I initially got very excited at this but have just read there are issues with Linux?
I'm running Channels server from a Pi4B (watching Apple TV4k, Firetv4K, Android TV). Is this currently an issue?
The Linux issue was just for the mad fix to get the superbowl in 4K. FS1 4k worked prior with Linux no problems. Can’t really speak of the pi4 but should work fine.
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Brilliant. I'll give it a try tonight. I'm going to expect NBC 4k is off limits as I'm almost certain they do not stream their 4k sports content on their website but is BTN currently possible?
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That's exactly what I had forgotten to do!
Thanks all. I'm only kicking myself that I somehow missed this for the past few weeks.
Don't worry. That seeing has only been there for 3-4 days.
This is streaming in 4K for me right now, cool! I was experimenting with this feature and noticed too that it streams in 4K even when the experimental "Stream 4K and HDR via TV Everywhere" checkbox is unchecked. At least it did for me after I unchecked it, force quit the Channels client, and re-launched it to try again. Checking and unchecking that box seems to have no effect. This game is streaming in 4K on my AppleTV client, regardless.
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Tried to start recording on time and it’s still grabbing the 720 stream. Stopped and deleted recording, restarted recording 8min in and it grabs the 4k stream.
Logs have been submitted as 81bc5332-f392-42f9-a1f7-8856235933ec
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I just fixed the padding tuning issue.
If you stop and re-tune within a few minutes the stream is still cached so it will re-tune 4k even if you changed the checkbox.
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Just an FYI, the 4k/HDR stream started 20 minutes late due to the prior event going into double OT.
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My recording that I restarted @ 8:13 is in 4K. May be your 20 min mark is when channels retried for 4k.
I never changed the checkbox. Maybe I’m confused, I thought you fixed the issue when start recording padding is early or on time the 720 stream would be recorded for the duration of the game.
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It wasn't fixed, but it is now.
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Working here on my Windows machine! Thanks.
Any clue why my Nvidia Shield which is connected to a 4K TV is showing "Scaled Resolution 1920x1080"????
It seems to be working properly on my Pixel 7 Pro...
Is that the Channels app watching live? Is it the same watching the recording? Have you tried another player like Kodi or VLC?
Scaled resolution can be ignored on android
Yes using the Channels app and watching live. I did not try another player on the Shield.
On my phone, the 4K FS1 channel didn't play very smooth. Playback would hiccup and stutter quite a bit. I tried tuning the same 4K FS1 channel in Emby (using Channels DVR as the back tuner) and it seemed very smooth. Not sure why the difference in playback between the Channels player and Emby player?
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Based on my photo am I getting 4K playback from the Shield? If not, how do I fix it?
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Settings > Playback > Advanced > Video Decoder: Hardware
