Please don't be so parse... What does means AFR? Automatic Frame Rate?NiCE77 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 12:57 pmThe AFR working with Chromecast?yossSP wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 12:03 pmIt sounds coherentdysprosium wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 5:38 am
Ah, you're right about it being the S905D3, I'll edit my post to fix. It's interesting that the S905D3 can decode multiple streams "up to 4x1080P@60fps"; 4x1080P@60fps is equal to 1x2160P@60fps, or 1x2160P@30fps + 4x1080P@30fps, so it would be enough to fully decode FEL at 23.976fps, which is the majority of DV UHDs. However, to fully decode a FEL at 2160P@60fps, you would need to decode 1x2160P@60fps + 1x1080P@60fps, so it seems like the Chromecast with Google TV might not be able to deal with this while the AM6Plus could (in theory). If there was a 2160p@60fps FEL UHD released one day, we could test this (Gemini Man is close, but is 2160p@60fps MEL).
Also, it seems like the CPU doesn't even matter regarding this - the datasheets all say
So it seems like the AVE-10 hardware decoder is the key thing that is enabling the proper FEL decode on the S905D3 and S922X-J. Perhaps this explains why the RTD1619DR is not capable of decoding FEL, despite having a very similar CPU (6x ARM Cortex-A55) to the S905D3 and S922X-J.
I can confirm that this Chromecast navigate fluidly Google TV and runs smoothly when playing the heaviest material I've got, which is Dolby Vision 90mbps 24fps FEL titles.
If so, the answer is no. This Chromecast doesn't do automatic frame rate or resolution change. Neither in system, Plex, Emby or Kodi, it doesn't support the same API this apps use for this functionality.
Perhaps in a future update, the last one open the posibility to playback every Dolby Vision single track profiles, but it's not assured.
My system is always at 4K@60hz and I have to say that playing with the motion config of my Panasonic HZ1000 TV (IFC, Inteligent Frame Creation) the playback is perfectly smooth with no soap opera effect.