KDE's Android TV alternative, Plasma Bigscreen, rises from the dead with a better UI
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Another KDE project, Plasma Bigscreen, is back from the dead with a much better UI spread across the entire shell.
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  • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
    8 months

    Does it support Dolby Vision?

    Because if not, I’m not sure how it’s going to compete with Android TV devices.

    • JingoBingo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8 months

      Unlikely, Dolby tech support requires that the license for Vision or Atmos etc has been bought for that particular machine. Never seen a media player where the end user can buy the license separately.

      edit: Also those Android boxes only support DV Profile 5, which is DV used for streaming, If you want to play a UHD BluRay rip in mkv format in the highest quality DV profile, Profile 7 with Full Enhancement Layers, you need to find a Oppo 203 or 205 or one of the clones. Those are basically the only players that can play UHD BD mkv with DV Profile 7 FEL.

    • roofuskit@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8 months

      Dolby Vision is not th catch. The catch is it will never work with major streaming platforms.

      • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
        8 months

        Yeah, it’s just what would work for me once I cancel Netflix Premium Plus with Reduced Adverts.