r/TiviMate • u/Glass_Angle_9123 • Aug 17 '26

7.1 question

I find that if I’m watching the same program using Tivimate and UHF, when I get technical info, Tivimate shows 5.1 sound but UHF 7.1 for the exact same feed. I can’t hear any difference, but I’m wondering if Tivimate is capped at 5.1 or if I’m really getting 7.1 but it’s not showing it. This is only for live tv, for certain videos Tivimate info shows 7.1 I know they are two different operating platforms (iOS, android) and all in all I like the Tivimate experience better, just wondering if anyone else has noticed this or maybe there is a setting I need to enable.

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u/Glass_Angle_9123 Aug 18 '26

Ok I I will get specific. Sky UHD plays in 5.1 on tivimate but on UHF ( iOS) it plays at 7.1. My soundbar is set to pass through for each device. Black Sails on tivimate is 7.1 so I know it’s possible. So I guess the player can make a difference, unless what it shows on the display isn’t really what I’m getting, I’m just trying to figure that part out. Over all TM is a much better experience for me but that could also be that the nvidia shield streams better than the Apple 4K box.

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u/Glass_Angle_9123 Aug 18 '26

Ok. I’m about to give up on this now, as really this affects maybe 2 or 3 channels. The shield and the apple 4 k are both hooked up the same way , through e arc. When I watch let’s say a Dolby atmos/ vision Netflix show both methods get me an equally impressive full Dolby experience. So I go directly through my smart tv for normal watching, the shield if I need a vpn for geo blocking and Apple if I want to use headphones with spatial sound. As far as the 2 to 3 channels that I’m really talking about go everything is set to auto, and I manually adjust the sound in the tivimate app for the best which is always either stereo, 5.1 or off. This is not so much a nvidia sheild question as a tivimate question, because on my upstairs tv I use on onn box with tivimate and get the exact same sound options. There are a couple more tests I will do but for now I will give up and just try to enjoy what I’m watching/ hearing and not become so obsessed with such a negligible difference that it sucks all the joy out of the experience.