JeremyFr79 228 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 I did a search and saw some old threads regarding Emby on the Shield and audio passthrough. However I couldn't find much recent stuff and so need some answers. I recently picked up a Shield TV, nVidia claims Atmos capability. I have it setup with my Atmos receiver but I don't seem to be getting Atmos data to the receiver. Does Emby support untouched audio bit-streaming to the receiver, or do I need to look at another option for playback like Kodi, or NUC/HTPC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14913 Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 We can bitstream AC3 and DTS. I have not tested Atmos specifically to see what happens there. What is happening? Is it playing straight DD? What is the media info for the item? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyFr79 228 Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 We can bitstream AC3 and DTS. I have not tested Atmos specifically to see what happens there. What is happening? Is it playing straight DD? What is the media info for the item? Server transcodes audio to 448kbps DD audio in 5.1 which obviously is quite a downgrade from ATMOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14913 Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 The next beta should direct stream that (assuming available bandwidth). Whether it actually sends the trueHD through or strips it down to the core ac3, I'm not sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyFr79 228 Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 The next beta should direct stream that (assuming available bandwidth). Whether it actually sends the trueHD through or strips it down to the core ac3, I'm not sure... Sounds good, let me know when it hit's and I can do testing. My receiver gives a pretty awesome breakdown of signal it's receiving and how it's processing it etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14913 Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Try it in .48 when you get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mata7 44 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 (edited) ebr are you saying emby now can bitstream Dolby trueHD? nvm i try .48 all i get is core DD 448, also DTS-HD only play the core DTS Edited September 16, 2016 by mata7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RanmaCanada 345 Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 For the Shield you should use Kodi as your player for 100% compatibility with all sound formats. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyFr79 228 Posted September 19, 2016 Author Share Posted September 19, 2016 Sorry was a long weekend, was able to get around to testing tonight and still getting transcoded DD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest asrequested Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 HTPC is the way to go. I have an Atmos setup, and ET desktop provides the everything I need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vidman 589 Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 (edited) For the Shield you should use Kodi as your player for 100% compatibility with all sound formats.Correction: you should use SPMC on sheild for 100% compatibility with all sound formats Edited October 23, 2016 by Vidman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSattler 387 Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Correction: you should use SPMC on sheild for 100% compatibility with all sound formats 3.3 is out for the shield. DTS-HD now hits the receiver as PCM. TrueHD is showing on the receiver as Dolby Digital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyFr79 228 Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 Just an update on my end, while I don't have the shield anymore I figured out my issue. At the time I didn't have my Atmos speakers setup yet, and the Yamaha will only play the TrueHD portion of the stream if Atmos speakers aren't present/enabled on the reciever. I can confirm DTS-X works as well, though with Yamaha you need to be in Straight mode otherwise it will apply Dolby or DTS-Neural processing to it and show it as DTS-HD. Just in case anyone else is having issues using a Yamaha receiver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSattler 387 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Just an update on my end, while I don't have the shield anymore I figured out my issue. At the time I didn't have my Atmos speakers setup yet, and the Yamaha will only play the TrueHD portion of the stream if Atmos speakers aren't present/enabled on the reciever. I can confirm DTS-X works as well, though with Yamaha you need to be in Straight mode otherwise it will apply Dolby or DTS-Neural processing to it and show it as DTS-HD. Just in case anyone else is having issues using a Yamaha receiver. Just to clarify, you are not getting DTS-HD and True-HD through the Emby app on the shield, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyFr79 228 Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 Just to clarify, you are not getting DTS-HD and True-HD through the Emby app on the shield, right? No I never did, hence why I went back to an HTPC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSattler 387 Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 No I never did, hence why I went back to an HTPC Yeah it's too bad. Plex on my Shield passes TrueHD/DTSHD through with zero issues, hence my switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37070 Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Hi @@JeremyFr79, the latest beta version of the Emby app offers all the HD Audio pass-through you need. Check out the beta thread for more details: https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/42239-android-tv-beta-13x/ We think you'll enjoy the next update to the stable channel. Thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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