[hdmkv]

@wesk05 how do you do audio offsets test?

He has one of these .

Mediacenter
Dolby TrueHD - +285ms
DTS-HD Master Audio - +62ms

ZDMC (External Player-enabled)
Dolby TrueHD - +266ms
DTS-HD Master Audio - +59ms

ZDMC (External Player-disabled)
Dolby TrueHD - +110ms
DTS-HD Master Audio - +80ms

Thanks for the measurements. You had previously done a similar test w/Shield and RPi if I recall correctly. Have those handy to compare X9S to?

[looun]

HDMI 1.3 "Auto lip-sync" or dynamic auto lip-sync(HDMI 2.0) function should be fix this issue? or not

[hdmkv]

With ZDMC internal at least, you can probably apply offsets to audio as with regular Kodi. Question is whether the offsets are noticeable during actual video viewing... even the worst # +285ms that @wesk05 recorded (and this is specific to his home theater set-up) is only about 1/4 of a second. May or may not be noticeable.

[DaMacFunkin]

You and @timstephens24 are right. If you set color space to YCbCr 4:2:2 and leave deep color mode to auto, A/V dropouts stop. The issue here is, if you select YCbCr 4:2:2, 4K 24/25/30 etc. is output in 8-bit and this includes HEVC 10-bit/HDR video clips. It can't be a bandwidth problem because 4K 24/25/30 10/12-bit 4:2:2, 8-bit 4:2:2/4:4:4 all have the same data rate of 8.91Gbps.

How can you tell that 4k@24hz 4:2:2 & Deep color Auto is outputting 8 bits?
In this mode if i go into my Denon information it can't detect the bit rate and just displays '---'

If I choose 4k@24hz 4:2:2 & Deep color off my Denon reports 8bit.
If i choose 4k@24hz 4:2:2 & Deep color 10bit My Denon reports '---'
If i choose 4k@24hz 4:4:4 (or Auto) & Deep color Auto My Denon Reports 12bit but as you say, you say you start to get audio drop outs and pops with HD audio.
Very Frustrating, i think we need answers, mirror88 assured me the box could playback 4k 24hz 10bit at 4k 24hz 10bit, as of yet i have seen no verification of this.

I've sorted this (sort of).

Set resolution of Zidoo to 3840x2160@24hz.
Set Deep Color as 10bit (you can choose auto, but it will always be 12bit).
Set Color Space as Auto.
Turn Off set set TV to 24hz mode when 24hz is detected --- this is the problem, i think it is trying to force 23.97 on 24hz or trying to force 24hz on 23.97??
Anyway it is a double negative and needs filing into a proper bug report.
At the moment i am watching 4k@24hz in 10bit 4:4:4 with DTS:X audio confirmed by Denon amp and no real problems.

[movie78]

I already have the Himedia Q10 Pro, is there X9S worth buying?
$150 is a lot of money to be a beta tester

[hdmkv]

Yes, but that's just IMHO... and the $109 X8 is now available off Amazon, eBay and GeekBuying. Should have identical performance. For MVC MKV's, I wouldn't get X8/X9S until 3D depth issue is resolved. For 3D ISO's, I think it's better than HiMedia Q5/Q10 Pro.

[movie78]

Yes, but that's just IMHO... and the $109 X8 is now available off Amazon, eBay and GeekBuying. Should have identical performance. For MVC MKV's, I wouldn't get X8/X9S until 3D depth issue is resolved. For 3D ISO's, I think it's better than HiMedia Q5/Q10 Pro.

This is the same issue they had with the X6 Pro, Realtek in the X9S is better hardware than the one in X6 Pro and they still can figure out 3D Depth.

[mirror88]

Hello mirror88,

i will ask them,

I also asked if it does with DTS HD demo files

Solved some MKVS DTS-HD delay issue today

[hdmkv]

This is the same issue they had with the X6 Pro, Realtek in the X9S is better hardware than the one in X6 Pro and they still can figure out 3D Depth.

With 3D ISO's however, depth is as good as Intel h/w. It'd odd as you'd think container (ISO vs. MKV) shouldn't matter, but I guess it does w/video app doing the splitting and rendering.

[melhemk]

This is the same issue they had with the X6 Pro, Realtek in the X9S is better hardware than the one in X6 Pro and they still can figure out 3D Depth.

With 3D ISO's however, depth is as good as Intel h/w. It'd odd as you'd think container (ISO vs. MKV) shouldn't matter, but I guess it does w/video app doing the splitting and rendering.

I have always wondered, does MVC vs. SBS (or HSBS) affect the 3D depth? Like If you watch an MVC movie (ISO or MKV) and convert that to HSBS, is there a difference in the "pop-out" effects on the same hardware?

[hdmkv]

I only have a handful of SBS and TAB MKV titles, and no, depth and pop-outs on those are as good, but on a larger display (PJ screen), you do notice the half resolution (vs. full MVC) affect PQ.

[OlivierQC]

Hello,

mumakil returned to FW 1.2.3 and the issue disappeared.

he try the Fw 1.2.4 now

The DTS-HD delay issue happened with MKV files,BD ISO no problem,right?We reproduced it.Checking.
Thanks for your sample file.

