I totally agree... but channels must do something with the Audio where the HDHomeRun app has digital passthrough which sounds great on my Dolby Atmos.
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I don’t have Atmos in my living room where the two TVs are mounted, just 5.1but channels handles that just fine. I DO have Atmos in my theatre room, but only a 1080p projector so no benefit from the 4k feed.
Also, I hate the HDHomerun app. Lol. It’s horrible. I only use it if I absolutely have no other choice. But it is interesting to know that it does audio pass through.
The ATSC 3.0 feed in my market is 1080p rather than 720p. So, it's not bad. But I'd rather watch in HDR which my ATSC 3.0 feed doesn't offer.
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Why would the HDHR app handle the 3.0 tunings any differently than Channels DVR?
What's the bitrate of your Fox ATSC3 station?
I was referring to what you said about Channels DVR dropping frames and the native HDHR app not dropping frames with ATSC3. Is this true and what can be done to fix it?
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Here are the Bitrates for my ATSC3 stations (3 minute average):
3.1 (CBS): 5.26
6.1 (NBC): 5.65
7.1 (ABC): 5.01
15.1 (KXVO): 1.62
42.1 (FOX): 2.37
I have no Idea all I know is that on my FireTV watching an ATSC 3.0 Channel it drops frames and the crawls at the bottom of the screen are not smooth none of these problems exist when using the Homerun APP on the same device and channel.
Not sure. Where do I find that info? Direct from the HDHomerun?
If they keep stereo only no not Worth, it for me. I didn't invest on a sound system to play stereo.
Agreed. But for some reason, Fox still claims they are sending 5.1 audio. To me, the PQ is much better than both ATSC 3.0 and ATSC 1.0. Thats probably due to the HDR alone. In my area, the ATSC 3.0 stations in Baltimore have only 2 channel audio while the DC stations have multi-channel audio. So all of it is a trade off.
The only way I've been able to get 5.1 on Fox 4K is within the YoutubeTV app which requires their 4K package which is an extra $20(!!). It looks and sounds very good.
I signed up for a month to see how it is. I learned yesterday that ESPN 4K through the YoutubeTV app on Apple TV 4K is actually only 1080p. So, I'm not sure the upgrade is worth it.
I'll probably not keep it, but at least I'll enjoy the rest of the NFL postseason on FOX in 4K with 5.1. If they do their MLB games in 4K I might reconsider.
Their linear channels through providers have 5.1 audio. The issue is with the Fox and Fox Sports apps not having 5.1 audio despite Fox climbing they do.
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No transcoding here on ATSC 3.0 Channels, but dropping frames like they're going out of style. Disabling the Audio track eliminates the dropped frames, but then there's no sound...
This was reported and is being looked at ...
Channels DVR dropping frames on ATSC 3.0 - Channels Fire TV - Channels Community (getchannels.com)
I wasn't sure, saw posted from 2021 regarding this, so I thought it was forgotten.
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I agree, but I also invested in an expensive 4K video system, so I will take what I can get! If I have the choice between 4K HDR video with stereo audio or 720p/1080i/p with 5.1 audio, I would take the video improvement all day long!
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