Hi all,
After spending hours looking for answers on google, I am posting this question here. First I wilI explain a bit about my audio video setup.
I have Samsung Note 8 with Mx player 1.13.2 version on it. I have downloaded an mkv file from internet and played it on my Sony W805 Full HD TV through Samsung Smartview. The audio format of mkv file is AC3.
My TV is connected to the AV receiver (Herman Kardon 1610S) through ARC as well as optical cable for sound. I have my JBL home cinema 610 hooked with the receiver for surround sound. Now my question is
"Am I getting the lossless 5.1 surround sound while playing the mkv file on Note 8 and watching on my TV through Smartview?"
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Hello,
i just purchased MX Player Pro.
Will there be an option to output/pass through 5.1 Sound (ac3, DTS) over HDMI?
I am missing this option because my AV-Receiver can decode 5.1 ac3 and dts-Audio.
Greets,
Hinz
....i dont use the PRO version... but if it's support 5.1 Output i will pay for it....(output from my TV with optical digital connection)
At the moment there is no Streaming Player (afaik) with 5.1 Support on Android... using MX Player on FireTV Stick and it's only Stereo ...thats ugly.. Streaming Movies vom Database or LiveTV in Stereo if you see 5.1 Movies....
Only Working methode is if you put MP4 Videofiles directly on the Stick an Play it with ES File Explorer.. then its Dolby Digital...but thats no way ^^
I loaded some 5.1 AAC codec 5.1 surround movies on my tablet, but i can only hear the music action in the movie and not the sound. I have a Pipo m7 pro even when i'm selecting a Stereo AAC channel i have the same problem.
Videocodec is H.264 / AVC / MPEG-47 AVC / MPEG-4 part 10
I alredy downloaded the ARMv7 Neon codec for MX player but that didnt help. I dissabled HDMI on the tablet with no result, tried changing HW decoding to software, etc...
Anny1 that can help me with that?
Thanks
You may wish to post in Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Sounds like your tablet does not support or is missing correct Audio Decoder.
EDIT - As my teammate @philos64 suggested, you may wish to explore VLC for Android Beta
I know it is a bit overkill for a tablet, but considering X1's performance (same gpu,just more cores), it would be nice to know if the K1 can passthrough Hd audio via it's hdmi port.
Anyone tried ?
HI there! I'm very sorry but I wasn't active in this forum at XDA before now. I've been experimenting with this topic for some time now.
YES, The Shield tablets (regardless of versions) can passthrough bit-perfect sound, both stereo or 5.1 (and higher, depending on your stereo equipment).
So here's the deal:
1. You'll need an HDMI audio extractor. I recommend Monoprice's HDMI audio extractors, although there are slightly less expensive models out there, you can't really trust their specs.
2. A standard HDMI audio extractor can passthrough both digital (coaxial or TOSLINK S/PDIF) or digital-to-analog out. For surround sound you'll want an HDMI audio extractor with surround sound outputs.
Essentially it comes down to the media player you'll be using.
I've tested MX Player (with the custom codec loaded), VLC Player for Android, and Kodi. All can do passthrough IF you're using an HDMI extractor that will be identified as such (stereo-only or surround-sound capable) via HDMI. This critical.
Older versions of Kodi they called the "****ty" builds used LPCM bit-hacking to force a passthrough via HDMI. Newer releases require that a HDMI device handshake occurs so the media player will allow an appropriate passthrough to occur.
Unless you will be playing .MP4 files w/ 5.1 surround sound, I recommend MX Player for most music and video files. Passthrough works well on it when set up correctly. VLC is ok too, but the interface leaves something to be desired in my opinion.
Kodi can decode/passthrough 5.1 and higher via HDMI from .MP4 and other files although the user interface is less simplistic.
I already own a Shield TV 2017 (with two 4tb hdd) connected to Yamaha av and 75" uhd tv...only video player IAM using is MX...1.9.8
Simply fantastic...
Got used to Mx that every other player is ****...
Really interested in Apple 4k TV for Dolby Vision..
Is there any chance of seeing Mx in IOS
Thanks
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Hi,
as I have an old receiver with analog inputs only, and I wanted to play 5.1 movies from a pendrive, I bought a Savio Silver TV box (https://www.savio.net.pl/en/product/savio-smart-tv-box-silver- 2-16-gb-android-9-0-pie-hdmi-v-2-1-8k-wifi-100mbps-usb-3-0-savio-tb-s01 //) and via a converter to analog (https: //pl.aliexpress.com/item/1005001497439539.html) with an optical cable and then an analog cable, I connected the whole thing.
I was excited that I would finally be able to enjoy 5.1 sound after I moved, unfortunately ... There is no way I can achieve that. Tried MX Player and VLC, nothing. VLC is so good that the subwoofer speaks as a separate one, not in the MX Player. The front L and R switch sides properly, while CENTER and SURROUND both play every other channel (except SUB) and their channels are also played in every other speaker ...
On this page I found that MX may need a codec: https://mkr-novo2.ru/en/internet/ka...em-problemu-format-ac3-ne-podderzhivaetsya-mx .html. There was actually a mention of such. I found something on the XDA forum (https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/mx-player-custom-codec-ac3-dts-mlp-truehd-etc.2156254/), installed. Of course, no change.
3 hours today I wasted and a lot of nerves trying to do all kinds of ways, both changing SAVIO settings and looking for something in players. No effect, the same thing all the time ...
I don't think there is anything wrong with the audio outputs on both the Savio and the converter.
I tried on AC3 and AAC 5.1 movies.
I don't have the strength anymore and I am asking for help.
EDIT.
After installing this codec mode from XDA, MX Player do not play 5.1 on AAC audio track, and DO NOT PLAY ANY SOUND on AC3 audio track.
VLC does play AC3 5.1 track but on AAC only some kind of stereo...
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