Regarding Cinema with VLC player on Firestick 4K when playing a RD stream whose specs include “5.1”, I found this setting:
Any stream played through VLC will not change the AVR display from “Direct”. Using the Cinema built-in player, the AVR display at least shows DD or DD+.
Does anyone know how to get this VLC passthrough setting to work?
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VLC may passthrough but it still depends on your device audio settings. For example, if you’re using a firestick then VLC is your software decoding and the firestick settings are your hardware. Both need to be configured appropriately.
I started with a firestick and quickly realized my mistake. I have a 7.2 system with ceiling speakers and all. I had to upgrade to the Shield Pro so I could passthrough TrueHD audio. Now my AVR has the blue light illuminate on the front to let me know when I’m streaming uncompressed audio.
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Btw, direct is ALWAYS what you want your AVR set on if the stream includes the audio channels you desire. Only set it to something different if you’re playing something like an old movie that only has a stereo audio track and you want to enhance it. This is exactly why I use Kodi and I turn on multi line source list. The file name should tell you how many audio channels there are. You can also configure your Kodi and/or device settings to upmix stereo sources.
And DD+ is still compressed audio. Don’t listen to the marketing lies. Not all Dolby Atmos is equal. In my mind it’s TrueHD or bust.
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Thank you, Jayhawks.
Have you seen this Digital audio output setting in VLC from the above image?
Do you know why it "fails to change Audio Digital Output state? Thanks.
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Probably a device compatibility issue or your hardware settings don’t match the software settings you are trying to use. I use Kodi, so I’m not really sure. What are your firestick audio settings set to?
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Again, thank you Jayhawks. I’m going to attribute this topic question to user (my) error. Within the VLC app settings, I already have “passthrough” turned on. So if I go into the setting in the above pic, I’m trying to turn on what’s already on. Apologies.
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Hey friends!
Can anybody help guide me (newb) through adding VLC as an external player for my Firestick Kodi??
I am using Firestick 4k Max with Kodi 19.3
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