5.1 Surround Support?

by Adgob

I bought a new Sharp 4k set with Android TV (LC-70UE30U) and I'm having trouble getting 5.1 from some apps. The internal DLNA player picks up the 5.1 fine, but the interface is lousy/buggy and Netflix passes through 5.1 but has limited selection.

I've tried Kodi, Plex, and Archos but all of them output stereo to my receiver. I just want a better UI that can handle surround from various formats.

Is this a settings thing or an app maturity thing? I'm thinking maybe I just have to deal with the lousy Sharp player until AndroidTV matures or go with a Shield or wait for the Roku 4?

My setup is Plex Server --> Router --> TV --> Receiver via HDMI

niuguy

You mean Plex>AndroidTV>Receiver>TV?

industrai

depends on the app. kodi and netflix do 5.1, you gotta go into kodi settings though.

nyteryder79

Have you tried just playing the media with MX Player? Seems to work with my content on my Sony TV with Android.

Instead of using a DNLA server, I just browse my network with ES File Explorer and play the files with MX Player.

Izacus

No, not the HD versions. Android doesn't support that, just DTS.