Thread: TiVo TiVo Update/Netflix
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Old 14-11-2013, 19:14   #766
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Re: TiVo Update/Netflix
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Originally Posted by zantarous View Post

Also what is the 1080 pass through for, does this allow services like Netflix to display content in 1080P?

Also noticed that that the audio is in 5.1 Dolby Plus, it has been so long since I saw I looked at sound codecs is the only difference between Plus and regular DD the bitrate for the codec? Nice to see the HD audio light and D+ logo.
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Yes 1080p pass through allows Netflix to be shown at full quality; Netflix is the only content on Tivo that is 1080p. Although maybe some Youtube videos are 1080p?

DD+ was designed for digital streaming. It gives better quality for the same bitrate. Though I believe Netflix have used it's advantages the other way; reduce the bitrate to give the same (or better?) quality as regular DD. The only disadvantage with DD+ is that some older AV amps, that can decode DD, can't decode DD+, and feeding it to them gives stereo output rather than 5.1
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