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Amazon Fire Tv 4k from 2019 vs Latest Fire Tv 4K Max - Whats the difference Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision wise- both do it right ? Or does the latest Fire TV4K max have anything additional ?
Good question. Dolby vision is a HDR standard and Atmos a sound standard. Atmos needs many things in alignment to perfectly work. The Tv must support it or the firestick for that matter and the ARC connected amp (avr) must have Atmos capability and speakers in a good position to experience the complete package. Height/ceiling speakers needs to sync and many inspite of properly setting the speakers do not get Atmos effect. It is not going to simply work if the firestick has it. Vision will work with a compatible display itself. Atmos needs its proper chain and gear to work.Amazon Fire Tv 4k from 2019 vs Latest Fire Tv 4K Max - Whats the difference Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision wise- both do it right ? Or does the latest Fire TV4K max have anything additional ?
Thanks for the details and it is really helpful. I completely get it. I have a 5.2.1 system in my living room with a fire tv 4K connected to an Anthem MRX720 but doesn’t output Atmos. I can get Atmos from my Nvidia Shield tv pro with the same Netflix and Apple TV shows. So Nvidia recently started supporting Apple TV. Also in the bedroom I have an Atmos sound bar Sony Hts 5000 and the fire tv is connected to my tv with the arc connected to the soundbar from the tv but still no Atmos. So I was wondering if the fire tv 4K outputs Atmos at all and if the newer one would work better.Good question. Dolby vision is a HDR standard and Atmos a sound standard. Atmos needs many things in alignment to perfectly work. The Tv must support it or the firestick for that matter and the ARC connected amp (avr) must have Atmos capability and speakers in a good position to experience the complete package. Height/ceiling speakers needs to sync and many inspite of properly setting the speakers do not get Atmos effect. It is not going to simply work if the firestick has it. Vision will work with a compatible display itself. Atmos needs its proper chain and gear to work.
Old fire tv 4k doesn't support Atmos for Netflix, try prime video instead to check.Thanks for the details and it is really helpful. I completely get it. I have a 5.2.1 system in my living room with a fire tv 4K connected to an Anthem MRX720 but doesn’t output Atmos. I can get Atmos from my Nvidia Shield tv pro with the same Netflix and Apple TV shows. So Nvidia recently started supporting Apple TV. Also in the bedroom I have an Atmos sound bar Sony Hts 5000 and the fire tv is connected to my tv with the arc connected to the soundbar from the tv but still no Atmos. So I was wondering if the fire tv 4K outputs Atmos at all and if the newer one would work better.
Nothing on paper but I definitely found it much faster and maybe an issue at my end but somehow Atmos doesn’t seem to work on the 4k and works perfectly on the 4k max on the same equipment. So was forced to upgrade. Still baffled though.Amazon Fire Tv 4k from 2019 vs Latest Fire Tv 4K Max - Whats the difference Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision wise- both do it right ? Or does the latest Fire TV4K max have anything additional ?