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What android tv box should I use as a client for "Jellyfin for Android TV"? (feddit.de)
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[–] 19 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Nvidia shield is usually regarded as the gold standard for Android TV devices.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    The Shield is also one of the only Android TV devices that passes on HD audio codecs, so if you stream any Blu-ray rips with DTS-HD Master Audio or Dolby TrueHD and you want passthrough to work correctly, you probably want a Shield.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    DTS-HD Master Audio or Dolby TrueHD and you want passthrough

    Can you elaborate on this please - what's passthrough and dts?

    I have a shield - can I use it as a server, or is it just a client?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    A shield is just a client, can't be used as a server AFAIK.

    DTS is just a different set of audio formats/standards, originally popularized in theaters by the movie Jurassic Park.

    DTS-HD Master Audio is their lossless audio format, meaning it decompresses out to being the exact same audio bit-for-bit as the mixer heard when they finalized the audio for the movie.

    Likewise, Dolby TrueHD is also a lossless digital audio format, so it also decompresses to the exact same audio the mixer heard when mixing/mastering the movie.

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