Hey everybody,
I´ve got a little problem with my AFTV (unrooted, newest Amazon Firmware and Kodi dated 23.12.2014).
I configured everything I need and tried a movie from my synology but there was only the movie and no sound.
Trying a Haddon from a local radio station it is the same problem, no sound.
The original FTV, like Instant Video, is working normally.
Do you have an idea, what I can do to get sound working with Kodi?
Thank you
Temporer
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Problem occurs when the AFTV wakes up from standby and affect both systems, AFTV and Kodi.
Need more detail. You don't mention what audio is contained in the file (but you mention an add-on which I'm assuming is 2-ch stereo), what audio device you are sending to (e.g. receiver, soundbar, etc.), and which method (optical or HDMI) you are using for transport.
The sound in the movie is Dolby Digital 5.1 and from the addon it is 2.0.
Sound should go directly via HDMI to the TV.
Temporer said:
The sound in the movie is Dolby Digital 5.1 and from the addon it is 2.0.
Sound should go directly via HDMI to the TV.
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What audio output settings do you have set in Kodi?
Hi everybody,
problem has been solved by itself.
After a complete power cut, everything is working fine.
Hi everyboby,
problem is still there.
But I have some new information:
- Problem occurs, when AFTV is waking up from Standby (complete AFTV has no sound)
- when I change the resolution from automatic to 1080p 60fps or 1080p 50fps, the sound comes back.
- Changing this setting back to automatic will not cause the problem again.
Any ideas, what exactly causes the problem and how to solve it?
Thank you very much
Temporer
Hi everybody,
I just tested the AFTV with a Toshiba TV and it is working fine.
I think this must be a problem between AFTV and Philips TV.
Any ideas?
Thank you
Temporer
Temporer said:
Any ideas?
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Do you have another HDMI cable you can try?
Not that I think it will make a difference, but how are you waking the Fire?
Hey everybody,
I just tried the cdmi cable from my PS3. Same problem.
I wakeup the fire tv with the home buttons on the remote.
Maybe firmware in the TV? How old is it? Have you ever updated the firmware?
Hello
i have the same issue -on my Philips TV Designline ?
wellersl said:
Maybe firmware in the TV? How old is it? Have you ever updated the firmware?
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You don't happen to know more about this do you? On my newer smart tv, firmware updates are automatic. But my bedroom aftv is connected to an old-ish tv with no Ethernet*and obviously no WiFi. It does have a usb port and DVD drive. But it's 1080p, good picture and I have little need to upgrade. Except...
I have this one of a kind issue where I need to reboot about 70% of the time before I use it
with aftv. The sound cuts in & out. Reboot fixes it. I was happy when someone showed me fast reboot, an app that simulates reboots but it doesn't work for this one issue. Needs an actual reboot.
Anyway just takin a shot you or anyone might know of a website with a database of firmwares. I'm thinking if it doesn't go online the tv doesn't typically get updates but I don't know.
I have a Samsung LN46A650. To upgrade the firmware, I download it to a USB stick, plug that into the WISELINK port, and follow the menu.
For you, the first step is to determine if there *is* an update.
Post the brand and model?
I have same issue with my Samsung TV ... well it has happened 2-3 times. I fix it by turning off and on the TV.
I believe it may be related to CEC going screwy when the device goes to sleep
HeXDeMoN said:
I have same issue with my Samsung TV ... well it has happened 2-3 times. I fix it by turning off and on the TV.
I believe it may be related to CEC going screwy when the device goes to sleep
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I didn't mean to suggest that updating my firmware had anything to do with the issue folks here are having. I don't have the issue, but I routinely check for firmware and software updates on everything I own.
That said, I suppose it's possible, but I consider it very unlikely that CEC would have anything to do with this. Anyone else here have a universal remote that can test that out?
Temporer said:
Hi everyboby,
problem is still there.
But I have some new information:
- Problem occurs, when AFTV is waking up from Standby (complete AFTV has no sound)
- when I change the resolution from automatic to 1080p 60fps or 1080p 50fps, the sound comes back.
- Changing this setting back to automatic will not cause the problem again.
Any ideas, what exactly causes the problem and how to solve it?
Thank you very much
Temporer
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hello
did your any other solution for this Problem ? - i find it so annoying ......
I have the same problem and turning the TV off and on fixes it for me too.
I've had my Fire TV with XBMC for about a year and I didn't have this problem at first. It really seems like a firmware update messed it up.
Temporer said:
Hi everyboby,
problem is still there.
But I have some new information:
- Problem occurs, when AFTV is waking up from Standby (complete AFTV has no sound)
- when I change the resolution from automatic to 1080p 60fps or 1080p 50fps, the sound comes back.
