Roku Stick Audio Issues
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 12:28 pmJust bought a Roku Stick to replace my 2 XS. It's as powerful as the Roku 4, except it doesn't support 4K video. I can stream a 30 Mbps HD video without issue, so transcoding isn't necessary for my HD videos.
However, I ran into a snag when plugged directly into my older Panasonic ST30 TV. First, I noticed that using Netflix I was only getting 2 channel PCM, which I believe is a limitation of the TV (not supporting 5.1 out the optical connection from devices plugged directly into the TV). However, when I tried to play my Serviio content I could not get any audio, regardless of the codec within the file. I can understand the HD audio not passing, but I have many DVD rips with standard AC3 audio that were mute.
I tried using the Roku profile which is included with Serviio, as well as my customized Roku 4 profile which doesn't limit the bitstream. I can post that profile if someone would like to see it.
However, I ran into a snag when plugged directly into my older Panasonic ST30 TV. First, I noticed that using Netflix I was only getting 2 channel PCM, which I believe is a limitation of the TV (not supporting 5.1 out the optical connection from devices plugged directly into the TV). However, when I tried to play my Serviio content I could not get any audio, regardless of the codec within the file. I can understand the HD audio not passing, but I have many DVD rips with standard AC3 audio that were mute.
I tried using the Roku profile which is included with Serviio, as well as my customized Roku 4 profile which doesn't limit the bitstream. I can post that profile if someone would like to see it.