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Product Support => HiMedia Q10 Pro, Q5 Pro => Topic started by: netguru on December 29, 2017, 02:02:25 PM
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Hi,
using "Auto" in Sound Settings gives only DTS, instead of DTS HD-HR.
Using RAW 5.1, DTS HD-HR works, but then there is no Atmos possible
Pls fix
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hi ,
+1
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For me, it's broken in the opposite way.
My receiver (Denon) shows 7.1 even if the DTS stream is 5.1
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Hi,
I also have 2.0.6 and sound works perfectly as it should. Of course that is true only for integrated Himedia Player. Sound settings should all be set to RAW for HDMI and I got working AC3, TrueHD, Atmos, DTS, DTS-HD and DTS-X.
What player are you using? Also sometimes it happens, at least on my Denon, that you should press Auto audio mode on AVR's remote to detect correct sound.
BTW, you're saying DTS-HD-HR. What is HR?
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BTW, you're saying DTS-HD-HR. What is HR?
DTS-HD HR(High Resolution)
https://www.tomsguide.com/us/high-def-audio-hdmi,review-1088-4.html
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BTW, you're saying DTS-HD-HR. What is HR?
DTS-HD HR(High Resolution)
https://www.tomsguide.com/us/high-def-audio-hdmi,review-1088-4.html
Oh, I didn't know that - but it's quite rarely used as I've read so far.
Anyway, I got some DTS HD-HR 7.1 content and plays just fine on my Denon as full DTS HD-HR, not just base DTS. I'm using HDMI audio as RAW and HBR as Auto.
@netguru. Can you give us some more data about other settings like HDMI audio, used player, AVR,...
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Audio settings for passthrough (including Master Audio, High Resolution, 24/96, DTS-X, TrueHD, Atmos 7.1 etc. should be: RAW, RAW & RAW 7.1
My Q10Pro has been on these audio settings since first set up.
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Surely to get original content to AVR you need to set settings to RAW. Anyway, I'm a little bit confused what exactly "HBR degrade output" is? I couldn't find detailed descriptions of it anywhere. Could someone explain it please?
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Same here , on Q10Pro with Pioneer VSX1113
DTS-HD HRA only Outputs DTS Core with Audio Setting RAW 5.1.
On Auto or 7.1 i get no Sound/Silent Noise
-Any other Format works perfect with HDMI Passthrough
- Other Devices like PS4/Pana BR Player etc can passthrough DTS HRA without any Problem in my Setup
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it works fine for me. To be at the same "wavelength" please try this two DTS-HD HRA samples, 5.1 and 7.1 respectively:
http://s1.demo-world.eu/hd_trailers.php?file=dts_orchestra_short_lossless-DWEU.mkv
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwxFVkl63-lEcU1ScWZuMjhpOXM/view
In the attachments are the screenshots of what gets to Denon AVR and you can see it work just fine. Settings were HDMI Audio to RAW and HBR degrade output to Auto.
Maybe the problem is in yours HDMI cable? As I posted I do not know what exactly HBR downgrade is and how it works - explanation would be very welcome :)
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A very similar recent problem with Egreat products turned out to be caused by the AVR. For those experiencing this problem, do you have Onkyo AVRs?
The Egreat problem may have been caused by the most recent Onkyo firmware update.
Try a hard reset of the AVR.
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i use Denon x1200w
RAW, RAW, AUTO not DTS HD
i am not the only one in case, i get this Problem to now in the android mediaplayer Forum, so i recognized this issue ....
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As i said i have this Problem ONLY in Combination with Q10Pro and my ARV Pioneer VSX1131
And yes, through different Pio AVR FW Versions the Behaviour changed, very strange but Fact.
Different Q10 Pro FW doesnt change anything!
With older Pio FW DTS HRA was detected as DTS 5.1 but and was playing clean, with later FW always as DTS HD MA 5.1...but since newer FW i get only a Noise from DTS HRA (at Q10 Pro Setting Auto or RAW 7.1)
DTS HRA plays fine with any other Device like PS4 etc on my Pio AVR.
And i have tested my old Sony AVR with Q10 Pro and DTS HRA Output is fine.
So it must be the Combination of Q10 Pro and some AVR FW what can cause this DTS HRA Problem
Hard Reset etc doesnt help
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As i said i have this Problem ONLY in Combination with Q10Pro and my ARV Pioneer VSX1131
And yes, through different Pio AVR FW Versions the Behaviour changed, very strange but Fact.