- Changing this setting back to automatic will not cause the problem again.
Any ideas, what exactly causes the problem and how to solve it?
Thank you very much
Temporer
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charliebee said:
I have the same problem and turning the TV off and on fixes it for me too.
I've had my Fire TV with XBMC for about a year and I didn't have this problem at first. It really seems like a firmware update messed it up.
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Hello
i tried that - without any luck - we got 3 Philips tv i our Household - all have the same issue - when connect to me Beamer there is no problem, so i think this could related to Philips TV ?
jakepe said:
Hello
i tried that - without any luck - we got 3 Philips tv i our Household - all have the same issue - when connect to me Beamer there is no problem, so i think this could related to Philips TV ?
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Forgot to mention that my TV is a LG and that I don't have this problem on a cheap Dynex TV in the bedroom on my second AFTV...
Same problem is also present on Macbook Air. After waking there is no sound.
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Hello, i just switched all my RPI's/OpenELEC combo boxes to the Amazon Fire TV. I was having issues using Gotham 13.1 stuttering during streaming, last night i installed SPMC (spmc-armeabi-v7a_12.4.2.apk) onto one of the boxes and its seems to be better. Will need to watch a few more things to make final judgement. What version is everyone running on there AFTV?
Should i download grade to the first original AFTV firmware then try again?
please advise.
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LilSnoop4O said:
Hello, i just switched all my RPI's/OpenELEC combo boxes to the Amazon Fire TV. I was having issues using Gotham 13.1 stuttering during streaming, last night i installed SPMC (spmc-armeabi-v7a_12.4.2.apk) onto one of the boxes and its seems to be better. Will need to watch a few more things to make final judgement. What version is everyone running on there AFTV?
Should i download grade to the first original AFTV firmware then try again?
please advise.
Thanks
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The official 13.1 build from XBMC doesn't work properly for me either. The volume cannot be adjusted, it remains at a fixed level regardless of how much it's reduced or raised
So I am looking for something better as well
Please report back with your findings!
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Hello, i just switched all my RPI's/OpenELEC combo boxes to the Amazon Fire TV. I was having issues using Gotham 13.1 stuttering during streaming, ...
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Same here.
It starts very well, but after ~15-20 minutes, the stuttering starts....
Been using 14.0 helix for a month without probs. Aeon Nox skin.
flatline007 said:
Same here.
It starts very well, but after ~15-20 minutes, the stuttering starts....
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Are the stutters you see the buffering or just frame skips? I see a lot of buffering but I assume it is the servers
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Shinyhead said:
Are the stutters you see the buffering or just frame skips? I see a lot of buffering but I assume it is the servers
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Frame skips i guess, its not buffering. does that mean the skipped frames are normal?
Thanks
LilSnoop4O said:
Hello, i just switched all my RPI's/OpenELEC combo boxes to the Amazon Fire TV. I was having issues using Gotham 13.1 stuttering during streaming, last night i installed SPMC (spmc-armeabi-v7a_12.4.2.apk) onto one of the boxes and its seems to be better. Will need to watch a few more things to make final judgement. What version is everyone running on there AFTV?
Should i download grade to the first original AFTV firmware then try again?
please advise.
Thanks
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I have been using 13.1 for weeks without the issue you are having. How do you have the video acceleration settings? If you dont have MediaCodec turned off, that may be causing it.
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Frame skips i guess, its not buffering. does that mean the skipped frames are normal?
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Recently I changed from my 2.4Ghz to 5Ghz wifi and the buffering issue is gone now. I do see very rare occasional frame skips, but it is very minor. It visually looks like it drops below to around 25 FPS for about half a second once in a while.
with 13.1 I have choppy playback when viewing xvid files with libstagefright or mediacodec enabled, regardless of software or hardware acceleration ticked. I also have to enable libstagefright for correct playback of anything greater than 720p or a lot of mkv files. (0:00 time/skip issue)
have not gone to helix 14.0 permanently, I tried that about a month ago but it seemed buggy to me.
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I have been using 13.1 for weeks without the issue you are having. How do you have the video acceleration settings? If you dont have MediaCodec turned off, that may be causing it.
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i do have this set to off as other forums have stated, does it make a difference that i side loaded xbmc and didn't root it?
Also my TV in my bedroom the Amazon FireTv is plugged right into the tv. as the other are plugged into soundbars. i noticed that the sound quality on the one that is plugged directly into the tv sounds bad... the audio sounds muffled almost, i messed around with the settings and can't make it wound correct. any idea?
Thanks
LilSnoop4O said:
i do have this set to off as other forums have stated, does it make a difference that i side loaded xbmc and didn't root it?
