I think if FEL support is important to you, then the Ugoos AM6b+ is probably the only device currently available that will play FEL.
The S922X is more powerful than the S905X4.
If you want a device that can process UHD BluRay Dolby Vision in all it’s glory: MEL/FEL plus CMv2.9/CMv4.0 RPU metadata as true tv-led (TV permitting), and also do pass through audio for True HD Dolby Atmos and DTS-HD MA X, then these are the only devices - currently (Ugoos AM6B+ / Ugoos AM6+ / Minix U22X-J MAX) outside of bona fide quality blu-ray players and playing physical disks.
I personally have a Ugoos AM6B+, no regrets with that choice.
It is not yet perfected (what ever is!), but the CE team in particular @Portisch are working hard to make this the best platform and bridging the gap between Kodi’s frame based approach the AMLogics stream based approach to media - to make the experience seem-less and trouble free.
1 Like
So far any G12 device that was DV certified and can run CE, have been able to play DV FEL.
This includes the AM6+, U22X-J and 2nd gen FireTV Cube.
I’m skeptical that the G12 SOCs have any special hardware capabilities over the SC2 SOCs that let them handle DV FEL. It seems more likely it’s due to differences in 4.9 and 5.4 kernels and DV handling.
I’m betting that even an DV certified s905y2 SOC could play FEL in CE.
1 Like
The Minix U22X-J MAX is discontinued by the manufacturer.
@YadaYada I really hope that other devices emerge that can support DV FEL. I’d love to personally test a S905X4-J device, but can’t afford to buy a third device this year.
I personally hope that this will push manufacturers to take CoreELEC more seriously and provide more support to the team. For me, the Tencent Aurora 5X is a truly beautiful device and it’s a shame that Tencent decided to stop supporting the CoreELEC team. I also hope that SEI robotics will S905X5-J chip in their upcoming device and work with the CoreELEC team. More choice is always the best.
2 Likes
If CE could run on the Aurora that would be an instabuy for me
Do you have a source for this? Be interesting to see if anyone has tested how much of a difference this makes compared to LLDV.
Do advise me to sell my Dune HD homatics and buy Ugoos Am6b+?
Unfortunately, I couldn’t find someone who has dune hd homatics and Ugoos am6b+ to get advice from him about that.
my concern have the best device to play all DV Metadata via Coreelec OS.
If you want to play more DV profiles without conversion, right now the S922X-J devices like the Ugoos AM6+ are the way to go
1 Like
Thank you @Vasco for your reply. Is the Ugoos am6b Plus the best device for playing more DV profiles without conversion or if you would please recommend me better than this device?
Only 2 devices can play all profiles without conversion and they have the same chip.
does this support all sound extensions such as Dolby atom dts, and truhd … etc.? I meant the 2 devices you said.
Thank you.
Yes audio passthru is supported and you can dualboot.
thank you.
1 Like
Don’t have a definitive explicit source I can point to, just what I have picked up in forums about better mapping to fit the panels capabilities, I.e. it is not baked into the signal - which certainly makes logical sense.
The closest I can think of something more concrete - though a little tangential - was Stacey Spears on LG OLED where the TV was using its light sensor - before Dolby Vision IQ was announced - to adjust with the RPU in cinema home mode on those TV I think from the C9 or CX models - indicating they adjust at TV side.
I recall that was on the blu-ray forums.
There are also plenty of comparison videos out there from dmdreview reset_9999 etc. which show differences.
Ultimately there are numerous factors and I take the view you are the person looking take a critical eye and if it looks correct to you across a variety of content then that’s what matters, for me tv-led is quite a bit better in my setup.
side note: From what I understand LLDV was initially for gaming to get the most of the Dolby Vision experience without any lag - and because Sony had under powered SoC in their first DV TV’s it was “repurposed” for standard content as well.
1 Like
If you are using LLDV with AMLogic based CE then probably will want to set the sys parameter or code to set it to follow the TV (sink) luminance values - it obtains from the HDMi connection otherwise if I am not mistaken it will set to 50-4000
I have both the Dune HD Homatics Box R 4K Plus and Ugoos AM6B+.
If you only want to use CoreELEC to play DV material, the Ugoos is definitely the better choice because it can now play profile 7 with FEL and the Dune cannot. Audio-wise they are the same (in CoreELEC that is).
Advantage of the Dune is that it has Widevine L1 support, allowing it to use the various streaming apps with 4K/DV when running Android. The Ugoos will not do that.
I am running the latest CE 21.0 on an Ugoos AM6B+ and after a few tests, it looks like Dolby Vision is running fine.
But I discovered that the follow Profile 7 (DT DL) DV file is not played back correctly. Only the first stream is visible.
When played correctly, this text should be visible:
Dual Tracks are not supported in CoreELEC due to a kodi limitation.