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Topic # 243671 24-Dec-2018 15:12
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Having signed up for the 99c/month Hulu deal I noticed that for some devices Hulu offers 5.1 audio (DD+) but on selected devices. The list includes

 

 

 

I was watching on a Fire TV stick regular and didn't get it but when I moved to my other HT system with the Fire TV Stick 4K the DD+ light came on the AVR. Nice.

 

 

 

I wonder why they are so selective.  Netflix offers 5.1 audio on most of their devices from what I can tell.




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  Reply # 2150090 24-Dec-2018 15:27
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It's annoying... right?

 

I watch Hulu on my Apple TV and there's no 5.1 love there, I find the XBox One interface unreliable...



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  Reply # 2150116 24-Dec-2018 16:20
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I see Chromecast is included but my Chromecast is connected to my TV directly so that doesn't work. And to plumb it into the AVR is more hassle. Luckily I took advantage of an Amazon after Black Friday deal to pick a 4K Firestick for US$34 so that will solve the problem in my family room (the living room already has a 4K Firestick)




System One: Popcorn Hour A200,  PS3 SuperSlim, NPVR and Plex Server running on Gigabyte Brix (Windows 10 Pro), Sony BDP-S390 BD player, Pioneer AVR, Raspberry Pi running Kodi and Plex, Panasonic 60" 3D plasma, Google Chromecast

System Two: Popcorn Hour A200 ,  Oppo BDP-80 BluRay Player with hardware mode to be region free, Vivitek HD1080P 1080P DLP projector with 100" screen. Harman Kardon HK AVR 254 7.1 receiver, Samsung 4K player, Google Chromecast

 


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