Detroit ATSC 3.0 - 2020

[dwaleke]

The problem is the new broadcasts use HEVC video and Dolby AC4 audio.

Not much can decode the AC4 audio stream.

[clarkss12]

I believe a new Android beta is being released (or has been released by the time this is read) with additional audio fixes: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/co ... ndust.view

I cannot get out of that beta app from the Google play store.

[FFantin]

I believe a new Android beta is being released (or has been released by the time this is read) with additional audio fixes: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/co ... ndust.view

I cannot get out of that beta app from the Google play store.

Open Google Play and go to the app page for HDHomeRun, and make sure you're logged into the Google account you used to sign up for the beta. Scroll down until you see a section called "You're a beta tester," and click on Leave. Then wait a few minutes for it to remove you from the beta, then uninstall HDHR, reinstall it, and you should be back in the public channel for the app.

[clarkss12]

I believe a new Android beta is being released (or has been released by the time this is read) with additional audio fixes: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/co ... ndust.view

I cannot get out of that beta app from the Google play store.

Open Google Play and go to the app page for HDHomeRun, and make sure you're logged into the Google account you used to sign up for the beta. Scroll down until you see a section called "You're a beta tester," and click on Leave. Then wait a few minutes for it to remove you from the beta, then uninstall HDHR, reinstall it, and you should be back in the public channel for the app.

Yeah, finally was able to get out of the beta program. Thanks

[dwaleke]

Watched a few things now through the Apple TV 4k.

Aside from the obvious channel mapping issues the quality of the video and audio are pretty bad.

The option to use the ATSC 1.0 channels cannot come quick enough.

[FFantin]

Do other markets have such poor quality or just our's?

[dwaleke]

We are not the only ones.

Seems higher quality broadcasts are possible. Not sure why they started with the low quality ones.

[Lost Dog]

Do other markets have such poor quality or just our's?

You are not the only one... In the Portland, OR area many of the ATSC 3.0 birates are ~2.5 Mbps or so. Even with HEVC it looks really bad compared to the ATSC 1.0 versions.

[clarkss12]

I'm watching an NFL game being played in hevc using the ATSC 3 tuner, using a Windows 10 mini PC connected to my 4K TV through my Yamaha AVR.
The playback is pretty decent, except there is a pause about every five or ten minutes. Also the center channel audio is being broadcast from my rear speakers instead of the center speaker.

[A-TV-viewer]

I find it strange that I do not have sound ATSC 3.0 on any device (iPad, Fire TV 4k, Google TV 4k or Windows 10) using the HDHomeRun app but I do get good picture and sound quality from the free Channels app on my iPad.

[darcilicious]

I find it strange that I do not have sound ATSC 3.0 on any device (iPad, Fire TV 4k, Google TV 4k or Windows 10) using the HDHomeRun app but I do get good picture and sound quality from the free Channels app on my iPad.

iDevices must support ATMOS (e.g. iPhone 11 or newer, iPad Pro). I don't use the other platforms mentioned so I'm not sure if they support AC4 audio (HEVC broadcasts) or not; I do believe that the Windows client (from the Microsoft store?) does.

[A-TV-viewer]

I find it strange that I do not have sound ATSC 3.0 on any device (iPad, Fire TV 4k, Google TV 4k or Windows 10) using the HDHomeRun app but I do get good picture and sound quality from the free Channels app on my iPad.

iDevices must support ATMOS (e.g. iPhone 11 or newer, iPad Pro). I don't use the other platforms mentioned so I'm not sure if they support AC4 audio (HEVC broadcasts) or not; I do believe that the Windows client (from the Microsoft store?) does.

My iPad is 7th Gen. iPhone 8th Gen both play sound on the Channels app.

[darcilicious]

iDevices must support ATMOS (e.g. iPhone 11 or newer, iPad Pro). I don't use the other platforms mentioned so I'm not sure if they support AC4 audio (HEVC broadcasts) or not; I do believe that the Windows client (from the Microsoft store?) does.

My iPad is 7th Gen. iPhone 8th Gen both play sound on the Channels app.

Yup, and they may be in violation of licensing by doing so (according to SD). HDHomeRun apps will do AC4 audio on devices that support ATMOS. For iDevices, you can check the Apple site and the technical specs; if it doesn't say ATMOS under "audio" then it won't get audio with SD's app(s) -- unless something changes.

[A-TV-viewer]

iDevices must support ATMOS (e.g. iPhone 11 or newer, iPad Pro). I don't use the other platforms mentioned so I'm not sure if they support AC4 audio (HEVC broadcasts) or not; I do believe that the Windows client (from the Microsoft store?) does.

My iPad is 7th Gen. iPhone 8th Gen both play sound on the Channels app.

Yup, and they may be in violation of licensing by doing so (according to SD). HDHomeRun apps will do AC4 audio on devices that support ATMOS. For iDevices, you can check the Apple site and the technical specs; if it doesn't say ATMOS under "audio" then it won't get audio with SD's app(s) -- unless something changes.

My Yamaha receiver supports ATMOS and is connected to my TV, fire tv and google tv devices. All successful play through my receiver for everything other than the ATCS 3 channels. Do you know what settings I need to change to enable ATMOS to passthrough?

[darcilicious]

My Yamaha receiver supports ATMOS and is connected to my TV, fire tv and google tv devices. All successful play through my receiver for everything other than the ATCS 3 channels. Do you know what settings I need to change to enable ATMOS to passthrough?

A lot of TVs do not support audio pass-through -- really, you should connect your playback devices to the AV/R and the video output of your AV/R to your TV. In any case, you'll need to refer to your TV manual for the details.