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I thought about doing this, but I was worried about codec compatibility issues with Dolby Vision and Atmos, and DTS:whatever. Everything I've read says you need

I thought about doing this, but I was worried about codec compatibility issues with Dolby Vision and Atmos, and DTS:whatever. Everything I've read says you need to buy an Nvidia Shield to do it right. This is probably even closer to ideal than my setup, but in the end I decided it's not worth the effort/cost vs just putting the disc in the player.

iamacyborg 4y ago
I mean, I still have all the discs too, obviously. I’ve not noticed any codec errors with my tv which is running the Android OS.
- rthomas6 4y ago
  That's good. Some people seem to have issues with Dolby Vision. See here: https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/rw6mn3/what_is_the_current_state_of_dolby_vision_on_plex/ https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/rw6mn3/what_is_the_cu...
  - account42 4y ago
    Meh, ffmpeg doesn't support Dolby Vision yet either so you just get the non-DV fallback but unless you have a calibrated HDR monitor you're not really losing that much.
  - iamacyborg 4y ago
    I’m trying to think if I have any discs with Dolby Vision, I’m only buying 1080p blurays so maybe not. Most recent purchases were Dune and the new Batman movie and those both look and sound fantastic.
    - rthomas6 4y ago
      I believe Dolby Vision is only on 4k Blu Rays, so you're probably good.
pathartl 4y ago
This is essentially correct. I've been bouncing between different boxes and HTPCs for almost a couple decades now and the best experience I've had has always been the Nvidia Shield. The only annoyance I have is I want to reliably set Kodi as the main launcher, which is more of Kodi's issue rather than the system. But seriously, HTPCs of yesteryear are essentially dead due to Windows' terrible handling of Dolby Vision, Atmos, DTS:X, and HDR. Even though there are players that will allow you to get much better quality out of your source file on PC, the hassle of licensing and HDR modes is just absolutely not worth it.
rdschouw 4y ago
An Apple TV 4K with Infuse app does all of this without problems and supports many kinds of storage backends.

iamacyborg 4y ago

I mean, I still have all the discs too, obviously. I’ve not noticed any codec errors with my tv which is running the Android OS.

rthomas6 4y ago
That's good. Some people seem to have issues with Dolby Vision. See here: https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/rw6mn3/what_is_the_current_state_of_dolby_vision_on_plex/ https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/rw6mn3/what_is_the_cu...
- account42 4y ago
  Meh, ffmpeg doesn't support Dolby Vision yet either so you just get the non-DV fallback but unless you have a calibrated HDR monitor you're not really losing that much.
- iamacyborg 4y ago
  I’m trying to think if I have any discs with Dolby Vision, I’m only buying 1080p blurays so maybe not. Most recent purchases were Dune and the new Batman movie and those both look and sound fantastic.
  - rthomas6 4y ago
    I believe Dolby Vision is only on 4k Blu Rays, so you're probably good.

pathartl 4y ago

This is essentially correct. I've been bouncing between different boxes and HTPCs for almost a couple decades now and the best experience I've had has always been the Nvidia Shield. The only annoyance I have is I want to reliably set Kodi as the main launcher, which is more of Kodi's issue rather than the system. But seriously, HTPCs of yesteryear are essentially dead due to Windows' terrible handling of Dolby Vision, Atmos, DTS:X, and HDR. Even though there are players that will allow you to get much better quality out of your source file on PC, the hassle of licensing and HDR modes is just absolutely not worth it.

rdschouw 4y ago

An Apple TV 4K with Infuse app does all of this without problems and supports many kinds of storage backends.