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Amazon Fire Stick and Plex for audio streaming
Sir Thrift-a-Lot:
That sounds like a handshake issue.
OldiesButGoodies:
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--- Quote from: Comten on January 25, 2018, 07:20:09 AM ---Figured that I'd attach the Firestick to the Onkyo as just another HDMI device but discovered that I cannot as the AVR has no USB port - the Firestick uses an attached USB cable to power it...
Otherwise, I could not see why it wouldn't work...
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FINALLY tried the Firestick in an HDMI port on the Onkyo - the Onkyo supports HDMI switching between the FIOS "cable box" and Sony Blu-ray, but would not "find" the HDMI port with the Firestick.
I guess I could run the F'stick navtive into the TV and use the fiber-link back to the Onkyo (which I use to send audio to Onkyo when I feel like watching an old VHS taped episode of "The It's Alive Show!"...)
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This is perplexing. Are you using the same power source to charge the Firestick when connected to the TV and the AVR? The Firestick is very picky about USB power. Even if that were causing the issue, you would get at least the Amazon logo before it pooped out. Is the Onkyo HDMI switching set to send the HDMI signal straight thru or is it upscaling the signal or something similar? If so try to set it to straight through. Also - can you check what firmware the Firestick is running by drilling into the menu Settings > Device > About? Update it to the latest to make sure any handshaking bugs have been repaired.
Sir Thrift-a-Lot:
Well, I've been using the Firestick/Plex combo for a while and all I can say is that I'm not impressed. I notice some "choppiness" in the image when playing 1080 .ts files from my computer. The sound is even worse. I have it set to play the native stream rather than resampling, but some things just refuse to sound right.
I've reached the conclusion that the only thing that is going to do everything I want at a level to suit me is a media PC. Good thing I have lots of computer parts kicking around.
bearjew:
--- Quote from: Sir Thrift-a-Lot on June 05, 2018, 12:23:22 AM ---Well, I've been using the Firestick/Plex combo for a while and all I can say is that I'm not impressed. I notice some "choppiness" in the image when playing 1080 .ts files from my computer. The sound is even worse. I have it set to play the native stream rather than resampling, but some things just refuse to sound right.
I've reached the conclusion that the only thing that is going to do everything I want at a level to suit me is a media PC. Good thing I have lots of computer parts kicking around.
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For what it's worth, I have seen a few Fire TV's do their stuff, and it wasn't choppy. It may be a "necessary evil" of the form factor, but at the same time, I've seen good results from a Pi3. But I agree, a real computer is hard to beat. Especially with the advent of the Intel NUC. We use them at work, and they have no issue handling as many as 4 or 6 1080p streams at 5mbps each (which is REALLY high bandwidth, technically). Given, the NUC is more expensive (you can get a decent one used at around 180), but it's a powerful machine. Another option may be the Chromecast 4k. I had the original Chromecast and loved it... until my brother stole it like 5 years ago.
Sir Thrift-a-Lot:
I don't think the Chromecast 4k will play six channels of HD audio.
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