(2017-04-23, 22:20)Matt Devo Wrote: (2017-04-23, 22:11)johnjohn22 Wrote: Thanks a lot, glad to hear some honest opinions!
When you say 5 secs to post, what do you mean? Like to put it to sleep mode?
I have a UHD TV and Atmos speakers, so I really need to get the most out of that, along with my Lightberry ambilight.
So there is something I don't quite understand. Will I need to run an adapter from the display port to hdmi to get HDMI 2.0 / HDCP 2.2? And the firmware update you mention here, is that a one time thing or do I need to come back into Windows continually?
Seems the i5 and i7 models of the Kaby Lake NUCs are delayed, so they might be addressing some of the issues here?
I mean it takes 5s or so for the firmware to init and for the display to show from the time you press the power button when fully shut down, then it boots the OS (sometimes). Resuming from sleep is the normal 1-2s or so.
The KBL NUCs have both mini-DP 1.2 and HDMI 2.0 outputs; the HDMI 2.0 output is internally converted from DP via a 3rd party chip (Megachips 28xx or something), and the firmware for that converter is what has to be done from Windows, whenever an update is available. So far there have been 3 updates since release, IIRC.
The i5/i7 NUCs may ship with newer system/HDMI firmware, but I doubt they are delayed to fix these issues -- probably just a normal supply allocation thing.
I don't see why an ODRIOD-C2 or similar Amlogic S905 wouldn't do what you need in the near term
Well the thing is, I would like a single computer to:
-Run my Emby server
-Handle downloading
-Basically be my NAS, for the limited file sharing/storing I do
-Be my primary media client (KODI /w Emby for KODI) connected to a UHD TV, Atmos sound system and Lightberry ambilight system
And I want something that is pretty open to modification. I am super tired of messing with Emby etc on my NAS, which constantly messes up permissions etc. so much work through SSH, that I am not all that good at.
Same goes for the NVIDIA Shield. I tried for ages to get it rooted so it can boot straight into SPMC/KODI as that is all I use, but the closed architecture of Android is killing me. And it is a nightmare to do more than basic customization of KODI because the file system is inaccessible.
So basically I want to be able to replace three units with one. My NAS that I use for downloading/storing, my Raspberri Pi that I use for controlling Lightberry with Hyperion and my Shield that is my player.
So I will be selling the other devices most likely if I find something good, so I am not too worried about paying for, say, the i5/i7 NUC if it just works flawlessly.