Also my TV in my bedroom the Amazon FireTv is plugged right into the tv. as the other are plugged into soundbars. i noticed that the sound quality on the one that is plugged directly into the tv sounds bad... the audio sounds muffled almost, i messed around with the settings and can't make it wound correct. any idea?
Thanks
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Xvid files are stuttering or all files?
For sound issue, all files or only files with Dolby digital or DTS.
hmagoo said:
Xvid files are stuttering or all files?
For sound issue, all files or only files with Dolby digital or DTS.
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For stuttering any add-on i use to streaming it stutters.
For sounds i have tried everything setting from 2.0 to 5.1 enabled passthrough or not etc. and any movie or show i play from any add-on. weather its 5.1 or 2.0 its sounds like crap. just on the box plugged directly into the tv...
didn't have either of these issues using the RPI and openelec setup. hoping it all gets fixed.
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I have 2 major problems:
1. amazon prime movies have no sound, and sound works properly every where else.
2. I cannot download amazon apps from amazon fire TV home screen, it won't even let me click into them to see the price.
Looking for some help what it could be.
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I have a rooted device with nova launcher, xbmc, rboxs module google play store module. And various other apps.
Not knowing how you are hooked up, that is hard to speculate about. One thing though, some movies are encoded with Dolby Digital Plus and not all equipment can handle it. The AFTV also has an Optical Out so one can get Dolby Digital instead. I pitched my Roku3 I for this reason. I could not get surround from Netflix movies. Had to to opt for Stereo.
Here's more info, I don't think its the way I'm hooked up. I have aftv HDMI to TV then fiber optics to sound bar. Appears to be software or something. Any one else had this problem?
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Here's more info, I don't think its the way I'm hooked up. I have aftv HDMI to TV then fiber optics to sound bar. Appears to be software or something. Any one else had this problem?
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It's still a little hard to diagnose with that info. Could be the HDMI so you'd try a different cable (higher quality if possible)
I'm sure you've tried rebooting by now but sometimes that fixes lots of issues, in fact I've fixed some sound issues with a simple reboot. Other times I've unplugged it for a short period of time then plugged it back in.
The only other thing is lots of people have complained of netflix/prime video playback but I don't think the sound was the problem for any. The fix there, that I know of is go to amazon video in apps section, clear data 3 times, unplug 10 seconds then it works.
But I'm just hoping I might help. Based on the info I'm just taking a stab. Of course you might eliminate the sound bar or try a different tv if possible to rule out software like you suspect. Good luck.
Since you have Optical connected to your soundbar is Optical selected in AFTV Settings for sound output? Just asking.
No offense taken, thanks for your suggestion! I have ruled out the cables, I got the apps to work, it was a module that puts the amazon app store on that was causing other apps not being able to install.
So now its just the sound not working only while watch amazon prime videos, the sound works in every other app!
OK its all fixed you were right sound out put all it was. Went thru the trouble shooting tips here
http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201452570
bumpaudio said:
OK its all fixed you were right sound out put all it was. Went thru the trouble shooting tips here
http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201452570
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DD+ is a nightmare for many with equipment a few years old. it is HDMI only and meant for 7.2. Kind of overkill for many. It is supposed to backward compatible to DD 5.1 but not in many instances. Had to ditch my Roku3 because of it but found the AFTV which is more fun anyway.
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Sound fixed
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I have 2 major problems:
1. amazon prime movies have no sound, and sound works properly every where else.
2. I cannot download amazon apps from amazon fire TV home screen, it won't even let me click into them to see the price.
Looking for some help what it could be.
Notable tweaks:
I have a rooted device with nova launcher, xbmc, rboxs module google play store module. And various other apps.
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Take a look at the amazon tab. I found a crossed out speaker icon on it. right click to unmute and then turn up the sound. worked for me. Check out chrome://flags/#enable-tab-audio-muting
For as long as I had this aftv it has the sound cut in & out maybe 50% of the time. I thought it was a bug/defective unit since no other streaming device has issues. A reboot ALWAYS fixes the sound issue.
Last nite I pretty much confirmed its the tv causing this because I had set the sleep timer, but was still watching xbmc. I turned the tv back on. The video was still playing but sound cut in & out.
I have tried different cables, though I only have a couple of hq hdmis. There is no firmware update I could find for this tv. Taking a chance someone might know of a trick to fix this VERY annoying issue.
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For as long as I had this aftv it has the sound cut in & out maybe 50% of the time. I thought it was a bug/defective unit since no other streaming device has issues. A reboot ALWAYS fixes the sound issue.
Last nite I pretty much confirmed its the tv causing this because I had set the sleep timer, but was still watching xbmc. I turned the tv back on. The video was still playing but sound cut in & out.
