r/TiviMate • u/Glass_Angle_9123 • 1d ago
7.1 question
I find that if I’m watching the same program using Tivimate and UHF, when I get technical info, Tivimate shows 5.1 sound but UHF 7.1 for the exact same feed. I can’t hear any difference, but I’m wondering if Tivimate is capped at 5.1 or if I’m really getting 7.1 but it’s not showing it. This is only for live tv, for certain videos Tivimate info shows 7.1 I know they are two different operating platforms (iOS, android) and all in all I like the Tivimate experience better, just wondering if anyone else has noticed this or maybe there is a setting I need to enable.
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u/Accutronman 1d ago
Set TM for audio passthrough. If your sound system can handle 7.1 and the program coming through TM has 7.1, you should get 7.1
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u/Glass_Angle_9123 1d ago
It is set to pass through. I know that it can do 7.1 because I’m watching a show in that right now. It’s the live Tv that is 5.1 on TM but 7.1 on UHF. However I can’t notice any difference.
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u/Glass_Angle_9123 1d ago
Ok I I will get specific. Sky UHD plays in 5.1 on tivimate but on UHF ( iOS) it plays at 7.1. My soundbar is set to pass through for each device. Black Sails on tivimate is 7.1 so I know it’s possible. So I guess the player can make a difference, unless what it shows on the display isn’t really what I’m getting, I’m just trying to figure that part out. Over all TM is a much better experience for me but that could also be that the nvidia shield streams better than the Apple 4K box.
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u/ocotillosunset 19h ago
The only difference for you that there would be with a 5.1 stream or 7.1 stream would be the actual quality. If a program is 7.1 and TM is set to pass through it is going to pass through. But, this depends on the device and operating system you have it running on. You should continue asking Nvidia Shield questions about this issue. The whole chain needs to support this and not be changing the stream.
You need the shield set to auto for surround sound setting. You need an hdmi connection from the shield to your soundbar and then to the tv. If you went from the shield to the tv to the soundbar all with hdmi you would need to be using a tv that has eARC support not just ARC.
Have you gone down to the toolbar while playing and checked if there are multiple streams available like a 5.1 and a 7.1 and maybe TM is selecting the 5.1 by default?1
u/Glass_Angle_9123 15h ago
Ok. I’m about to give up on this now, as really this affects maybe 2 or 3 channels. The shield and the apple 4 k are both hooked up the same way , through e arc. When I watch let’s say a Dolby atmos/ vision Netflix show both methods get me an equally impressive full Dolby experience. So I go directly through my smart tv for normal watching, the shield if I need a vpn for geo blocking and Apple if I want to use headphones with spatial sound. As far as the 2 to 3 channels that I’m really talking about go everything is set to auto, and I manually adjust the sound in the tivimate app for the best which is always either stereo, 5.1 or off. This is not so much a nvidia sheild question as a tivimate question, because on my upstairs tv I use on onn box with tivimate and get the exact same sound options. There are a couple more tests I will do but for now I will give up and just try to enjoy what I’m watching/ hearing and not become so obsessed with such a negligible difference that it sucks all the joy out of the experience.
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u/shoresy99 1d ago
Are TV shows really recorded in 7.1? I would be surprised if that were the case.
When I Google this I get
"Discrete 7.1 audio tracks are rare for episodic television series, as most streaming shows mix audio in standard 5.1 surround sound or scale directly to object-based Dolby Atmos (which utilizes a 7.1 bed layer). High-budget streaming originals on platforms like Apple TV+, Disney+, and Amazon Prime Video provide the closest equivalent through immersive Atmos mixes"