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aldriglikvid
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Hi guys, 

I have a Chromecast Ultra and I try to directplay some footage with AAC 5.1 and I just noticed that the audio gets forced transcoding. From what I can remember, this wasn't always the case. Is there anything I can do on my part? My receiver can play/decode it. Thanks! 

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HI, Chromecast only supports stereo AAC. It's something about the aac codec that's it's limited to 2ch only. Maybe licensing but I'm not sure.

aldriglikvid
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4 hours ago, Luke said:

HI, Chromecast only supports stereo AAC. It's something about the aac codec that's it's limited to 2ch only. Maybe licensing but I'm not sure.

Very helpful, thanks! Feels good to leave that issue aside, then. 

I have this very stubborn memory that it worked a couple of years back. Almost could swear by it. Oh well :)

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