KODI app is interesting. Isn't this the No. 1 Andoid movie player/streaming app, yet?
for now, I have no plans with movie/tv series streaming. so physically downloaded movies/concerts/music videos/tv series in HD/4K ang test materials ko (note: I collect for personal use only and doesn't distribute nor profit from them LOLz!). and aside from the best PQ material, I'm also after the best audio quality available.
currently, I have a Sony Android TV and installed the latest available KODI on it. initially, I used ES Explorer and MX Player. Since KODI, I realized I won't be needing anything else, so I uninstalled both ES and MX apps.
so now with KODI:
- it can play every movie container without a glitch (MKV, TS, M2TS, MTS, MP4, AVI)
-- all resolutions: 720P, 1080P, 2K, 4K - are without any issues i.e. no lags/bufferings, audio-unsync, pixelations nor judders
-- i turned off the TV's motion interpolation "MotionFlow" (I think it's a different feature name for other brands: it's "TruMotion" on LG)
- it can play every video codec without a glitch (H264, HEVC, DIVX, XVID)
- it can play every audio codec available without a glitch (AAC, AC3, DTS) with core 6ch and even 2ch
- how about 8ch (Lossless) encoded audios?
-- with my LG 2.1ch soundbar (which has its own Dolby Digital Plus & DTS decoder):
-- Dolby TrueHD, yes, it can output the audio sync with the video - and KODI could detect it as Dolby TrueHD 7.1ch
-- but I'm only using a fiber optic S/PDIF connection. so I'm in doubt here why it displays 7.1
-- Dolby ATMOS, same as Dolby TrueHD
-- DTS-HD MA, yes, it can output the audio sync with the video - and KODI could detect it as DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1ch
-- I'm using only a fiber optic S/PDIF connection here. so this should be true -- it processes only the core 6ch audio
-- with my Denon ATMOS/DTS:X capable AVR:
-- I will use a hi-speed HDMI with CEC cable (v1.4a, I think) connected via TV's and AVR's HDMI ARC ports
-- on Dolby TrueHD
- results to follow -
-- on Dolby ATMOS
- to follow -
-- on DTS-HD MA
- to follow -
so I hope KODI can. as my secondary intention is to prove (or fail) that by having only a TV unit connected with an AVR, one could avail both of the latest technologies of video (4K, HEVC, HDR) and audio (ATMOS/DTS:X).
- lastly with subtitles, it can be tweaked to:
-- change font, size, type, color, position
also, please help me recall any other things worth a try -- but only with physical A/V materials where we could get our hands on. TIA!