Dolby Vision now possible through MP4 Mux.

[chros]

I even prefer my Shield with the red push for p8 cropped content(no red push with p5).

I'm looking for a device for playing back mkv with losless audio and p5/p7mel/p8 DoVi video with frame rate matching from 1Mbps network.
Do you know any that works flawlessly?
If not, can you highlight the flaws that you know of?
Thanks

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I'm looking for a device for playing back mkv with losless audio

I tried the zidoo z9x which looked promising at first but after watching a couple of injected p8 movies, I noticed that this device is not really reliable.
Sometimes the RPU doesn't work at all, sometimes the rpu goes out of sync in the middle of a movie, sometimes playback stops... I couldn't trust it anymore so I sold it. Ugoos am6 is garbage so I'm out of solution ATM.

so right now I'm using:

p7 FEL / p8 / p5 + lossless audio = sony x700
cropped p8 / p5 + lossy audio = C8 plex internal app and ARC.
cropped p8 / p5 + lossless audio = Shield / plex

[chros]

I'm looking for a device for playing back mkv with losless audio

I tried the zidoo z9x which looked promising at first but after watching a couple of injected p8 movies, I noticed that this device is not really reliable.
Sometimes the RPU doesn't work at all, sometimes the rpu goes out of sync in the middle of a movie, sometimes playback stops... I couldn't trust it anymore so I sold it. Ugoos am6 is garbage so I'm out of solution ATM.

so right now I'm using:

p7 FEL / p8 / p5 + lossless audio = sony x700
cropped p8 / p5 + lossy audio = C8 plex internal app and ARC.
cropped p8 / p5 + lossless audio = Shield / plex

Thanks for the quick reply! About Shield:
- no issues with p5 mkv?
- what about p7 MEL mkv?
- does it trigger TV-led DoVi on C8 and not player-led, right?
- all this using custom 19.3 Kodinerds build?

[RESET_9999]

Thanks for the quick reply! About Shield:
- no issues with p5 mkv?
- what about p7 MEL mkv?
- does it trigger TV-led DoVi on C8 and not player-led, right?
- all this using custom 19.3 Kodinerds build?

The shield is very stable with DV mkv, at least with p8/p5... I never watched a p7 movie on it and yes it supports TV-LED.
I never tried kodi but plex works flawlessly on my end.

the colors are only accurate with profile 5 though. That's why I try to use it the less I can but if they ever fix it, this will be by far the best device for MEL DV + lossless audio,

[chros]

Thanks for the quick reply! About Shield:
- no issues with p5 mkv?
- what about p7 MEL mkv?
- does it trigger TV-led DoVi on C8 and not player-led, right?
- all this using custom 19.3 Kodinerds build?

The shield is very stable with DV mkv, at least with p8/p5... I never watched a p7 movie on it and yes it supports TV-LED.
I never tried kodi but plex works flawlessly on my end.

the colors are only accurate with profile 5 though. That's why I try to use it the less I can but if they ever fix it, this will be by far the best device for MEL DV + lossless audio,

Cheers, then I get one and test it with Kodi and Plex as well.

[Misterkanister]

Hello,

im a very beginner in this topic, but maybe someone can help. I have read a lot, but i dont get it:

I have a LG C1 and want to watch a Bluray ISO via USB/HDD. If i mount the ISO the format says: M2TS

What are the steps to watch this bluray on my TV with Dolby Vision?

Thank you!

[DolbyVisionFTW]

Thank you. And do you know if it supports playback of all versions of Dolby Vision (both 4K UHD Blu-ray and streaming platforms) that get discussed in this thread?

It's depend of your Android TV.
Kodi only sends video to ATV and it play it by hardware.
I.e. my Sony TV (xf9005) can play profile 5 only (from streaming platform).

I have a Panasonic GZ950 OLED and a Philips PUS7304/12 LED/LCD plus Nvidia Shield TV 4K Pro (2019). Haven’t actually watched any Dolby Vision content yet and having read about so many issues that others here have experienced using various different devices, was hoping to avoid huge frustrations getting getting Dolby Vision media to playback without issues.

