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Has anyone got this working? This is really my main complaint with this device. Stereo is like so 1980s!
XBMC have DD/DTS passthrough.
I'm using xbmc. Is there a certain test version you use to get it to work?
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I use the one from july 14th. The passthrough is enabled in settings when you select HDMI as output.
Settings - > System - > Audio - > HDMI as output and 5.1 (or more) as number of speakers.
And it actually works? It shows up on mine too, but nothing comes out. I don't recall which version I'm using. I'll check it out later and report back. Thanks.
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I'm using this one http://mirrors.xbmc.org/test-builds...ec63cd-adddroidlibstagefright-armeabi-v7a.apk
But I had it working also with other stagefright versions.
dalamario said:
I'm using this one http://mirrors.xbmc.org/test-builds...ec63cd-adddroidlibstagefright-armeabi-v7a.apk
But I had it working also with other stagefright versions.
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I tried the linked version as well as the latest nightly and test versions. None have worked with DTS for me. I even tried on receivers from 2 different brands. They both do the exact same thing and release this loud noise instead of any sound. Does your receiver actually say DTS on it when playing the files?
Someone got it working on their Onkyo. I've been watching stuff with DTS and DD 5.1 this way on my TX-SR606 for several weeks on XBMC (libstagefright nightly builds). I checked my speakers, it does work.
"Go into Settings > Hardware Setup > HDMI >
Turn Off HDMI Control RIHD
This will now show an option called Audio TV Out (This passes audio to the TV when you don't want to use your speakers)
Turn this on and Voila you now have DD/DTS on every video you play"
This is from the "DTS audio via XBMC possible?" thread on Ouyaforum_dot_com (I can't post links yet).
If that doesn't work on your receiver, there's another (annoying) way: Start playing movie file, turn off receiver, wait a couple of seconds, turn it back on. The DTS or DD audio should light up. Sometimes it takes a couple of tries for it to work. If you pause or stop and replay, you have to do that same power cycling again.
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Someone got it working on their Onkyo. I've been watching stuff with DTS and DD 5.1 this way on my TX-SR606 for several weeks on XBMC (libstagefright nightly builds). I checked my speakers, it does work.
"Go into Settings > Hardware Setup > HDMI >
Turn Off HDMI Control RIHD
This will now show an option called Audio TV Out (This passes audio to the TV when you don't want to use your speakers)
Turn this on and Voila you now have DD/DTS on every video you play"
This is from the "DTS audio via XBMC possible?" thread on Ouyaforum_dot_com (I can't post links yet).
If that doesn't work on your receiver, there's another (annoying) way: Start playing movie file, turn off receiver, wait a couple of seconds, turn it back on. The DTS or DD audio should light up. Sometimes it takes a couple of tries for it to work. If you pause or stop and replay, you have to do that same power cycling again.
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Ok just got mine to work. I have a Denon and changing my Audio out to TV only stopped any audio for me. What I did was have to go into input setting and change the decode from Auto to to DTS (which stopped the audio) then back to auto and it works for DD and DTS. Turning my receiver off and on and changing channels didn't work either for me.
I tried fast forwarding and once in a while it would kick back to the loud sound and I would have to change it back. Tomorrow I'll watch a whole movie without fast forwarding it and see if it does it randomly or just with occasional FF.
Thanks for the help.
Actually, leaving it on DTS mode works too if you're watching a DTS movie. I have no DD only option, so going back to auto seems to work best for me.
I'm just happy there's hope for this to work automatically in the future. Then I will finally be done with my HTPC! Yay!
Hello guys,
I have a big issue with HDMI passthrough on XBMC on my Ouya. May be (I hope) you can help me :fingers-crossed:
My install is a little bit strange : I have an old audio receiver with no HDMI connector So, I connect my HDMI devices on my TV (Sony KDL-V5500) and use optical output from my TV to my Audio receiver (passthrough) that will decode audio stream.
With all my devices (XBOX, Raspberry Pi and XBMC, Internet provider TV box), it works very well... My TV has sound, and if I want best quality, it is possible to start receiver (and decrease sound on TV).
With my Ouya, sound is not sound but noise... With DD or DTS sound it is the same thing. I tried to stop TV and restart it to reset audio hardware but no way.
An idea ? Is my TV not compliant with HDMI passthrough from my Ouya ?
Thank you for your help...
Guys, playing movies on my ouya was the main reason for me to get it.
I've managed to solve dts issue, but only partly.
Follow these steps:
1. Hookup ouya to amplituner
2. Hookup amplituner to tv
3. Turn everything on, and set hdmi source on amplituner to ouya
4. Make sure hdmi output is set in xbmc settings for sound on ouya and you selected 5.1 speaker config or better
5. Start playing dts movie in xbmc ( it must not be dts-ma hd)
6. You get static in your speakers
7. Turn of amplituner so it switches to pass through mode
8. Wait couple seconds
9. Power on amplituner, so it recreates hdmi handshake with ouya
10. Profit, you have valid hdmi session and dts plays nice
There are some drawbacks.
