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DTS does not play at all on DVD ISO over HDMI

Details

  • Type: Bug Bug
  • Status: Closed Closed
  • Priority: P2 P2
  • Resolution: Duplicate
  • Fix Version/s: Support
  • Component/s: Playback > Local
  • Labels:
    None
  • Product:
    Boxee Client
  • Severity:
    Major
  • Version:
    1.2.0.20310
  • Operating System:
    Boxee Box
  • Number of attachments:
    0

Description

setup:
DVD-ISO with 640kBit DTS track on a SMB-share.
Denon 1911 connected with HDMI
DTS compatible receiver checked

No audio is output throgh HDMI.
MKW with 1,5Mbit DTS works fine
UNchecking DTS compatible receiver makes it work (LPCM is sent out ok)

There are lots of DTS/DD error reports, but I can not find any for this special case. All related are either closed as fixed or with other symptoms

Issue Links

duplicates

Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. BOXEE-11477 regression: DTS audio no longer plays in DVD VOB files.

  • P2 -
  • Closed - The issue is considered finished, the resolution is correct. Issues which are closed can be reopened.

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Ami Ben-David [Boxee] added a comment -
It would help us reproduce and fix the issue if you could please upload the file or a file sample to the "incoming" directory at
ftp://ftp.boxee.tv
user: dropbox
pass: swA4EQAt

Before uploading, Rename the file to include the issue number in its file name.
This is a write only FTP, and other people will not see your files.
You can use the FTP client from http://filezilla-project.org/
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Ami Ben-David [Boxee] added a comment - It would help us reproduce and fix the issue if you could please upload the file or a file sample to the "incoming" directory at ftp://ftp.boxee.tv user: dropbox pass: swA4EQAt Before uploading, Rename the file to include the issue number in its file name. This is a write only FTP, and other people will not see your files. You can use the FTP client from http://filezilla-project.org/
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Richard Elen added a comment -
I'm running 1.2.1.20451 and having the same issue, and I did not notice this on previous firmware versions. Well, I think it's the same...

When playing ISO files from local USB storage, selecting DTS in the DVD menu produces no audio from an S/PDIF-connected decoder when the audio options are set to output the bitstream to a remote decoder (ie audio settings S/PDIF, DTS-capable). No signal is sent to the decoder and the decoder does not indicate that a DTS stream (or any other stream) is being received.

Playing the files back on another player that can replay DTS, eg VLC, DTS audio is demonstrated to be in the file as specified.

If I deselect DTS compatibility in the audio settings, the decoder receives an LPCM stream which plays.

The most common fault that stops DTS files from playing in my experience is lack of bit-accuracy, but this results in full-bore white noise. That is NOT happening here: simply nothing is being output when DTS is selected and the unit is set for external decode.

An allied issue with this firmware version is that audio is not sent either to S/PDIF or HDMI under certain circumstances, but not all. For example, BBC iPlayer does not produce any audio output, but a stereo DVD-derived ISO file does. Output from BBC iPlayer is only enabled when the Box is set to "All outputs"
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Richard Elen added a comment - I'm running 1.2.1.20451 and having the same issue, and I did not notice this on previous firmware versions. Well, I think it's the same... When playing ISO files from local USB storage, selecting DTS in the DVD menu produces no audio from an S/PDIF-connected decoder when the audio options are set to output the bitstream to a remote decoder (ie audio settings S/PDIF, DTS-capable). No signal is sent to the decoder and the decoder does not indicate that a DTS stream (or any other stream) is being received. Playing the files back on another player that can replay DTS, eg VLC, DTS audio is demonstrated to be in the file as specified. If I deselect DTS compatibility in the audio settings, the decoder receives an LPCM stream which plays. The most common fault that stops DTS files from playing in my experience is lack of bit-accuracy, but this results in full-bore white noise. That is NOT happening here: simply nothing is being output when DTS is selected and the unit is set for external decode. An allied issue with this firmware version is that audio is not sent either to S/PDIF or HDMI under certain circumstances, but not all. For example, BBC iPlayer does not produce any audio output, but a stereo DVD-derived ISO file does. Output from BBC iPlayer is only enabled when the Box is set to "All outputs"
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Ami Ben-David [Boxee] added a comment -
closed as duplicate of BOXEE-11477
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Ami Ben-David [Boxee] added a comment - closed as duplicate of BOXEE-11477

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    Reporter:
    Henrik W
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