[norrellmeister]

I'm looking for a device for playing back mkv with losless audio

I tried the zidoo z9x which looked promising at first but after watching a couple of injected p8 movies, I noticed that this device is not really reliable.
Sometimes the RPU doesn't work at all, sometimes the rpu goes out of sync in the middle of a movie, sometimes playback stops... I couldn't trust it anymore so I sold it. Ugoos am6 is garbage so I'm out of solution ATM.

so right now I'm using:

p7 FEL / p8 / p5 + lossless audio = sony x700
cropped p8 / p5 + lossy audio = C8 plex internal app and ARC.
cropped p8 / p5 + lossless audio = Shield / plex

I’m using the Chromecast Google TV, since it’s the only other thing that plays FEL. It’s not the most reliable either, though. And no lossless audio.
Are you able to run Plex on the x700? How do you get mkv files onto the thing to play them?

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Are you able to run Plex on the x700? How do you get mkv files onto the thing to play them?

no plex nor mkv... I use TS container so my movies are supported on all my devices.

[staknhalo]

It’s not the most reliable either, though.

All Android TV devices I've tried (Hisense U6G TV Android TV OS, Chromecast w/Google TV, Tivo Stream 4k, Shield Pro 2019) appear to be flakey in DV playback mode (decoder causes crashes/errors/incorrect playback) whether FEL or MEL or p5/p7/p8 just FYI (don't know if Android TV 12 LLM will help at all or not). Don't you dare try to seek or rewind too much, you'll make the device cry!

[Cruzader1986]

Why does DV mp4 from netflix play as HDR on non-DV screen while DV mp4 from disney plus will show a green sdr on non-DV screen? Is there a way to convert the disney DV?

[Baer2021]

There apparently was a big 158MB Google Chromecast update released today that includes Dolby Vision playback performance as a line item in the change log - anybody that can test if it improves performance or maybe allows lossless audio?

Thanks!

[lionhunter]

I’m using the Chromecast Google TV, since it’s the only other thing that plays FEL. It’s not the most reliable either, though. And no lossless audio.
Are you able to run Plex on the x700? How do you get mkv files onto the thing to play them?

You're saying Chromecast Google TV plays FEL? Under what conditions? Using Plex? A specific version of Kodi? Dual track P7 Dolby Vision?

[staknhalo]

I’m using the Chromecast Google TV, since it’s the only other thing that plays FEL. It’s not the most reliable either, though. And no lossless audio.
Are you able to run Plex on the x700? How do you get mkv files onto the thing to play them?

You're saying Chromecast Google TV plays FEL? Under what conditions? Using Plex? A specific version of Kodi? Dual track P7 Dolby Vision?

I can attest personally the Chromecast w/ Google TV and Tivo Stream 4k (they share the same video decoder) play DV FEL in SL DT format in mp4 container via Plex (mkv might work I just do mp4 for my own library/rips)

I posted video of the Tivo playing FEL somewhere back in this thread

Others here have the Chromecast and can back that up

[dakyone]

Hello, I’m trying to makes things work for movies with Dolby Vision FEL and TrueHD Atmos/DTS:X. I have read a lot of posts about that, but I would like some confirmation. So, I have LG CX, AVR, and PC - all of them have HDMI 2.1 ports and support DV. Regrettably I learned that the CX can’t play internally double layer/FEL Dolby Vision files and can’t even pass-through TrueHD or DTS. After what I read here, I’m considering buying the Sony X700 player as a solution. Basically what I'm trying to achieve is to be able to play m2ts/ts file with DV-FEL and TrueHD Atmos that is on the PC through a Wi-Fi (or wired) connection and be able to get TV-led DV-FEL on the TV and get TrueHD Atmos from the AVR. My questions are:

1. Can the Dolby Vision FEL be reproduced on the CX as Display-led (TV-led) based?
In details: Can the X700 “pass-through” the Dolby Vision FEL to the CX, so that the tv can represents the dynamic metadata?

2. Can the X700 pass-through the TrueHD Atmos and DTS:X to the AVR?
In details: I’m considering to connect the X700’s HDMI OUT 1 port directly to CX for the DV, and additionally to connect the X700’s HDMI OUT 2 port with the AVR for the TrueHD Atmos audio.
Concern: This HDMI OUT 2 is version 1.4 and I’m not sure that the X700 will be able to output the TrueHD Atmos? Some owners of X700 say that can be done but I’m not sure they were talking about TrueHD Atmos and not Dolby Digital+ “Atmos”!

3. Can the X700 open m2ts/ts file with DV-FEL and TrueHD Atmos via Wi-Fi connection to the PC and then pass the video and audio like written in the above questions? Or the same but through USB connection with external HDD (NTFS)?
In details: I read in the manual of the X700 that files on the PC can be accessed with “Media server” option!
Concern: Read somewhere about a limitation to Dolby Digital+ for playing files via network!

Every answer is much appreciated. Thanks.