2019-10-14, 19:51
(2019-10-14, 18:07)wrxtasy Wrote:many thanks wrxtasy for your valuable time. can you please tell us the difference in[5.1 optical or 7.1 hdmi] pass through audio quality; android nougat kodi pass through vs coreelec kodi passthrough . any difference at all or same to a good audio receiver. Also can you tell us why is that so difficult or impossible to implement official android api IEC61937 support in all android versions by the android box vendors and manufacturers . is it for economical reasons or any other specific reasons .(2019-10-14, 13:35)tigersky Wrote:(2019-10-14, 06:57)wrxtasy Wrote: Yes transcoding is really is the only option for Android Kodi legacy 5.1 audio Optical support.hi wrxtasy, won't we get 5.1 optical or 7.1 hdmi passthrough with kodi in android nougat amlogic tv boxes. will that be applicable to kodi krypton only or even with latest kodi versions too. regards.
As another note the Android TV (OS) has the worst Dolby Audio OS support vs FireTV and Apple TV’s.
Even devices like the Mi Box that supposedly have a Dolby Audio licence cannot for example downmix 5.1 DD+ > 5.1 DD and then send output over Optical.
Use Kodi instead.
Yes generally AML devices running Nougat 7.x Firmware have IEC61937 support for such optical / HDMI audio passthru for use with Kodi Krypton, Leia and Matrix.
You have to manually select in Android Settings > Audio > Digital Sounds > HDMI or SPDIF
AML devices running Oreo 8.1 or Pie 9.x Firmware seem to have lost IEC61937 support.