Looks like we have a competitor to NVIDIA SHIELD now - The latest gen (Gen3) Amazon FireTv Cube. The latest update (7.6.1.3) is expected to roll-out the Dolby TrueHD/DTS-HD/DTS passthrough capability to this device, which NVIDIA Shield has had for a long time.
I recently acquired this and after extensive testing, looks like it is somewhat true - the passthrough works in Kodi (to a good extent) but Plex is yet to update their software. Plex only can pass through Dolby TrueHD/Atmos and other formats are converted to PCM (and you lose the overhead speakers).
Looks a bummer, but sounds encouraging that Amazon will do something for the enthusiasts, who have been looking for this capability for ages.
I recently acquired this and after extensive testing, looks like it is somewhat true - the passthrough works in Kodi (to a good extent) but Plex is yet to update their software. Plex only can pass through Dolby TrueHD/Atmos and other formats are converted to PCM (and you lose the overhead speakers).
Looks a bummer, but sounds encouraging that Amazon will do something for the enthusiasts, who have been looking for this capability for ages.
