2015-10-22, 11:35
For the last couple years I have set up various friends and family with Minix boxes. These have passed the spouse and grandparent acceptance factors quite well. Once a year I check on their settings. All has worked well in between checks.
For myself, earlier this year, when Minix told me that they had no plans to support ATMOS, I was looking at switching to a Himedia Q5. But I opted to wait and to use a laptop whenever I really wanted to use ATMOS. I did a bit of comparison testing anyway. Using a MINIX X8-H to pass through 7.1 TrueHD to a Marantz SR7009 with an extra amp for 7.1.4 sound still sounds awesome. Gravity via Minix sounded just like Gravity over the PC, even when focusing on just the passages known for their ATMOS content. Only the LED indicator on the Marantz only displays "ATMOS" with the PC attached.
I am quite intrigued by the Nvidia Shield now though. Am glad I waited. But from the Kodi device page, it sounds like ATMOS is not yet passing through. Has anyone else tried or knows when ATMOS will be supported by a combination of the Shield and Kodi?
Playback Equipment: Thecus N5550 NAS - Minix Neo X8-H player (or PC for ATMOS files) - Marantz SR7009 with 7.1.4 - LG 55LA6918
For myself, earlier this year, when Minix told me that they had no plans to support ATMOS, I was looking at switching to a Himedia Q5. But I opted to wait and to use a laptop whenever I really wanted to use ATMOS. I did a bit of comparison testing anyway. Using a MINIX X8-H to pass through 7.1 TrueHD to a Marantz SR7009 with an extra amp for 7.1.4 sound still sounds awesome. Gravity via Minix sounded just like Gravity over the PC, even when focusing on just the passages known for their ATMOS content. Only the LED indicator on the Marantz only displays "ATMOS" with the PC attached.
I am quite intrigued by the Nvidia Shield now though. Am glad I waited. But from the Kodi device page, it sounds like ATMOS is not yet passing through. Has anyone else tried or knows when ATMOS will be supported by a combination of the Shield and Kodi?
Playback Equipment: Thecus N5550 NAS - Minix Neo X8-H player (or PC for ATMOS files) - Marantz SR7009 with 7.1.4 - LG 55LA6918