Mi Box S and HDR

by sinies7ro

hello guys, sorry if you have answered this before but i couldn't find it anywhere... i have a "xiaomi mi box s" is there an app or a player, or kodi addon, or something that would let me play HDR content (outside VOD platforms) i downloaded a HDR video to show to my dad and i only have kodi installed and well kodi doesn't support HDR...is there any app i can download that can let me play HDR content from a file?

thanks so much.

BiggussDikkuss

Whilst Kodi does not support HDR as such - Android TV devices bypasses that and play back HDR at a device Firmware level.

The Mi Box and Kodi can certainly do HDR, if it's doing MediaCodec hardware video decoding.

In Android TV v9.0 Mi Box settings there are HDR to SDR toggles. Fiddle around with them.

FlickFreak

There are so many things that could be at play here (and Kodi supports HDR10 just fine with the right settings).

  • Does your TV support HDR?
  • Do you have the enhanced 18Gbps mode enabled on the TV?
  • Do you have the Mi Box set to Rec.2020 12-bit 4:2:2 (recommended) or Rec.2020 10-bit 4:2:0?
  • In Kodi have you set the interface to 1080p/59.94 and enabled resolution and refresh rate matching?