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Help me understand HDR/Atmos codec with Jellyfin on a Shield/generic android box - Lance - 2024-08-18
Hello,
i am currently thinking about switching my fire stick to something different. I have problems with the fire stick that it decodes some movies wrong and then the screen is split and i now want a fully functioning solution.
I took a look at Kodi and Jellycon, but Kodi wasnt as intuitive as i thought and i dont feel like learning how to setup Kodi just so that i can open Jellyfin for my movies and shows and youtube for watching videos.
This brought me back to Android TV. The shield is considered the best, but cant play every dolby vision profile or every HDR profile. Building my own android box has the problem that then there is no dolbyvision or atmos because of missing certificates (at least thats what i read). I dont have a atmos setup yet, but i am really thinking about it and want a futureproof solution.
But then i thought about dolby vision/atmos and this is where my question comes.
If i only play my own media from my nas with the jellyfin android app from my jellyfin server, does the andoid box really need the proper atmos and dolbyvision certifactes? Because its not reading it from a blueray or streaming it off the internet, but just "playing my local file". And it would just transcode every dolbyvision and atmos codec it cant play? Or am i missing something?
I am just short before buying the shield, but i also like building things so i am thinking about building a android box mayself. But if it really is nto possible to get atmos working an a self build android box, then i wont do it and just buy a shield.
Thank to everybody who has a better understanding of these codecs than me and can help me
RE: Help me understand HDR/Atmos codec with Jellyfin on a Shield/generic android box - TheDreadPirate - 2024-08-18
Android TV device makers have to pay DTS or Dolby licensing fees for the "privilege" to allow pass-through to connected devices. Which is why it varies from device to device. Even those that have the same SoC running it.
RE: Help me understand HDR/Atmos codec with Jellyfin on a Shield/generic android box - Lance - 2024-08-19
Ok, i see. Too bad. I do like building my own stuff. Well then i just hope the shield performs as expected. Otherwise i do have to watch some videos on how to setup kodi and if there is a theme/launcher i like.
RE: Help me understand HDR/Atmos codec with Jellyfin on a Shield/generic android box - Lance - 2024-08-20
Sorry, doublepost.