2017-02-27, 10:16
There is just too much noise on this topic...
Summary:
Official Kodi 17 Krypton uses the standard Android API to do Passthrough. On Sony Android TV, only Dolby Digital 5.1 (AC3) works with this approach however. No DTS audio due to broken MediaTek driver!
"shitty" build by @fritch PROBABLY does both, Dolby and DTS, as it uses the PCM Hack (see below for an explanation). The "shitty" build can be sideloaded in Sony Android TV. Google it to find out how to do that.
PCM Hack:
Google discouraged the use of the PCM/uncompressed audio pipeline for Passthrough (known as “PCM Hack” which has been used in Kodi 16 Jarvis and is also used by the "shitty" builds) as audio data might get altered along that path, effectively garbling the compressed audio bitstream, potentially harming audio hardware and even your ears.
Summary:
Official Kodi 17 Krypton uses the standard Android API to do Passthrough. On Sony Android TV, only Dolby Digital 5.1 (AC3) works with this approach however. No DTS audio due to broken MediaTek driver!
"shitty" build by @fritch PROBABLY does both, Dolby and DTS, as it uses the PCM Hack (see below for an explanation). The "shitty" build can be sideloaded in Sony Android TV. Google it to find out how to do that.
PCM Hack:
Google discouraged the use of the PCM/uncompressed audio pipeline for Passthrough (known as “PCM Hack” which has been used in Kodi 16 Jarvis and is also used by the "shitty" builds) as audio data might get altered along that path, effectively garbling the compressed audio bitstream, potentially harming audio hardware and even your ears.
