2014-12-30, 15:18
Like the title says, all I'm looking for is a raspberry pi to play 10bit vids with proper a.ss subtitle support.
I have searched a lot so I'm sorry if the answers are there, but I couldn't find them.
I've got a chrome cast, which is nice an all, but streaming content wirelessly is a task which none savvy I can get to grips with, I just wanna plug my 2tb in a watch. I got a non branded media player, it was terrible. I got a roku, slightly better, but still not that great. I got a wd tv thingy na bob, better, but still incompatible with 10bit, of course I only found out what 10bit was after running into these problems. I started redox loading my collection in 8bit, grrr.
But then I ran into another problem, the wd tv live doesn't respect positioning used in a.ss subs. It takes whatever is being displayed on the screen and dumps it all at the bottom. So if you are watching an anime with an a.ss subtitle which is supposed to be translating a toilet sign, that "Toilet" will show up right next to the subs for normal regular dialogue. I learnt some simple notepad++ and managed to delete this kinda stuff! but what I reli want to do is create dual subs with japanese subs up top. The wd tv I currently has just makes a big mess of subs at the bottom.
Anyway, I digress. I just want something to play my media off of my USB had. I want it to support proper a.ss positioning as well as japanese text. Is the pi what I'm looking for?
Which one shall I get, preferably from amazon.co.uk. I don't mind spending more to ensure fast whatever you call what a pi does. I was on the verge on getting a popcorn hour, which are like 200, so please, if there is a model to ensure working-ness.
I'm sure by now I've horrified you all with my exquisite lack of knowledge of the technical arts, but please bare with me.
I have searched a lot so I'm sorry if the answers are there, but I couldn't find them.
I've got a chrome cast, which is nice an all, but streaming content wirelessly is a task which none savvy I can get to grips with, I just wanna plug my 2tb in a watch. I got a non branded media player, it was terrible. I got a roku, slightly better, but still not that great. I got a wd tv thingy na bob, better, but still incompatible with 10bit, of course I only found out what 10bit was after running into these problems. I started redox loading my collection in 8bit, grrr.
But then I ran into another problem, the wd tv live doesn't respect positioning used in a.ss subs. It takes whatever is being displayed on the screen and dumps it all at the bottom. So if you are watching an anime with an a.ss subtitle which is supposed to be translating a toilet sign, that "Toilet" will show up right next to the subs for normal regular dialogue. I learnt some simple notepad++ and managed to delete this kinda stuff! but what I reli want to do is create dual subs with japanese subs up top. The wd tv I currently has just makes a big mess of subs at the bottom.
Anyway, I digress. I just want something to play my media off of my USB had. I want it to support proper a.ss positioning as well as japanese text. Is the pi what I'm looking for?
Which one shall I get, preferably from amazon.co.uk. I don't mind spending more to ensure fast whatever you call what a pi does. I was on the verge on getting a popcorn hour, which are like 200, so please, if there is a model to ensure working-ness.
I'm sure by now I've horrified you all with my exquisite lack of knowledge of the technical arts, but please bare with me.