1. If you pause a movie you have to redo steps 7,8 and 9
2. It doesn't work for dts-ma hd sound
Can someone tell me if dts-ma hd doesn't work because android kernel doesn't support it or for some other reason ?
I googled it A LOT, and found only bits and pieces of information, some say it's android kernel limitation and some say it depends on app I'm using. Anyway I'd like to enjoy all types of sound in my movies.
I would like to know if hdmi setting for our Note 2 gives real possibility to use 5.1 or 7.1 surround audio.
That's what I tried. I was connecting it to my LCD TV Sharp LC46x20e using mhl adapter and hdmi cable. Sound was sent from optical output on the TV to my Logitech z5500 speakers.
The audio was pretty good, but unfortunately it wasn't Dolby or DTS (only Prologic surround from the speakers).
So either TV doesn't send correct 5.1 signal to the speakers or my video players (stock Samsung, MX Player and Dice Player) can't send 5.1 signal or Note 2 simply doesn't send 5.1
It would be very helpful for me if someone would be able to confirm any of those statements as I'm thinking of buying something like this to route the sound directly to the speakers without passing it through the TV and in effect achieve true 5.1 surround sound.
Have you tried Setting-->My device--> Accessories-> HDMI-Audio output--> Stereo/Surround option?
Anyone else having issues with this? Short story is im not getting DD+ through netflix/amazon, yet will get DTS/DD through xbmc.
Im having issues with dolby digital plus and my fire tv. I have a new LG home theater system BH9530TW. Ive set the firetv audio settings to play dolby digital plus over hdmi and have the firetv plugged into the receiver, the receiver is set to multi channel pcm. When ever i play a netflix or amazon prime movie with 5.1 i get no sound, i have to change it back to stereo for any sound. Ive tested xbmc and get DD and DTS through movies on that, i don't have any DD+ files to test that, im not sure if xbmc will passthrough DD+ anyway.
Taken from the specs of the receiver:
Audio - LPCM
Audio - Dolby Digital
Audio - Dolby Digital Plus
Audio - Dolby TrueHD
Audio - DTS
Audio - DTS-HD High Resolution Audio
Audio - DTS HD-Master Audio
Audio - MPEG 1/2 L2
Audio - MP3
Audio - Audio - ID3 Tag
Audio - MMA
Audio - AAC
Audio - FLAC
Strange, I can confirm that my Onkyo properly plays Dolby Digital + from Amazon and Netflix. I also have no trouble with DD or DTS via XBMC. My FireTV is connected the same way yours is, via HDMI straight to the receiver.
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Strange, I can confirm that my Onkyo properly plays Dolby Digital + from Amazon and Netflix. I also have no trouble with DD or DTS via XBMC. My FireTV is connected the same way yours is, via HDMI straight to the receiver.
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Damn, i was hoping it was an issue with the firetv lol. Must be a receiver issue, hopefully a firmware update may resolve it in the future. I will test it with an optical cable and see if i can atleast get DD 5.1 out of it that way. The "virtual" surround it produces is extremely good however and i may stick to that yet.
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garvani said:
Damn, i was hoping it was an issue with the firetv lol. Must be a receiver issue, hopefully a firmware update may resolve it in the future. I will test it with an optical cable and see if i can atleast get DD 5.1 out of it that way. The "virtual" surround it produces is extremely good however and i may stick to that yet.
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Is not your receiver, AFTV DD over optical doesn't work.
I have an LG 7540tw home theater and DD+ doesn't work for me too. What I did was set the dolby digital plus setting to Auto for the Fire TV, so now the receiver plays DD 5.1 which is downmixed from the DD+ 5.1 of Netflix thru HDMI, I don't have an optical cable connected from the fireTV to the receiver. There are others with this issue too, but I cant find the amazon forum's link anymore
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I ran in to this with Netflix from a Roku3 via HDMI to a 54" Vizio 5.1 sound bar. All issues with DD+ involve whether or not something in line can decode it. Also, DD+ is HDMI only so Digital Coaxial or Optical won't work either. I came to FireTV as it will output DD via Optical which my soundbar will handle. The Vizio sound bar only is capable of DD and DTS. DD+ results in silence.
To do DD+ you need an AVR that decodes it.
