Firenor said:
I would recommend to buy a Intel NUC. You can keep the cost down by not buying a SSD and instead running XBMC off a USB-stick... Should work for you. All Android-boxes has their issues it seems... If you buy a SSD you can run wi…
Congrats!
Stock Android is available, of course. http://source.android.com/source/downloading.html
I assume you're talking about Ouya's implementation, which may also be published somewhere. Isn't that a requirement? (Here perhaps? https://githu…
Well, really cool -- Julie funded the remaining part of your surround system herself! I was somehow hoping that would happen. Very nice personal touch. :)
Koying good luck -- we're all counting on you!
What is happening if you set the speaker configuration to 2.0?Is the sound downmixed to stereo?
If I set it to HDMI 2.0, I still get static. Using the "trick" in this condition gives me multichannel decoding and surround sound. I get 5.1 not 2.0 …
Yes, it works with Gotham alphas as well.
It appears to work in at least three different ways.
While a video is playing:
1. Toggle the HDMI input setting to another input and then back.2. Toggle the receiver power off and then back on.3. Unplug t…
Yes, the trick gives real multi-channel passthrough -- it lights up DTS or Dolby Digital on the receiver.
And it outputs accordingly in surround sound.
Koying, are you able to tell what happens in the XBMC code if the HDMI connection changes *while* a video is playing? Does this fire an event of some sort?
This is the handshaking trick that gets the Ouya correctly passing multichannel audio. For …
Koying, I tried your build on my Ouya -- I have a Yamaha multichannel receiver connected to it via HDMI.
Unfortunately, I still get a rapid static sound when playing any multichannel content -- which was the same behavior I had previously.
In Settin…
Sony $189 :)http://www.amazon.com/Sony-STRDH520-Channel-Receiver-Black/dp/B004NHCGJO/
Is this the Android audio framework you're talking about -- HAL?http://source.android.com/devices/audio.html#multichannel
koying said:Thanks, but blind developing is not really feasible.I'll have to find a sponsor. Or maybe organize a small fundraiser...
A multi-channel receiver can be had for ~$200 US. Maybe your wife would like one for her anniversary. :)
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mitchmenghi said:
Even the cheap $99 WDTV does this.... please i need a clear answer to this
If XBMC multi-channel audio is important to you I absolutely would not recommend purchasing an Ouya.
This issue has been known since at least…
$35 Chromecast launched and has flawless HDMI-CEC.
Here, there's been almost zero movement since the issue was raised in February. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear to hold any priority for the Ouya development team.
If you want surround sound with …
Piers said:
@all XBMC is getting closer all the time, it's definitely being worked on. A little longer folks, stay tuned :)
@Piers, thanks.
Hopefully "XBMC" means "XBMC with HDMI-CEC / multichannel audio passthrough working", and not…
Piers said:
Re: HDMI-CEC didn't work so we'll start iterating on this now and hope to get it fixed...."soon"
Hi Piers, are you expecting to have a new revision to try this week?
@Piers
Currently, the Ouya doesn't show up as a valid HDMI passthrough in the Settings->System->Audio menu for XBMC (this may be a combined Ouya / XBMC issue).
Multichannel audio passthrough for XBMC doesn't currently work for the Ouya -- you …
Well, it's been since February when team members from XBMC tipped off Ouya about the need for this. I must say, at this point, it's extremely disappointing that this doesn't have a higher priority for the development team.
Ouya is one of the highes…