Q10 Pro FW doenst change anything!
With older FW DTS HRA was detected as DTS 5.1 and was playing clean, with later FW always as DTS HD 5.1...but since newer FW only Noise.
DTS HRA plays fine with any other Device like PS4 etc
Hard Reset doesnt help
Considering these facts looks like a hard-to-identify-and-fix compatibility issue.
It reminds me of my issue where HDMI ARC from Samsung TV to Denon AVR was dropping sound after maybe 20 seconds of playing and pause-resume brought the sound back - it looked like Denon somehow lost sync on DTS stream (AC3 was working fine). Of course there was no hero, or even god to speak ::), to even identify if Samsung or Denon is to blame, let alone to fix the issue.
I really do not know how to fix this, as at least me and probably also others have no problems. When rational things don't work anymore, try some other - have you tried different/better/shorter HDMI cable? Try to use different HDMI input on your receiver?
But again, I would maybe know to advise better if I would know what HBR output actually is and what it does. Could someone put extensive explanation, Futeko?
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TBH, i wasnt able to found a Solution
So i simply reencode DTS HRA to DD+ and remux
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On my Denon X7200WA with RAW RAW AUTO everything works except PCM 4.0. The receiver shows 2.0.
Many DTS 5.1 are seen as 7.1 but I think is a Denon issue caused by Audissey.
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I also have no sound with DTS-HD HR. That's fucking annoying.
My Q10pro Denon AVR-X3400H system. And no it's not the hdmi cables.
Has anyone ever tried the q10pro FW 2.0.7 with downgrades? or under which firmware was it still possible?
Only the wrapper is used
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I also have no sound with DTS-HD HR. That's fucking annoying.
My Q10pro Denon AVR-X3400H system. And no it's not the hdmi cables.
Has anyone ever tried the q10pro FW 2.0.7 with downgrades? or under which firmware was it still possible?
Only the wrapper is used
You are using Kodi with wrapper or internal Media Center? And what are audio settings, are they RAW, RAW, Auto?
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Yes, I use Kodi with wrapper my audio settings, they are RAW, RAW, 7.1
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Yes, I use Kodi with wrapper my audio settings, they are RAW, RAW, 7.1
And what are the results when playing with Media Center app? Do you get DTS HD HR to AVR?
If not, please also try samples I provided in previous posts in this thread. Will at least those play fine with Media Center app?
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For me.... doenst make a differnce with any Player App and DTS HRA Problem
Also not with your Samples
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Just bought a Q5 Pro, and confirm the bug: no Audio with DTS-HD High Resolution tracks. >:(
DTS-HD Master Audio and DTS:X tracks work without a problem (just like Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby True HD and Dolby Atmos).
This is not a AV-Receiver / HDMI issue. The HR tracks play fine from an old NeoTV 550 (2011 btw), from the PC, or from the Blu-ray disc player.
There are lot of releases with High Resolution audio tracks. This should get fixed ASAP !!!
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Maybe worth a try with MX player, I know it hass HD audio support, maybe DTS-HD HR also will work...
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Unfortunately it makes no difference which player I use. The problem is MKV's and ISO's. I just saw on Facebook on the Himedia profile that someone else there has the problem and the answer from himedia is. Hello, sir. It might be the source. Please contact our technical team for more support via exportb@himedia.cn. Thank you you.
If we all write to himedia now, this could increase the chance to get a fix.
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Himedia indeed has some serious problems with customer support and so many bugs it could lead to overpopulated Earth :)
But issue with DTS-HD HR is probably not so easy to fix. Why? Because at least me have no problems with it. See one of my previous posts where you can see it is playing just fine on Denon AVR-X4200W. I tried it yesterday again.
For those who still have problems I have another proposition. Use my samples I provided and try to play them on freshly installed Q5/Q10 Pro. Use audio settings RAW/RAW/Auto and DO NOT use Kodi/wrapper before test.
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Because at least me have no problems with it.
Are you the guy that wrote "BTW, you're saying DTS-HD-HR. What is HR?" ?
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DTS High Resolution Audio
Its DTS HD with constant Bitrate from 2 to 5 Mbit and up to 8 Channels
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The problem is MKV's and ISO's.
Not only ISOs, to be exact: HR bug also when you just play the M2TSs.
