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Looks like our sets will be upgraded to android 9 shortly
that sounds cool. Any more news on it? I noticed there was a European firmware update the things AF8 and many other models Lately but nothing for our AF9s.
Looks like our sets will be upgraded to android 9 shortly
Just what I’ve been reading on the site across the water ,stating it should start rolling out this month
Good stuff. I wonder if everyone who installed the AG9 firmware will be able to put the new AF9 firmware on.
That’s very good news indeedHOLY CRAP. This will add AirPlay and Dolby Atmos to the Sony AF9.
Way to bury the lead @wezzywebb
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I never understand what the atmos support in a tvs inbuilt speakers does. Surely it can't give them the atmos channels? They are normally for ceiling mounted speakers or at least higher up.
Looks like it.So is the AF9 getting the same interface as the AG9?
I never understand what the atmos support in a tvs inbuilt speakers does. Surely it can't give them the atmos channels? They are normally for ceiling mounted speakers or at least higher up.
I also wonder if this could be a way to get iTunes Dolby Vision/Atmos content on to the AF9 without an Apple TV.
While the Apple TV plus app on Roku and Fire TV does not give DV and Atmos, and so might well neither when it comes to Sony TVs, I remember reading that AirPlay 2 does support both.
I’m pretty sure AirPlay 2 only supports 1080p sadly. But in a world where this updating is happening, maybe The Apple TV+ app will show up also? Though as you mention with the app on other model TVs - the ATV box is still the best way to watch ATV content with 3x higher bit rates and Dolby vision / atmos.
Thanks for the update. Interesting. I've tried in vain to find confirmation Airplay supported 4K before but there was nothing concrete. 1080p can still have Dolby Vision of course (like Discovery on Netflix) but thats pretty cool if it is as we hope.
I caved in the Black Friday sales last week and bought another Dolby Atmos soundbar. lol. With my Setup the bar is in perfect synch for ATV Atmos but off and on with other sources depending on the App. So figured I'd just turn it on for atmos movies and use TV for the rest.
Now with this news I'll either take it back (again lol) or wait to see which I think is better once the update drops then maybe sell it on.
Nice. Yeah the speakers getting Atmos support is really cool. I had an LG E7 for a while - which had good speakers (essentially an integrated midrange soundbar) and supported Atmos. You could really tell a difference when watching Netflix Atmos content vs non-Atmos content. Really it was still just stereo sound, but there was a noticeable bump in quality - depth, bass, dynamics, detail etc - even just from the "TV Speakers".
Just popped on here to see what's been going on and I find some very nice surprises, this TV just keeps on giving doesn't it
Just one point regarding the surround sound, I've never heard surround effects using the TV speakers with any source and I have the sound setting on Dolby audio and surround on, just doesn't seem very effective to me. Whether the fact it's wall mounted makes a difference I don't know (don't see why it would) , anyway looking forward to the android 9 update and Atmos comparability and seeing how things sound then, a nice Xmas present from Sony