Android TV Audio issue with AC3

[tdiguy 99]

Many of the programs that i record from tv use AC3 audio. The mi boxes i use don't seem to support ac3 audio. I havent actually looked this up but they always have issues playing it. So i hit the thing for playback correction and the emby server direct streams to the device and all is well. 

Is there a way to tell either the server or the client to automatically transcode / direct stream ac3 to aac?

[Luke 42077]

We should already be doing this automatically when needed.

[tdiguy 99]

The odd part is that on the mi box when watching live tv it direct plays this same program without issue. When i record it and play it back i normally have to hit playback correction and it will then direct stream it and work fine.

Since this is just a tv i poked around the options in emby on the mi box and i switched it to downmix to stereo, now it automatically direct streams. 

 

Not sure why it behaves differently but not sure how much i care either since direct stream is not cpu intensive.

[mastrmind11 722]

fwiw, I have converted a bunch of my kids movies to AC3 from DTS because the mibox is what they use, and have 0 issues direct playing them.

[tdiguy 99]

fwiw, I have converted a bunch of my kids movies to AC3 from DTS because the mibox is what they use, and have 0 issues direct playing them.

I just tried the show on the mi box i updated to 7 and it direct plays without issue. I swear these things are just trying to whittle away my sanity.