I’ve had my 4K+ for over a week but only today did I get round to switching out my Mede8er.
Initial setup was easy, having to make sure to go into Advanced to sort the setup options in detail. Everything seems to pass through audio-wise, although I have no 4K content or any other devices so can’t check Atmos etc. Video seems to be fine once you switch to making it auto switch based on the source content. Played a few videos to check it picked the content up OK and seems good. Been watching some 480p American Dad! and so far all good.
I prefer the normal Kodi skin, couldn’t work out how to switch off subtitles in the OSMC one and for some reason MakeMKV always makes subtitles default to on in DVDs.
Overall happy so far. Issues that aren’t really issues, the power cable isn’t really long enough for me and the HDMI socket is upside down compared to everything else and my cables are thick enough that it lifts the Vero up on one side because it’s that light
Kodi issues I’ll try and find out but for some reason it won’t list Alien 3 with the 3 being superscript. Strange. Next job will be to try to sort out music videos etc
How much power is it using? Just wondering if it could use a standard USB cable or something to make it easier to extend for you? 1.5-2m is good for me.
In the Properties : MKV Flags field you will notice the d. That’s OK, that just means that it’s the default track. If it’s df, that means its the default and forced track, so Kodi will show the subs. You can change it to just d, or just remove the value completely.
If you’ve already done the rip, you can use MKVToolNix to fix it using the Header Editor:
Just edit it to remove the forced and/or default as you like. This will not remux, it just re-writes the headers, so it’s very fast. (EDIT: Opps, just noticed that I had selected an audio track instead of subs in the image above, but the idea is identical for subs, just select the sub and change default/forced)
There is a way to change the default behavior in MakeMKV, but it’s a bit complex. Head over to the MakeMKV forums and search for Subtitles for more information.
Excellent, many thanks Found the way to disable subtitles for all in the Kodi skin but not sure if that’s disabling forced tracks for films. I’ll get there!
Eh? I was simply asking Sam if it’d be possible to use a microUSB PSU in a future revision, just like many other low-power devices use. What has non-standard hardware got to do with this?
The reason for barrel connector instead of a micro USB is that connection is more reliable and also it avoids people using micro USB power supplies (eg phone chargers) that are not up to the job
In theory. you should not be able to turn off ‘forced’ subs, as they are, well forced. They are used for things like when Klingons are talking so you know what they are saying
