Server Version#: 1.18.4.2171
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Log: https://hastebin.com/nolevezegu.sql (Lines 379-385 are interesting)
Hello,
I recently bought a Sony KD-65XF9005 4k TV. It’s hooked up via HDMI-ARC to my Onkyo TX-NR555 A/V Receiver. I have also connected a 5.1 Sound System to my receiver. I installed the Plex App on my TV to play my content from my PMS installed on a FreeNAS server. I noticed that there are some files I cannot play due to the audio. So far I noticed DTS and TrueHD not working. AC3 does work.
Before, I used to play everything using Kodi on my RaspBerry Pi, but since I only have RPI 3 b+ I cannot use it to play 4k content. Also, I saw some videos where the RPI 4 b+ was lagging in 4k content, so I’m hesitant to buy one yet.
I assumed that even now my receiver would do all the transcoding (I’m direct-playing everything, so everything is in its original quality). Seems that my TV is doing the transcoding and it fails to do so. When I try to play content that doesn’t work I get this error: “Playback stopped because the connection to the PMS was lost. Please check that the server is available and try again” (it’s a loose translation since my TV is in German). Obviously the connection to PMS is fine. I read in the German Sony forums that formats such as True HD, DTS-HD, PCM 5.1/7.1 or Atmos MLP won’t work via HDMI-ARC. Is that true? If so, what are my options?
Edit: Removed a section concerning an optical cable. Just read that optical cables don’t support DTS etc.
So basically my chain (the TV) does not support HD-Audio as it cannot be played via HDMI-ARC. So the solution is to use a device that does support HD-Audio via HDMI (e.g. the nVidia Shield). Would a Raspberry Pi 4 b+ work as well?
Yeah that sucks :x I installed Kodi with the Plex Addon and it plays the videos and transcodes the DTS audio into some crappy 2.0 stream.
These are the supported codecs. There’s no DTS sadly. I’ll try the RPI 4 b+ before I get an expensive Shield.
