above1 41 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 (edited) I would assume the Android TV Emby app would work here correct? I like that they clearly state their audio and video features: Video Features 4K Ultra-HD Ready with 4K playback and capture up to 60 fps (VP9, H265, H264) Audio Features 7.1 and 5.1 surround sound pass through over HDMI High-resolution audio playback up to 24-bit/192kHz over HDMI and USB High-resolution audio upsample to 24-bit/192hHz over USB What I am not sure if they just pass though PCM or other formats like DTS and such? Anyone know? Thanks, Edited April 10, 2015 by above1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37029 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 i bet it would work great 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trusselo 220 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 (edited) I would assume the Android TV Emby app would work here correct? I like that they clearly state their audio and video features: Video Features 4K Ultra-HD Ready with 4K playback and capture up to 60 fps (VP9, H265, H264) Audio Features 7.1 and 5.1 surround sound pass through over HDMI High-resolution audio playback up to 24-bit/192kHz over HDMI and USB High-resolution audio upsample to 24-bit/192hHz over USB What I am not sure if they just pass though PCM or other formats like DTS and such? Anyone know? Thanks, yes, that is part of the HDMI standard, my PC passes DTS through my HDMI cable to my TV, the TV then passes that off to an optical cable down to my A/V receiver, where it plays the DTS track. both analog PCM and digital DD/DTS audio signals are transmitted through HDMI, simultaneously if available Edited April 12, 2015 by trusselo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanCrisis 28 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 So the new shield will pass-through DTS-HD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
space2001 18 Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 The Specs say it will but the determingin factor will be if Android TV will let it. YUou may also get a forked android version from Nvidia with a internal player. No one knows yet. I am very interested. I hope they also sell it without the controller for a cheaper price point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark_slayer 103 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 What I am not sure if they just pass though PCM or other formats like DTS and such? Specs say passthrough of 7.1 and 5.1 surround sound over HDMI. While not specific, they also state High-resolution audio playback up to 24-bit/192 kHz over HDMI Which would indicate that even if actual hd-audio passthrough is stonewalled by the android platform, then at least the 24/192 HDMI capability means the console has potential to pass lossless audio already decoded (with some developer help of course) Shield Console is making it's way to my living room no matter whether passthrough ends up being bitstream or decoded http://www.avsforum.com/forum/26-home-theater-computers/1924418-official-nvidia-shield-console-htpc-discussion.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37029 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Don't forget to let them all know they'll be able to use Emby on their shield. Lots of nice screens here you can show them http://emby.media/community/index.php?/blog/1/entry-189-emby-for-android-tv-nexus-player-released/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
space2001 18 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 I will be picking this up for sure. It will have all the horsepower for everything and also will handle H265. This will be a great little machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantaxp7 190 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Sounds good. I personally won't get my hopes up on devices that boast 4k capability until hdmi 2.0 is out, and then a bit after that for issues to be identified with it. It's all just too young right now to invest in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futrader8 3 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 (edited) Count me in as well. On paper, this thing is damn near the perfect HTPC (for my purposes, at least). The ability to have Kodi/Emby, Netflix, Live Tv (through 3rd party apps such as HDHomerun View or Tablo, or running it through Kodi), GoogleCast, and HD Audio (fingers crossed).....all under one hood....that is awesome! Not to mention that this thing will work out of the box with a Logitech Harmony. I'm really hoping this device pans out how it reads on paper. Edited April 15, 2015 by futrader8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14905 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Our Android TV app has Live TV as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37029 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 If we want to win though, our guide has to be the best and the prettiest. And it will be. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futrader8 3 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 If we want to win though, our guide has to be the best and the prettiest. And it will be. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14905 Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 I'm working on improving the live tv experience in the app. I have some good improvements during live tv playback in beta now but haven't tackled the guide just yet. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark_slayer 103 Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 (edited) If we want to win though, our guide has to be the best and the prettiest. And it will be.For me it might take a little more then that that to ditch Kodi with Emby. In some scenarios I may switch to the native Emby app, because with this device it's likely they release a custom player with custom codec support. That could mean little or no transcoding, and I won't at all sweat audio transcoding for occasional flac playback if most all videos are supported Edited April 16, 2015 by dark_slayer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