There are so many Blu-ray releases with DTS-HD HR tracks that are not playable, The Snowman, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, ... :(
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Because at least me have no problems with it.
Are you the guy that wrote "BTW, you're saying DTS-HD-HR. What is HR?" ?
Yes I am the same guy and I did wrote that. And? What does that have anything to do with the fact that DTS-HD HR is working for me?
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You also have an old AVR from 2015, like my Yamaha RX-A3050. These devices have almost no problems with DTS HD HRA (never have had any problems). Most of the affected devices came from 2017, maybe 2016 too.
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I wrote to support once, and they asked me to send them the files that cause problems. I hope you get the problem fixed.
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Because at least me have no problems with it.
Are you the guy that wrote "BTW, you're saying DTS-HD-HR. What is HR?" ?
Yes I am the same guy and I did wrote that. And? What does that have anything to do with the fact that DTS-HD HR is working for me?
Well, it means that I definitely do not need another "DTS-HD HRA sample". I have a lot of Blu-rays, really a lot, and DTS-HD HR does not work with the Q5 Pro, v2.07. The Blu-rays work with all my other devices, just NOT with the Q Pro, it's as simple as that.
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You also have an old AVR from 2015, like my Yamaha RX-A3050. These devices have almost no problems with DTS HD HRA (never have had any problems). Most of the affected devices came from 2017, maybe 2016 too.
No. I have the Denon AVR-X3200W from 2015. The Denon plays DTS-HD HR audio tracks perfectly well from all my devices, just not from the Q Pro.
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Denon seems to have more trouble with it. Perhaps this is also due to the incompatibility of the SoCs with each other. Denon probably uses others like Yamaha.
But we have already found out in the German forum that the devices that are affected play the material elsewhere. That's why it can only be the HiMedia who causes the trouble.
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Just as tip: could it maybe connected to the CEC issue, that HiMEdia has so well known a long ago? Maybe a Lindy CEC-Less adapter could worth a try.
Otherwise I could not think how this could be happening.? Audio passthrough is a digital, unconverted passthrough of bits as it should operate and flow all the same on any devices. What could here make any difference? I mean it's a "standard" that could be made one way: by the standard, or not at all. So how could this end up for some to have it working properly, and for others to have it not working at all (even if the AVRs are completely different).
So that's why I'm guessing there are -MAYBE- other supplementary HDMI functions (CEC, ARC, Handshake?) concerned in the issue...
Maybe i've mistaken something technically, but that's what I can think of it now. More of a question BTW... :???
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I'm very keen to see if CEC blocking indeed fixes the issue - at the same time I would be surprised. It's a little bit of the topic, but are there any real differences between using CEC-less adapter and disabling all CEC controls in devices, like disabling HDMI control in case of Denon?
I have some other suggestion concerning a problem. In rare cases my Denon also wrongly detects correct audio input. It helps if I press button "Auto" or "Auto Audio". It's not very probably, but it's worth to try.
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I tested this again with current 2.0.7 firmware and used the sample linked on the first page of this thread.
It plays perfectly fine and my Yamaha AVR shows "DTS-HD Hi Res" on the display, so it is recognised correctly.
For passthrough of all audio, I use the RAW7.1 setting (not auto) as noted previously.
High Resolution audio is fairly uncommon in Blu-ray disks as most use lossless Master Audio (or lossless PCM or TrueHD).
Perhaps the source of some video files could be questionable as primary audio on "The Snowman" Blu-ray (noted above) is DTS-HD MA 7.1.
My copy of Mr & Mrs Smith (HRA 7.1) is the exception to this but this also plays fine using the Q10Pro.
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it is playing just fine on Denon AVR-X4200W.
What is your DTS version?
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Perhaps the source of some video files could be questionable as primary audio on "The Snowman" Blu-ray (noted above) is DTS-HD MA 7.1.
There is nothing questionable about The Snowman Blu-ray. Audio 1 (English) is DTS-HDMA 7.1, Audio 2 (French) is DTS-HDHR 7.1, Audio 3 (German) is DTS-HDHR 7.1, Audio 4 (Italian) is DTS-HDHR 7.1, Audio 5 (Spanish) is DTS-HDHR 7.1, Audio 6 (English Audio Descriptive) is AC3 2.0.
