I am new to Plex finally jumping ship from the WMC. I am considering using plex but I have been unable to find specific documentation that states the actual HD a/v passthrough.
I have my htpc set up with a NVidia 1060 card which supports hdcp 2.2 and hdmi 2.0b, this is connected to my Denon x6300h receiver with an hdmi cable. I do use the wmc for dvr functions also. I have no problems with the passthrough.
Ultimatly depending on the answer, I am considering ditching my htpc in favor of the Tivo Bolt Plus. It handles 4k and has a plex app according to their site. My questions are:
- Is that Plex app made spacifically for that model Tivo?
- Does it support all HD audio passthrough, Atmos etc?
- If “no” does the windows app support Passthrough of all HD audio?
- I do not want the app to transcode anything as my clients are capable and all are hdmi out to recievers, it that what “directplay” is used for?
- I have used Media Center Master for a very long time and have all my poster art, banners, and backdrops, etc. I want to continue to use what I have without it being altered by Plex. Does Plex use what I have or will it overwrite it with its own info?
- All my files are in the mkv container in the H264 format with HD audio only. I am aware that not all devices can handle the hd codec. I will only be streaming from my server on a lan to other htpc’s that can handle 4k video and the hd audio. Will I have any issues with either the video or the audio?
I ask these questions spacifically for both the HTPC (win7) and the Tivo bolt Plus. I do not have the Tivo and am only considering it due to it allegedly being able to do what I have described. But you can only take any manufactures word with a grain of salt and thus why I posted the questions here.
Thanks for your input.