I have tried different cables, though I only have a couple of hq hdmis. There is no firmware update I could find for this tv. Taking a chance someone might know of a trick to fix this VERY annoying issue.
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I've been losing audio sometimes too. I have my FTV hooked to my Yamaha receiver with HDMI. I figured out that my receiver needs to be on first, before I wake up the FTV. If I wake the FTV up, and then turn on the receiver, I have no audio. Make sure you power on your TV first, then wake up the FTV. If that doesn't work, try the opposite. Wake up the FTV, then turn on the TV.
Just in the past 2 weeks or so, my Amazon Fire TV started having this problem. The audio sounds very tinny. It's not an issue with Kodi because the other video apps launched in the Fire TV Launcher sound tinny as well. The only thing that fixes it is rebooting the device.
I've tried clearing the data for the Amazon Video app but that seems to have no effect.
I found this reddit thread with a few others who have the same issue:
http://www.reddit.com/r/fireTV/comments/2r5kev/everything_was_fine_but_now_theres_a_tinny_sound/
Anyone know what's going on?
Can you try using it on another TV? I've never heard of it exactly as you're describing but quite a few people have had cec problems with aftv and some TVs. Mine will have audio cut in and out until rebooting. This happens if the aftv is powered on before the TV. I'm going to try purchasing an HDMI with pin 13 removed.
For you I'd recommend trying to replicate this on a different TV. If you can't then its your current TV that's the problem.
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Can you try using it on another TV? I've never heard of it exactly as you're describing but quite a few people have had cec problems with aftv and some TVs. Mine will have audio cut in and out until rebooting. This happens if the aftv is powered on before the TV. I'm going to try purchasing an HDMI with pin 13 removed.
For you I'd recommend trying to replicate this on a different TV. If you can't then its your current TV that's the problem.
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Well, it was working normal up until about two weeks ago.
I tested it on another TV and it sometimes has the tinny sound as well.
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Well, it was working normal up until about two weeks ago.
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Did you install any new apps during those 2 weeks ?
Sounded like some app is messing with the volume control.
Install setting.apk and check the volume is at max.
lowbee said:
Did you install any new apps during those 2 weeks ?
Sounded like some app is messing with the volume control.
Install setting.apk and check the volume is at max.
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No, I didn't. Where can I get settings.apk?
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Where can I get settings.apk?
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Check first post in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51837005&postcount=1
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Check first post in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51837005&postcount=1
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Still have the tinny audio issue
This time while watching Netflix.
I bought the fire TV when I can pre-order it, and I rooted it and block the firmware update. Recently youtube is not working, so I decide to update to latest OS as root is not that important to me. So I reset to to factory default then update to 5.0.5 (must be from 51.x). After installing new OS, there is no sound at all, not even from menu navigation. I tried each settings in audio and still no solution, reset, restart, change the HDMI cable etc.
What even worse is that I cannot stream video and audio at all. I have wired LAN to a router directly with 150Mb Comcast. Now I cannot even load the fireTV introduction video. I can install the youtube without any issue and it can load the play list, subscription list etc. I tried to stream Amazon video and MP3 and it stuck at the beginning and would never start.
I side loaded the latest kodi, it plays mkv from NAS but still no sound. The FireTV and TV have not been changed except OS update. Please help.
Do you have a little red muted audio sign in the top corner (right hand side) of youre screen? If thats the case using a keyboard press the + button to get the audio back on! If not search on Google i also had a problem simular to this a while back after a new install of Kodi & found the solution from there after looking through for around 5 minutes.
Hope this helps if so press that thanks button
It is not just kodi, but fire TV itself does not have sound.
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It is not just kodi, but fire TV itself does not have sound.
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I looked on the net for you, try these -
Go to Settings > Display and Sounds > Audio > Dolby Digital Output > Select Dolby Digital Plus OFF (I used Dolby Digital Plus Automatic and that worked)
Or this -
If you hear regular TV sound that means that whatever that sound comes from is still running. Maybe you have a cable box or DVR connected to an amplifier? You need to turn it off when you are using the Fire.
You should hear the sound from the Fire TV directly from your TV, not your amplifier. You'll need to make sure the TV's sound is turned up.
Or -
Check the volume setting. Most TVs have separate volume controls for each input, so it may be you just have that input turned all the way down. Also check your TV's owner's manual and see if the input you are using supports sound. On my TV one HDMI input processes sound and one is video only for some reason.
Or this -
Do you have another HDMI cable you can try? & have you tried on another tv?
Hope this solves ur problem (I keep my fingers crossed for ya), if it does press that thanks button
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I had the same problem and called amazon, and they told me it was a known issue and are looking into a fix.