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Now you have explained you don't use the primary audio track, that makes more sense why you would find more HRA tracks on Blu-ray's.
It does not change the fact that DTS-HD HRA plays just fine for others, including myself as noted above.
Instead of blaming the media player, look at other things that are connected that can can be changed as already suggested? HDMI cables, even try another AVR if possible to test?
Here is an old Kodi forum review thread (which Page 1 tests have not been updated since October 2016 and Android 5 firmware) but the tests clearly confirm HRA 5.1 and 7.1 passed last year:
https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=265888
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it is playing just fine on Denon AVR-X4200W.
What is your DTS version?
DTS version is 3.90.35.00
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it is playing just fine on Denon AVR-X4200W.
What is your DTS version?
DTS version is 3.90.35.00
Thanks. I upgraded from 3.90.35.00 to 3.90.50.00 three weeks ago. Be careful. I'll check with my ancient 1911 later.
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Now you have explained you don't use the primary audio track, that makes more sense why you would find more HRA tracks on Blu-ray's.
I don't understand what "primary audio track" means. On the Darling (2015) Blu-ray is Audio 1 (German) DTS-HDHR 5.1, Audio 2 (English) DTS-HDHR 5.1. Which one is primary?
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I think he means the first audio track from source.
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it is playing just fine on Denon AVR-X4200W.
What is your DTS version?
DTS version is 3.90.35.00
Thanks. I upgraded from 3.90.35.00 to 3.90.50.00 three weeks ago. Be careful. I'll check with my ancient 1911 later.
My AVR does not offer me to upgrade to 3.90.50.00. It says 3.90.35.00 is the latest version. Did you use upgrade from AVR or some kind of manual upgrade? Is there a possibility to downgrade?
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My AVR does not offer me to upgrade to 3.90.50.00. It says 3.90.35.00 is the latest version. Did you use upgrade from AVR or some kind of manual upgrade? Is there a possibility to downgrade?
It was not manual but an offered OTA upgrade, firmware has changed from 5400-9380-4472 to 5200-2411-4413.
Final results:
No problems with Q5pro DTS-HDHR on the old 1911.
God damn you, Denon, you blew it!
Not that the Denon X3200W (with new DTS version 3.90.50.00) does not handle DTS-HDHR. It still works from the old NeoTV media player, the Blu-ray disc player, and the UltraHD disc player. But not with the Q5pro, or the laptop anymore (VLC3, Kodi Leia, Fab Player 5).
I can only warn people, don't buy a new Denon AVR, or upgrade the firmware, until this nasty bug has been fixed. Maybe it's not a bug at all but intention.
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My AVR does not offer me to upgrade to 3.90.50.00. It says 3.90.35.00 is the latest version. Did you use upgrade from AVR or some kind of manual upgrade? Is there a possibility to downgrade?
It was not manual but an offered OTA upgrade, firmware has changed from 5400-9380-4472 to 5200-2411-4413.
This shows it might be a Denon's problem or at worse compatibility problems, where nowadays thing are complex and is therefore quite common that is very hard if not impossible to determine whose fault is it.
But the number of firmware you gave is very strange - all the segments of the new serial number have lower number, which can mean one thing and that is they actually rolled out older firmware as new one? Maybe that is the whole problem?
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Hi, I received a quote from Himedia export today
Hi, sir,
We tested the DTS-HD HR file, but it work without any problem.
Please find attached video took by us for your reference.
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answer from Denon today about the DTS-HD HR problem. I
Thank you for your inquiry.
We examined the phenomenon you described in our house and were unable to reproduce it.
There have been necessary changes to the DTS codec to ensure proper playback of DTS software using DTS certified player software. These were implemented as part of a maintenance update at the request of DTS. We can confirm that all DTS sound formats up to DTS-HD Master or DTS-HD High Resolution Audio or DTS:X Master and DTS:X are correctly recognized and decoded by certified player software during the internal tests. We have tested players from different manufacturers and also Cyberlink PowerDVD on one PC. No problems were found.
Probably the software your player (?) uses is not verified.
With kind regards
Your Denon Customer Service
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Hi, I received a quote from Himedia export today
Thanks for your contribution Marvel.