@mirror88,


Here is a message from Piou (homecinema-fr.com) :

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moi j'ai aucun film en trueHD , en voie de disparition

par contre les bandes son DTS HD HRA et non Master Audio on est très loin des 60 ms comme indiqué , sur différents ampli (ici yamaha et onkyo on est plus proche des 300 ms)

I have no movies in trueHD, it is close to being extinct. However, with the sound band on the DTS HD HRA and no master Audio, we are quite far from 60 ms as stated on different amplifiers. (Yamaha and Onkyo have 300ms)

et je viens de comprendre pourquoi , wesk05 ne voit presque pas de décalage sur star wars !! lui il utilise le DTS MA et les bande son française son en DTS HRA

et ça le fait sur les iso bd3d , les mkv 1080p h264 ou h265 ,

tout les fichiers qui ont une bande son dts hd de toute façon

And I just understood why wesk05 does not see any lag on star wars. He uses the VO DTS MA and the band is in French in DTS HRA

and it also fits on the iso, bd3d, the mkv 1080p h 264 or h265,

All folders that have a sound band in dts hd anyways.


Test sur le star wars 7 iso3d / 2d / mkv:h265 / h264 ;

Results on star wars 7 iso3d / 2d / mkv :h265 / h264;

VO en DTS-HD Master Audio = presque pas de décalage , très difficile a voir
VF en DTS-HD High Resolution = au moins 300 ms

VO DTS-HD master Audio = difficult to see but almost no lag.
VF DTS-HD High Resolution = at least 300 ms


ce sont les bandes son en DTS-HD High Resolution qui posent probleme !! et testé avec 10 films mkv dts-MA et dts-HR

The problem lies with the sound band in DTA-HD high resolution and tested with 10 films mkv dts-MA and dts-HR.

[DaMacFunkin]

Hello mirror88,

i will ask them,

I also asked if it does with DTS HD demo files

Solved some MKVS DTS-HD delay issue today

That is great, because now i have had to turn off Auto frame rate for 24hz on the box i have started to notice the DTD-HD MA lag, TrueHD (Atmos) is worse.

I think you need to make the refresh rate switching a priority, see my above post, but to summarize Refresh rate switching is causing black outs and audio drop outs with anything above 8bit in default media player.
and also in ZDMC if you enable Refresh Rate switching with or without external player the same problem.

To anybody looking to buy this box it could be good, but at the moment i am changing display rate and refresh rate manually on a file by file basis, it is the only way to get:-

4k 10bit 24hz and HD audio with no problems (except the lip sync)
1080p 24hz playback and HD audio with no problems.

Because you are manually switching for those modes you also then need to switch for other modes such as 25hz...

p.s. My TV supports 2160@50hz, that is what my VU+ solo4k satellite box outputs at, but the Zidoo can't sync with the TV at 3840x2160@50hz, so that is another bug.

[wesk05]

How can you tell that 4k@24hz 4:2:2 & Deep color Auto is outputting 8 bits?
In this mode if i go into my Denon information it can't detect the bit rate and just displays '---'

If I choose 4k@24hz 4:2:2 & Deep color off my Denon reports 8bit.
If i choose 4k@24hz 4:2:2 & Deep color 10bit My Denon reports '---'
If i choose 4k@24hz 4:4:4 (or Auto) & Deep color Auto My Denon Reports 12bit but as you say, you say you start to get audio drop outs and pops with HD audio.
Very Frustrating, i think we need answers, mirror88 assured me the box could playback 4k 24hz 10bit at 4k 24hz 10bit, as of yet i have seen no verification of this.

I see 8-bit on my HDMI analyzers. Yes, the Denon reports "--" and I am not exactly sure why it does that. It also does this with Roku Ultra HDR output.

I've sorted this (sort of).

Set resolution of Zidoo to 3840x2160@24hz.
Set Deep Color as 10bit (you can choose auto, but it will always be 12bit).
Set Color Space as Auto.
Turn Off set set TV to 24hz mode when 24hz is detected --- this is the problem, i think it is trying to force 23.97 on 24hz or trying to force 24hz on 23.97??
Anyway it is a double negative and needs filing into a proper bug report.
At the moment i am watching 4k@24hz in 10bit 4:4:4 with DTS:X audio confirmed by Denon amp and no real problems.

Are you sure that the output is 10-bit. I see that as 8-bit on the Denon AVR and analyzers. One thing that I haven't done is restarted the device after setting the colorspace and deep color mode. Will have to check on that.

@wesk05 how do you do audio offsets test?

as @hdmkv has mentioned, I use the Sync-One 2.

With ZDMC internal at least, you can probably apply offsets to audio as with regular Kodi. Question is whether the offsets are noticeable during actual video viewing... even the worst # +285ms that @wesk05 recorded (and this is specific to his home theater set-up) is only about 1/4 of a second. May or may not be noticeable.

I did those a long time ago. The Pi2 was very accurate. The Shield wasn't. May have to repeat the tests again sometime.

[Skank]

I already have the Himedia Q10 Pro, is there X9S worth buying?
$150 is a lot of money to be a beta tester

Big yes
For me zidoo is better than himedia
They actually listen to what needs to be fixed too