2018-03-09, 19:06
So if the Shield supports only DD+ and doesn't support DD or DTS what happens when I start those files? It will just convert everything to DD+? Can you at least use passhrough to get DTS on your receiver?
(2018-03-09, 19:06)meccs Wrote: So if the Shield supports only DD+ and doesn't support DD or DTS what happens when I start those files? It will just convert everything to DD+? Can you at least use passhrough to get DTS on your receiver?I think you're confusing things. The Shield supports pass-through for all formats. DD+ is only supported in Netflix, Amazon, etc. because that's what those apps use. The Shield just doesn't support decoding of any audio codecs.
(2018-03-09, 20:32)Tinwarble Wrote:Ohh, yeah I see. I got a bit confused there. Thank you!(2018-03-09, 19:06)meccs Wrote: So if the Shield supports only DD+ and doesn't support DD or DTS what happens when I start those files? It will just convert everything to DD+? Can you at least use passhrough to get DTS on your receiver?I think you're confusing things. The Shield supports pass-through for all formats. DD+ is only supported in Netflix, Amazon, etc. because that's what those apps use. The Shield just doesn't support decoding of any audio codecs.
(2017-01-21, 03:54)wrxtasy Wrote: baffling when a $69 Xiaomi Mi Box can come with DD/DTS licenses, and even a 10 year old PS3 can decode 7.1 DD+ to 5.1 Multichannel PCM. Yet a 2017 nVIDIA Shield cannot, when using (Non Kodi) Android Apps.
(2018-11-10, 11:55)rhoniel Wrote: ... so I moved my old JVC AVR to bedroom. Since this old JVC still works and I have few old speakers laying around, I thought of setting up a 3.1 speaker set-up in bedroom. I thought my JVC receiver is really neat since it can accept 5.1 LPCM, DTS and DD through its HDMI input so I can buy any media player and let it output DD through SPDIF or LPCM via HDMI.
So I have a question here, if I buy "2018 Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K" , would it be able to output all audio (specifically Netflix, Amazon Video, Kodi and other Android Streaming Apps) via multi-channel LPCM or Dolby Digital?
Thanks.
(2018-11-10, 12:18)wrxtasy Wrote: I believe so - see the stick's Hardware post, audio abilities are listed there:Thanks for the reply and helpful ideas. The old JVC does have HDCP but I shall test it again tonight with Netflix HDMI output from Roku.
Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K - 2018 (click)
Your old JVC would also need to be at least HDCP 1.x capable for 1080p video - copy protected - Netflix, Amazon Video etc. streaming.