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1. If you don't see a DTS option, your device doesn't support it.
If you look at a Kodi log of eg. a FireTV device, it only lists AC3, EAC3 there is no DTS capability in the firmware for Kodi 17.1
That is why people use transcoding on eg. Fire TV devices or others that don't support it.

I didn't realize Kodi would dynamically change based on the hardware. I realized Windows might be different then linux but I didnt' realize the Android build would change from hardware to hardware. Thanks.

2. Read the very first post of this thread.
http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=...pid2408984
Everything is explained there and the Kodi 17.1 'shitty' build links are there.

do you mean these links?
Version 17.1 builds to be found here:
Notsoshitty: http://mirrors.kodi.tv/test-builds/andro...bi-v7a.apk
Shitty: http://mirrors.kodi.tv/test-builds/andro...bi-v7a.apk
They don't work.
But I took the file name off of the link and ended up in a directory with many builds; downloaded the most recent (kodi-20170409-6911b81-master-armeabi-v7a.apk) and ended up with an alpha build of v18.

Is there a link to a v17.1 build or not?

Again, I appreciate the help and I am trying to read the very first post but clearly there is some incomplete or out of date info there.

Thanks.