If the 4K Fire Stick outputs a lossy Dolby Digital+ (not Dolby MAT) audio stream, it might be possible. Personally I don't have an Atmos AVR or soundbar to check...
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If your AVR can decode Atmos then plug the Firestick into your AVR and play Atmos.
Owen Smith
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Yes I should have added that to my reply.
Agreed... My brother-in-law does this now!
Owen Smith
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I'm assuming the original poster had some reason for wanting to plug it into his Oppo HDMI input. In my case it's so I can stream 4K SDR with the Apple TV 4K and have my Oppo 203 downscale it for display on my 1080p TV. This gives considerably better audio and video quality since the 4K streams have higher bit rate audio and video than the 1080p streams.
Don't you have a 4K TV?
Owen Smith
2K Club - QQ Super Nova
No. I can only fit a 32" TV in and I'm about 2.7m from it so I doubt I'd be able to see the extra resolution of 4K.
Will the firestick signal play through the receiver without the receiver being on if it's a newer receiver?
What would be the purpose? Video passthrough to a TV?
Owen Smith
2K Club - QQ Super Nova
Not when the receiver is Off surely? Some can in Standby assuming the feature works. My Arcam AVR31 has an HDMI bypass feature that can be enabled in Standby but I've never used it.
Owen Smith
2K Club - QQ Super Nova
Yes. It's so family that don't know how to use the AVR or can't be bothered can still play the last source, or one specific source, through the AVR in standby.
Yes, just like my directv DVR, passthrough to the TV. I don't always want to turn on my receiver.
Im not sure if a firestick will work that way. There might be HDMI handshake issues. Youd have to try it and see. Would using ARC or EARC work for you?
Have not had a chance to try it yet. xmas lazy hangover!
There shuldo be a "HDMI Passthrough" option on the AVR that can be set to the HDMI input of choice. There may need to be a setting on the TV itself to be modified.
I can select which input HDMI port for passthrough on the AVR, but only one at a time. It will pass whatever comes through it.
Never plugged a firestick into this AVR as i don't need it. We have one on the main TV, used to be plugged into an AVR at one time.
But it all passes over the WiFi.
Never plugged a firestick into this AVR as i don't need it. We have one on the main TV, used to be plugged into an AVR at one time.
But it all passes over the WiFi.
I can't say for sure, but I think they do repairs and not so much check ups from other posts I've read over the years, but worth a try I guess. Go for it.
BTW it's not really Oppo doing repairs, the service just has good techs and access to Oppo parts.
Why bother if it is working OK? You would likely be spending money for nothing.
And too much of spending "Money For Nothing" will get you eventually in "Dire Straits".
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