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Hey Guys,
as this topic grows I didn't manage to scan all pages, maybe you can answer my question briefly:
Is it possible to get any Kaby Lake CPU with LINUX running that it does hardware decoding of 10 Bit HEVC content?
Currently I use an Skylake CPU and Nvidia GTX 950 and neither of them is able to hardware decode 10 Bit HEVC content so I get heavy stuttering when playing such files.
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2017-03-02, 00:25
(This post was last modified: 2017-03-02, 00:25 by mule1.)
Did anyone of you already tried to play 3D MVC via a Club 3D USB Type C to HDMI converter? As this seems to be the only variant at the moment in order to passthrough Atmos and DTS:X via HDMI2.0 correctly, maybe this combination is also able to playback 3D MVC correctly-
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Results of my KODI tests with the KabyLake-NUC (i3) with USB-C to HDMI converter from Club3D:
Windows:
- audio passthrough: working in combination with every resolution, sound starts immediately after playback started (no delay as with the DP2HDMI converter from Megachips)
- 3D with special KODI version: not working (sound is playing, but no video)
Linux::
- audio passthrough: not working (only tested Atmos and DTS:X)
Sorry Intel, but Kaby/Apollo-Lake is a total mess!
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But only with a DVI2HDMI converter which results in HDMI1.4 and therefore only 4k with max. 30Hz.
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2017-03-04, 01:18
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In my opinion it is not practicable for daily use to switch between HDMI ports depending on the source material. And because of the passthrough bug via HDMI2.0 in regards of loosing audio passthrough for 1080p/23,976 it's even more complicated. Or does KODI or an addon provide functionality in order to automate switching the output port?
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Agree... which is why I'm sticking w/my plain ol' D34010WYK i3 NUC for now for 3D and using Zidoo X9S for the sparse 4K content that is available.