Best video player for uhd mkv’s

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RickW

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#224005 28-Oct-2017 11:56

Hi all, I’m just wondering what you would recommend for playing UHD 4K h265 HDR mkv’s with atmos. We have a file server that we use for streaming to Plex (Apple tv4) and 2 kodi clients (RPI 3’s). We were hoping the new Apple TV but it doesn’t look like it supports auto refresh rate switching or atmos. What would everyone recommend?

reven

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#1891798 28-Oct-2017 12:14

nvidia shield tv, best 4k player im aware of. nice, fast, android tv (so runs kodi, plex, spmc, emby etc).

JimmyH

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#1892120 29-Oct-2017 13:07

I haven't tried the nVidia Shield, but I have read quite a bit about it with a view to potential purchase. It does 4K and most of the reviews seem pretty good. It also seems to play nicely with Plex, which is what I am also mostly using for content distribution.

billgates

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#1892193 29-Oct-2017 17:30

OSMC Vero 4K

Do whatever you want to do man.

driller2000

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#1892252 29-Oct-2017 19:41

Another vote for Nvidia shield.

I have loads of 4k files - incl with Atmos and DTS:X soundtracks and it plays these fine off my unRAID server via my Onkyo HT receiver - using SPMC.