[mythtv-users] Android frontend for FireTv cube 4k?

mythtv mythtv at mdabbs.org
Sun May 19 15:49:48 UTC 2019


On 5/19/19 9:25 AM, Peter Bennett wrote:
> 
> 
> On 5/18/19 7:08 PM, mythtv wrote:
>> When I play a movie with digital audio, my amp says it's only 
>> receiving stereo LPCM.
>>
>> I tried the build from comment 11. That's the only build I tried 
>> actually. I have a Fire Stick 4k. I set the audio in Android to Best 
>> Available. I set the audio output device to AudioTrack in Myth and I 
>> checked all of the formats. My receiver is capable of decoding all of 
>> them. It is a 7.1 receiver but I only have a 5.1 speaker setup so I 
>> set the number of channels to 5.1.
> 
> The fire stick 4K automatically detects what the TV can support. If it 
> thinks that the TV cannot support Dolby output, android will convert it 
> to LPCM.
> 
> Do other apps (e.g. Amazon prime) pass through Dolby digital on that TV?
> 

All of the other apps play surround correctly. I have Kodi and Hulu 
installed and they both work fine. I will try to force Dolby Digital 
later today.


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