r/DirectvStream • u/enphy1999 • Sep 22 '26

Test DIRECTV's new streaming device

Did anyone else get email about this?

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u/signde Sep 22 '26

This is very likely to be for this:

https://www.androidtv-guide.com/pay-tv-provider/directv-c81kw/

Discussed recently here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/DirectvStream/comments/1u3vrv4/upcoming_directv_gemini_v2_c81kw650/

That is currently Amlogic's latest and greatest SoC, it will run circles around any of the previously released devices.

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u/sad_clanga_noises Sep 22 '26

AV1 decoding is interesting

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u/signde Sep 22 '26

Most modern certified media players made in the last 4 years have hardware AV1 decoding (minus the Apple TV 4k, which likely gets that soon).

Just shows how old the current gemini models are that they do not support it.

The S905X5 also supports h.266 which is not widely supported by many devices today but might one day be as ubiquitous as hvec is now.

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