It is exactly what I was afraid of and already predicted in previous post - it's some sort of compatibility issue. The solution is pretty simple in theory and that is that Denon and Himedia engineers work/seat together to find the cause of the problem. Will that happen? Well, I wouldn't bet on it - joke aside, since you already have correspondence with them you can reply to Himedia people that only combination with latest DTS codec in Denon AVRs is causing problems. Also you can give some hint to Denon's people that new codes might be all and shiny, but somehow breakes compatibility with some devices.
Who knows, maybe some of them will care for customers and dig into problem... ::)
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I have sent both sides a copy of the email
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it might be a Denon's problem or at worse compatibility problems, where nowadays thing are complex and is therefore quite common that is very hard if not impossible to determine whose fault is it.
But the number of firmware you gave is very strange - all the segments of the new serial number have lower number, which can mean one thing and that is they actually rolled out older firmware as new one? Maybe that is the whole problem?
No, it's the new DTS version. But because not everybody got it, or installed it, the no-HR bug seems to be so inconsistent.
If you guys have interest, read in this topic https://github.com/Nevcairiel/LAVFilters/issues/167 (https://github.com/Nevcairiel/LAVFilters/issues/167) how Nevcairiel succesfully fixed the bug for his Open-Source DirectShow LAV Audio Decoder in Windows.
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So I have sent all the links to various forums reporting about the DTS HR problem. Denon, Himedia and DTS. One will cause the problem and should be able to fix it.
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avr pioneer lx89 is also like voice chat not in atmospheric mode
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If you guys have interest, read in this topic https://github.com/Nevcairiel/LAVFilters/issues/167 (https://github.com/Nevcairiel/LAVFilters/issues/167) how Nevcairiel succesfully fixed the bug for his Open-Source DirectShow LAV Audio Decoder in Windows.
Uau, thanks to information from this post, things are clearer now. Probably many source equipment, including Windows, Himedia Player,...) followed DTS specification maybe in 99,9 %, while DVD, BluRay players and some software like PowerDVD did it 100%. Those 99,9% were good enough until DTS came out with latest version of DTS decoder. For some reason, justified or not, those changes now require source equipment to be 100% compatible and therefore many players no longer work correctly with DTS-HD HR.
I'm not really a pessimistic person, but based on the experience of bug fixing history I would say we probably won't see the fix on Himedia...For those of us that did not yet update AVR's FW and if you need DTS-HD HR support, my advice would be not to update it.
Of course, I ask Futeko to submit the bug to Himedia - as reported by few users this was not an issue with 2.0.4 and prior for example.
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I'm not really a pessimistic person, but based on the experience of bug fixing history I would say we probably won't see the fix on Himedia...
But if you look at Nevcairiel's code change (it's open source!), it really doesn't look THAT complicated. Just a little tweak, and the Q5/Q10Pro would be 100% compatible again!
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I'm not really a pessimistic person, but based on the experience of bug fixing history I would say we probably won't see the fix on Himedia...
But if you look at Nevcairiel's code change (it's open source!), it really doesn't look THAT complicated. Just a little tweak, and the Q5/Q10Pro would be 100% compatible again!
Although I haven't check the code I believe the change is not complicated. But that alone is not the only factor if Himedia will fix it or not. We can only ask and hope.
BTW, Futeko always says it's "only" a reseller and the only thing they can do is to report them to Himedia. In that case can Futeko please provide us with support contact at Himedia? There are plenty of us guys out there which are willing to proactively offer support to them by identifying/reproducing the issue. Just see this specific issue how far we've all come - such info provided by fuschnick to Himedia what specifically should be changed in the code to fix the issue is/should be very valuable to Himedia - at least if they care about us customers just a little bit.
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This is the mail address for the support exportb@himedia.cn the nice guy calls himself Stone. I already got a not so nice solution from Denon.
Denon Mail
Thank you for your inquiry.
Due to the requirements of the DTS Codec, we cannot offer you a change here.
Please check whether the playback phenomenon also occurs via a player with certified software (e.g. Cyberlink PowerDVD ). If so, please contact your authorized Denon dealer where you purchased your A/V receiver.
With kind regards
Your Denon Customer Service
We really should write everyone there, that you will have a file with DTS-HD HR at some point.
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PowerDVD 18 and LG UP970 have no problems with DTS-HD HR
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I din't realized till now, that an audio codec and such technical standard sometimes changes in code, so it may require software support update to even get it working at all. So basically, there are several DTS version already, that are not even backward compatible with previous version? Strange. I thought when the standard and the codec was developed, tested and proved, then it was just finalized for good and all devices that licenced and decently implemented this release, will be able for 100% compatibility. Like, when I think of "DTS HDMA", I think of it like a "finished standard", and i don't think also in frequently changing version numbers, or at something that I should get worry about if I lost it on my devices a couple of years after...
