Fire TV: 4K Tunnel Mode Playback

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Amazon's guide to tunneled hardware decode for 4K60 on Fire TV, including KEY_AUDIO_SESSION_ID setup and AudioTrack FLAG_HW_AV_SYNC for A/V sync.

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Players & ClientsSet-top Box Players
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