BTW, I do not recommend the Vizio sound bar. It does do rear surround and sub-woofer via bluetooth which works well. The downside is that it has only one HDMI input and supports only DD and DTS. I bought it as I didn't want to drill my new house. By the time I paid $500 for it, $50 for an HDMI switch, and $100 for AFTV I would have been much better off buying a more capable traditional AVR system for much less money.
ars_92 said:
I have an LG 7540tw home theater and DD+ doesn't work for me too. What I did was set the dolby digital plus setting to Auto for the Fire TV, so now the receiver plays DD 5.1 which is downmixed from the DD+ 5.1 of Netflix thru HDMI, I don't have an optical cable connected from the fireTV to the receiver. There are others with this issue too, but I cant find the amazon forum's link anymore
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I will have to give this a try, i would have thought i had already but possibly not. DD5.1 is adequate enough.
To clear things up i have the AFTV connected to the receiver via hdmi in, then receiver connected to my projector via hdmi out. I only mentioend optical as possible alternative.
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To do DD+ you need an AVR that decodes it.
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Its not that simple either as my AVR has support for DD+ but ends in silence as well. Theres something weird going on there, im glad im not the only one with the issue.
garvani said:
Its not that simple either as my AVR has support for DD+ but ends in silence as well. Theres something weird going on there, im glad im not the only one with the issue.
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Have you tried another HDMI cable?
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Its not that simple either as my AVR has support for DD+ but ends in silence as well. Theres something weird going on there, im glad im not the only one with the issue.
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Maybe I'm missing something, but if you have your AVR set to multi channel PCM, doesn't that assume the FTV will do the decoding (which it can't). Shouldn't you be sending the DD+ as passthrough for the AVR to decode?
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Maybe I'm missing something, but if you have your AVR set to multi channel PCM, doesn't that assume the FTV will do the decoding (which it can't). Shouldn't you be sending the DD+ as passthrough for the AVR to decode?
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I agree, FTV decodes nothing. An AVR of some sort that has paid the licensing fee must be in the mix. If the AVR is DD+ rated, I'd take a hard look at the HDMI cables. Don't have to be expensive but do need to be capable of handling the standard being pushed through them.
Trying to output sound via optical through a digital to analog converter to use with headphones and or analog speakers, but not getting any sound.
Converter functions as I tested it with my directive receiver and I got sound coming over optical to the speakers so I know it is functioning, but nothing coming out of fire tv either via fire tv itself or via xbmc.
Any ideas on how to get the sound to function? Or am I stuck having to buy a home theater receiver for the task or buy another tv for it.
Currently running it through an old 19" widescreen computer monitor using hdmi to dvi converter which video works fine. still have some things to check and tweak to see how it functions with streaming via nfs over wifi may have to change some settings in advanced settings etc, but that is a side issue. Really don;t want to have to utilize my old apple tv 1 for it, but if necessary I will use it instead of the fire tv.
Fire tv is on last rootable firmware and is rooted.
Please advise if anyone has any insight as to what I can do.
i have a sony HT-XT1 soundbar and ive had an amazon tv connected to it and a blu ray player , all has been working fine , then all of a sudden the sound for the tv channels wont come through the soundbar , but if i unplug the hdmi from the amazon tv , then sound for the tv channels comes through the soundbar , but when i plug the hdmi cable back into the amazon tv , i get a message on screen saying audio communication error . Why has this just started to occur and how do i fix the problem ? im n the uk , but the atv is from the USA , could that be something to do with it ? thanks
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i have a sony HT-XT1 soundbar and ive had an amazon tv connected to it and a blu ray player , all has been working fine , then all of a sudden the sound for the tv channels wont come through the soundbar , but if i unplug the hdmi from the amazon tv , then sound for the tv channels comes through the soundbar , but when i plug the hdmi cable back into the amazon tv , i get a message on screen saying audio communication error . Why has this just started to occur and how do i fix the problem ? im n the uk , but the atv is from the USA , could that be something to do with it ? thanks
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Try disabling HDMI-CEC on your bluray player and your tv or if they are already disabled maybe try enabling them.. Different companies tend to call this different things...
AOC: E-link
Hitachi: HDMI-CEC
LG: SimpLink
Mitsubishi: NetCommand for HDMI
Onkyo: RIHD (Remote Interactive over HDMI)
Panasonic: HDAVI Control, EZ-Sync, or VIERA Link
Philips: EasyLink
Pioneer: Kuro Link
Runco International: RuncoLink
Samsung: Anynet+
Sharp: Aquos Link
Sony: BRAVIA Sync
Toshiba: CE-Link or Regza Link
Vizio: CEC
i have tried altering settings but still the same problems , now when i connect the hdmi lead to the atv , the sound on the tv channels , stutters every few seconds , even if the atv is unplugged at the mains , is the soundbar faulty , as ive tried different hdmi leads and the same thing happens if i connect an apple tv 2 , even if thats not plgged in at the mains ? thanks
Change the resolution setting on the FireTV from auto to a fixed setting e.g 1080p 60Hz.
The communication error will magically be fixed.
It seems Amazon's Auto resolution function doesn't play nicely with Sony's CEC implementation.