above1 41 Posted April 23, 2015 Author Share Posted April 23, 2015 (edited) I may replace the roku in my room with this device. Then push the roku somewhere else. Thanks for the info. Edited April 23, 2015 by above1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSattler 387 Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Kodi is open source right? Could we not just see if some of the developers on the Kodi side would be willing to create a native player for Emby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark_slayer 103 Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Kodi is open source right? Could we not just see if some of the developers on the Kodi side would be willing to create a native player for Emby?You mean a stripped down version of kodi that functions as a simple video player in android? Like vlc or mxplayer? That would be interesting indeed. A lot of people would use something like that if it existed, and you could choose it as an external player from any similar app. Last I heard their team only has one android dev anyway (koying) and while that project would benefit android I doubt the kodi foundation itself would have any use for it whatsoever, thus they wouldn't likely lend any support Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hifiaudio2 47 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 (edited) I can't wait for this. A "no transcode" media playback device for all of my full BD rips plus a client for the upcoming Silicondust DVR software is a clear win. No WMC "server" in sight. I can finally deploy a simple $200 box to all of my TVs and get all of my content with hopefully both the Silicondust DVR software AND Emby server running on my Synology. Plus some multiplayer gaming added on for the cherry on top. Super excited. Edited April 29, 2015 by hifiaudio2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blauter78 4 Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 I can't wait for this. A "no transcode" media playback device for all of my full BD rips plus a client for the upcoming Silicondust DVR software is a clear win. No WMC "server" in sight. I can finally deploy a simple $200 box to all of my TVs and get all of my content with hopefully both the Silicondust DVR software AND Emby server running on my Synology. Plus some multiplayer gaming added on for the cherry on top. Super excited. My thoughts exactly. I was hoping the Razer Forge TV would be that frontend device but the Shield is shaping up to be better value for what you are getting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathsquirrel 741 Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 I can't wait for this. A "no transcode" media playback device for all of my full BD rips plus a client for the upcoming Silicondust DVR software is a clear win. No WMC "server" in sight. I can finally deploy a simple $200 box to all of my TVs and get all of my content with hopefully both the Silicondust DVR software AND Emby server running on my Synology. Plus some multiplayer gaming added on for the cherry on top. Super excited. Full BD rips probably won't play without at least an on the fly container transcode as that's a generally unsupported format by almost all devices...unless they've committed already to support that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark_slayer 103 Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Full BD rips probably won't play without at least an on the fly container transcode as that's a generally unsupported format by almost all devices...unless they've committed already to support that. A container transcode is typically just referred to as a remux However, (not speaking for deathsquirrel) a lot of people typically refer to their mkv rips as "Full BD rips" and the mkv container has been mostly supported by android devices of late Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathsquirrel 741 Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 A container transcode is typically just referred to as a remux However, (not speaking for deathsquirrel) a lot of people typically refer to their mkv rips as "Full BD rips" and the mkv container has been mostly supported by android devices of late Yes but it shows in the UI as a transcode session unless it's been changed in the last few builds. It confuses some folks. IF you are ripping discs to BDMV folders they almost certainly won't play without some alteration on just about any non-pc client device. You should definitely consider converting them to MKV which is much, much more likely to be supported by any given device....or MP4 which will run on essentially anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Bedwell 9 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 The video says the Shield Console will launch on May 5th. FYI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futrader8 3 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 The video says the Shield Console will launch on May 5th. FYI I wonder if that release date has been pushed back. I haven't been able to find anywhere else on the interwebs that confirms that release date. With the 5th being only four days away, seems like you would have heard some sort of an official announcement by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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