cgcmgr 17 Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Hey Everyone, Just a quick question. I've seen this asked before and I'm sure the answer is my TV cannot handle the Dolby Digital signal, but..... I Cannot play AC3 5.1 encoded movies through Emby on a Firestick on my Sharp TV. Unfortunately, I don't know the model of the TV as it is 4 hours from me in a summer home and it was given to me by brother-in-law to use in the house as he bought a new TV. Not sure when I'll be back there to get the model. - I don’t hear the audio, just a bunch of static - Dolby Digital Output is set to Dolby Digital over HDMI on the Firestick - Audio is set to Auto in Emby - Digital Audio Out is set to PCM and or RAW (same result) on the Sharp TV - Stats for Nerds in Emby shows the movie is playing in Direct Play - Audio plays if I select Downmix to Stereo in Emby I can play DTS 5.1 encoded movies through Emby on the same Firestick on the same Sharp TV - Same settings as above - Stats for Nerds shows in Emby the movie is playing in Transcode Mode, so I assume that’s why the audio works. I can play AC3 5.1 encoded movies on the same Sharp TV through my Dish Network Set Top Box Am I missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37113 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Hi there, can we please look at an example? Please attach the information requested in how to report a media playback issue. thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgcmgr 17 Posted December 2, 2021 Author Share Posted December 2, 2021 Ok. I may not be back to the location until March so I may end up just posting again at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37113 Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 7 hours ago, cgcmgr said: Ok. I may not be back to the location until March so I may end up just posting again at that time. That would be great, thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbjtech 4287 Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 On 01/12/2021 at 23:02, cgcmgr said: - Audio plays if I select Downmix to Stereo in Emby I can play DTS 5.1 encoded movies through Emby on the same Firestick on the same Sharp TV - Same settings as above- The Downmix to Stereo working tells us a lot. The Sharp TV maybe cannot handle the FULL AC3 5.1 bitrates (DVD Standard is 448 Kbit/sec). DTS is ok as that standard is 768 or 1536 Kbit/sec as has never changed. If the downmix to Stereo works - and your TV only has 2 internal speakers, then you are really not missing out on anything - as your TV will be downmixing any AC3 signal anyway .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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