other devices too.
Dolby MAT capability is now being properly detected, as well as no more problem with EAC3 being out of sync, stuttering..., I don't need to plug in a EDID editor anymore 😅
But the Cube still pass the AC3 or EAC3 (without Atmos) audio to my soundbar as Multich PCM, which suggesting some resampling or reencoding, but this honestly doesn't bother me since they're both lossy format anyway.
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Broken firmware ... nothing I can do ...
First decide what functions / features you expect from a system. Then decide for the hardware. Don't waste your money on crap.
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Hi all together,
I just read the last few pages of the thread and i am not shure what is the conclusion of the statements.
Can the Cube pass through audio signals with the lastest firmeware? (like the shield or are there audio differences).
I assume "yes" but you have the fear that every update could change it?
The cube is currently cheaper because its "black friday week" and i am thinking to change from "nvidia shield TV" to the cube. A good idea?
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yes, the cube 3 is since a few firmwares capable to pass through everything - just like the shield.
And i guess it also won't change, as at least half of it (TrueHD passthrough) is a promised feature. While DTS-HD for more than the Core is no.Â
On very latest firmware it only has a tiny display bug wenn passing through dd+ on very few devices - it shows instead of dd+ multichannel pcm. But it still works as expected.
Oh and you likely need an USB gigabit network adapter for a few bucks to be able to play higher bitrate local content. As internal port only has 100 mbit/s and Wifi - even though it is fast on speedtest - is also usually not consistently fast enough
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Using a recent nightly and after some update(s) to the Cube3 DTS MA 5.1 is now silent, 7.1 is working as it was.
Anyone else ?
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Thank you! Do you know if it was fixed on the Fire TV 4K Stick? Or just the Max and Cube?
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Hello!
I just got Fire cube 3rd gen few days ago, and I'm relatively new Kodi user. I've tried reading as much threads as I could, but I'm not sure what is the correct answer - which version of Kodi should I install for proper Dolby Atmos play. Right now I have Kodi Nexus nightly (20.12.2023), but I have some issues - from time to time audio is not in sync with video. Secondly, when playing DD+ Atmos, it gets detected as DSUR (I guess that's multichannel PCM), but if I switch audio modes on AVR receiver, it gets switched to DD+ Atmos, and DSUR is not available anymore (so I guess it didn't exist as such). And third, when playing DD+ content, volume is really low - videos that only have stereo, or multichannel PCM have much higher volume. I even tried to adjust it on the receiver (only for that HDMI) but even with +8db it is still low. I have cube connected with HDMI 2.1 cable to Denon AVR. In cube audio options Best available is set, dialog enhancer and volume leveler are both off. In Kodi, I have passthrough enabled, and all other passthrough options, except transcoding.
So, the actual question is, which version of Kodi do I need? Do I need 21, or this should also work with 20 nightly? Or do I need some of specific builds I found here, and if I do, which one is best?
Best regards,
Davor
