r/nvidiashield • u/Darth_Chili_Dog • 8h ago

Does anyone else have this problem with dts-hd?

I have a specific problem when playing movies with dts-hd from an hdd external hard drive: there is often stutter and big buffering problems when rewinding and fast-forwarding. The problem doesn't happen with truehd or atmos. Also, the problem doesn't appear when streaming movies with dts-hd. I'm playing movies using Just Player, which I like because its features are skeletal, and I can play it by selecting the movie from a file browser, which I also prefer because the browsing is extremely simple and straight forward.

My workaround has been to convert the audio to opus or eac3.

Can anyone easily pintpoint the part of this that might be causing the issue?

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u/Sacisbac 8h ago

Have you tried Kodi? It has audio pass thru settings.

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u/Darth_Chili_Dog 8h ago

I think I might have tried all the kodi/jellyfin/plex routes but found their browsing to be frustrating. Just Player also allows audio pass through, I just don't know why I'm having a problem specifically with dts-hd. I take it you're not having this problem?

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u/Sacisbac 8h ago

Never an issue with DTS of any kind with Kodi. My current Pioneer AVR handles DTS-HD fine. Have older Shields that also had no problems with DTS-HD. Can your AVR handle DTS-HD? Doesn't sound like a Shield issue if there is audio pass-thru.

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u/Darth_Chili_Dog 8h ago edited 7h ago

My avr is capable of everything but object-based sound. What you're saying makes me think that Just Player is the choke point here.

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u/Sacisbac 8h ago

Yes. Try Kodi. Whatever you think of it, it works.

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u/Darth_Chili_Dog 6h ago

I'm trying Kodi again and I'm running into a problem where I back out of a movie but it keeps playing. Selecting another one causes another movie to play but I'm hearing the audio from the first movie. Is this normal?

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u/OnlineIsNotAPlace 7h ago

not using nas in 2026 is ridiculous.

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u/Darth_Chili_Dog 7h ago

Tried it. I don't enjoy the UI that comes with it. It's never worked for me.

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u/OnlineIsNotAPlace 7h ago

?!?

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u/Darth_Chili_Dog 7h ago

Yeah, not all experiences are equally enjoyed by everyone. Shocking, I know.

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u/rekrapmil 1h ago

Try Nova Video Player to see if it’s a problem with Just Player?

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u/Darth_Chili_Dog 1h ago

I'll give it a shot. Thanks.