2018-10-17, 14:58
There is no bitstream pass through for 3rd party streaming
(2018-10-17, 14:58)jcwillia1 Wrote: There is no bitstream pass through for 3rd party streamingSure, that's a given. Sorry, I thought you were speaking generally. You are completely right. Passthrough options apply only to BluRay playback.
(2018-10-17, 04:50)jcwillia1 Wrote:Download the Atmos app to enable the option, insert a game like Shadow of the Tomb Raider that supports Atmos audio while connected to an AVR that supports Atmos, and play. Of course I never said the Xbox would BITSTREAM 5.1.2/7.1.2 audio from a third party app. You'll get converted PCM streams at best in that case. Though I think Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, and YouTube have some kind of exception worked out with MS.(2018-10-17, 03:35)aerogems Wrote:(2018-10-17, 01:08)jcwillia1 Wrote: Under no circumstances and no settings will Any xbox stream higher than 5.1 --- prove me wrong because I Have Spent Hours and hours tryingIt can do at least 5.1.2 for Atmos audio, but should also be able to do 7.1.2.
Prove it.
(2018-10-17, 20:03)jcwillia1 Wrote: I only care about playing movies that I own and have ripped to hdd. Xbox does a lousy job with thatAnd no-one claimed otherwise. It's still earlier days for Xbox development.
Quote:What you should really understand and keep remembering is that it is still in early stages of development and has very rough edges, might not be as stable as the regular version and may even be missing some functions.
(2018-10-18, 18:44)Moravia Wrote: Just as an aside; accepting that Kodi on Xbox is very much in beta, I am staggered at the performance advantage in favour of the Shield 2018. My reading of the specs (and I am happy to be corrected) is that on paper, the Xbox One X should win Hands Down but in practice it is the other way round.The Kodi devs can speak for themselves, but I personally would think a lot of this has to do with the fact that the UWP platform is very new for the Kodi devs and they're still figuring it out. It sounds like just supporting UWP in the first place required a pretty substantial overhaul of their build system, and there are also limitations imposed by UWP that you wouldn't have with a native app like on the Shield. Raw hardware potential is only one component in overall app performance.
Full HD source files (11Mbps in .mp4 format with DTS or DD audio)
Non-RAID Synology NAS with two 2TB conventional mid-market 7,200RPM HDDs
Cat 6 cabling with gigabit switches between NAS and both the Shield and the Xbox
Kodi 18 on the Xbox One X typically takes 10 to 12 seconds from selecting a movie to when it starts to play.
Kodi 17 on the Shield 2018 takes a fraction over one second to load and start playing the same range of movies and is much, must faster (near instantaneous) to catch up when skipping around in a movie.
Switching either device from gigabit Ethernet to 802.11AC 2x2 WiFi makes no difference; load-and-play performance remains the same as does picture stability (no break-up or freezing in either case).
(2018-10-18, 18:44)Moravia Wrote: My reading of the specs (and I am happy to be corrected) is that on paper, the Xbox One X should win Hands Down but in practice it is the other way round.You read the specs correctly. It's a different class of performance. How much of that is exposed through the UWP platform is a different subject (and the relevant one).
(2018-10-18, 18:44)Moravia Wrote: Just as an aside; accepting that Kodi on Xbox is very much in beta, I am staggered at the performance advantage in favour of the Shield 2018. My reading of the specs (and I am happy to be corrected) is that on paper, the Xbox One X should win Hands Down but in practice it is the other way round.My experience with my Xbox One X has been much, much better than what you describe. Ignoring the 'all text goes missing' thing...
Full HD source files (11Mbps in .mp4 format with DTS or DD audio)
Non-RAID Synology NAS with two 2TB conventional mid-market 7,200RPM HDDs
Cat 6 cabling with gigabit switches between NAS and both the Shield and the Xbox
Kodi 18 on the Xbox One X typically takes 10 to 12 seconds from selecting a movie to when it starts to play.
Kodi 17 on the Shield 2018 takes a fraction over one second to load and start playing the same range of movies and is much, must faster (near instantaneous) to catch up when skipping around in a movie.
Switching either device from gigabit Ethernet to 802.11AC 2x2 WiFi makes no difference; load-and-play performance remains the same as does picture stability (no break-up or freezing in either case).
(2018-10-17, 14:42)ashlar Wrote:7.1 does not not pass through. Period. End of Story. I've tested it every possible way. Also I don't care because I bought a Shield which will do everything the XBox won't when it comes to movies.(2018-10-17, 04:50)jcwillia1 Wrote:I don't have the equipment to prove it to you but, trying to think this through, if Atmos is being bitstreamed (there's no decoder on board for it, nothing decodes Atmos outside of AVRs, as far as I know), bitstreaming should provide you with what's in the original audio stream, shouldn't it? One would need an Atmos receiver, a 7.1.2 Atmos (7.1.4 should work too), and an UHD BluRay disc with a 7.1 Atmos soundrack to check it.(2018-10-17, 03:35)aerogems Wrote: It can do at least 5.1.2 for Atmos audio, but should also be able to do 7.1.2.
Prove it.