31-12-2020 16:09 - edited 31-12-2020 16:09
I'm having intermittent issues with Dolby surround sound using the app on FireTV 4K. Nothing else is having a problem, however when using the NowTV app the sound intermittently cuts out, my AV receiver seems to be getting an inconsistent sound signal from the app. The sound signal is being delivered to the AV receiver by optical out from my TV, the FireTV stick is connected to a HDCP2.2 compliant HDMI port and I'm on 350Mbps virgin HFC broadband. Getting incredibly frustrated.
31-12-2020 23:04
@Anonymous User
Hi, can you please try it just on the TV speakers without the AV receiver involved, see if you still get the cutting out, and report back here?
01-01-2021 24:02
Sorry, maybe I should have also mentioned that when I use the app on the TV itself (LG), using the same optical out to the AV receiver there are no issues (I just prefer using FireTV as it's quicker for switching between apps). It looks as if the app is just the AndroidTV app with the play services dependency removed, so doesn't surprise me that it's buggy as hell and it really is. Worth mentioning that Dolby is fine for everything else on FireTV.