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I din't realized till now, that an audio codec and such technical standard sometimes changes in code, so it may require software support update to even get it working at all. So basically, there are several DTS version already, that are not even backward compatible with previous version? Strange. I thought when the standard and the codec was developed, tested and proved, then it was just finalized for good and all devices that licenced and decently implemented this release, will be able for 100% compatibility.
Exactly, licenced devices still work. And then there are these devices from China we are talking about here.
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A very similar recent problem with Egreat products turned out to be caused by the AVR. For those experiencing this problem, do you have Onkyo AVRs?
The Egreat problem may have been caused by the most recent Onkyo firmware update.
Try a hard reset of the AVR.
This will not work because Himedia will not acquire a new license. It is definitely a license issue from Himedia.
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I can't understand why Futeko won't even contact Himedia. >:( He must have more contacts than we do. It looks like it doesn't matter to futeko since he already sold the equipment. >:( >:(
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Since most other owners (including myself) have had no problems with playing DTS-HD High Resolution videos, it is most likely an issue with your Denon AVR that needs fixing/updating rather than simply blaming HiMedia and Futeko.
As previously advised, the sample provided above in this thread plays perfectly well on my Q10Pro with current firmware 2.0.8 through a Yamaha 7.1 AVR via HDMI.
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It's Himedia PowerDVD 18 LG UP970 and Panasonic DMP-UB704EGK have no problems. I sent the q10pro to a friend who also has the same AVR and he has the same problems. Denon and Onkyo will have built a new license into the firmware of several models, so they will probably have to install it in the q10pro as well. I don't think everyone who has the problem should have the same defect. Denon told me that the DTS Core has a new license via email. I will go the days times into the cellar and my old IconBIT XDS1003D and my onkyo tx-NR636 out rummage and times test. the old Onkyo has already I do not know how long no firmware update should receive one there I will be after the test is then also no sound it is because of Himedia.
*EDIT*
If it turns out in the end, of course, that it wasn't himedia I will apologize formally. Anyone who can complain must be able to do something like this.
PS.. I HATE GOING TO THE BASEMENT. :(
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I highly doubt that the issue has something to with Himedia might not having license for DTS. Considering all the facts written in this thread, it's a problem of compatibility between Himedia and latest DTS codec. DTS version 3.90.35.00 still works, 3.90.50.00 doesn't. Should Himedia have theirs player certified (not exactly same as licensed), there should most likely be no problem. By being certified it means it goes through a rigorous testing procedures defined by DTS, which guaranties 100% compatibility.
In this situation Denon is probably not to blame, as they probably simply use the code supplied by DTS.
It would be very welcome if more users post their findings with different AVR's and DTS version. In this way we could prove the theory correct. Anyway, this is the easy part, the hard one is to make Himedia do the homework and fix the player, like some others did (see LAV's player story in previous posts).
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I highly doubt that the issue has something to with Himedia might not having license for DTS. Considering all the facts written in this thread, it's a problem of compatibility between Himedia and latest DTS codec. DTS version 3.90.35.00 still works, 3.90.50.00 doesn't. Should Himedia have theirs player certified (not exactly same as licensed), there should most likely be no problem. By being certified it means it goes through a rigorous testing procedures defined by DTS, which guaranties 100% compatibility.
In this situation Denon is probably not to blame, as they probably simply use the code supplied by DTS.
It would be very welcome if more users post their findings with different AVR's and DTS version. In this way we could prove the theory correct. Anyway, this is the easy part, the hard one is to make Himedia do the homework and fix the player, like some others did (see LAV's player story in previous posts).
I don't know much concretely about licencing and -as you suggested- in this case, certification procedures in practice, but if they made it through before with the previous DTS version (as I just presume), than there should not be an obstacle to just run over it again. Of course just after they have properly implemented it in a new firmware. That's said with the -unsure- presumption that it really doesn't need any further licencing from DTS inc.
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With v18 Leia - Beta 3 (Oct 3, 2018), the developers from Kodi VideoPlayer have also fixed the DTS-HD HR incompatibility with new DTS version:
https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/14428