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After updating to v18 and now 18.1, every movie (including sample files) that have E-AC3 audio, do not have sound anymore. If you disable E-AC3, the sound returns, but of course as LPCM. I am using an Nvidia shield with latest firmware (7.2). A colleague of mine tested the same on a Mi Box S with the exact same results. All other audio formats (AC3, DTS) work as expected.
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very few tvs on the market currently support e-ac3 passthrough...
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No Digital Plus (E-AC3 5.1) passthrough on kodi 18.2/minix U9-H Android
DTS - > work fine
AC3 (dolby digital) -> work fine
Tryed directly on the home cinema Samsung H7750 -> work fine for E-AC3 5.1
Tryed on Minix using Plex client E-AC3 work fine as well
Only KODI 18.2 seems not supporting E-AC3 passthrough. Disabling Passthrough for Dolby Digital Plus -> ok but always 2.0 (we loose 5.1 effect)
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Ok, I found a temporary work around :
Put the # of speakers to 2.0
It apears the option "Transcode to AC3" in Passthrough section -> enable it and disable the E-AC3 capability.
The output audio is in AC3 5.1 instead of 2.0 as in my previous post. Not bad, but I would prefer to have native E-AC3.
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ok,
Many thanks, I will try.
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Thanks to this tread (and google who point this one) i was able to use dd dts and dd+ on logitech z5500 with common movies and series.
Really appreciate to use the most of my logitech kit and use it on my shield tv.
Thanks to Fritsch for the link to kodi wiki witch is pleinty of usefull knowlegde and to sjw1 for the configuration of kodi.
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For 7.1 eac3: most boxes don't do it, as they don't implement it properly.
Kodi's IEC output can do them all, but the box needs to support it as well as 192 khz.
The usual android raw packer assumes 48 khz only. That won't fit bandwidth wise.
First decide what functions / features you expect from a system. Then decide for the hardware. Don't waste your money on crap.