[derekz]

Hi

I see products like Beelink MX64 or Beelink X2 (under 40$).... is this hardware valid?

Please notify other hardware if you know.

Thanks

[droidelec]

Raspberry Pi 2 and Odroid C1+ Devices are for sure best option in that price range with excellent support for Kodi/OpenELEC.

[jakejm79]

The Nexus Player (refurbed) with a ethernet OTG adapter comes in under $60. But I guess it all depends on what you are trying to do with it. Hard to recommend something when we have no idea what you are looking to use it for.

[wrxtasy]

Beelink X2 runs an Allwinner SoC - stay away from that Allwinner SoC for a Kodi media player whatever you do, its absolute rubbish.

If you like to gamble the MX64 may be OK and thats is a big Maybe. Chances are the Firmware is garbage and you will get Zero support to fix anything. You will be over on the Freaktab website most of the Time doing a DIY and hunting down semi working Firmware to flash. Tech specs are one thing. A decent working media player is another thing entirely.

For a Kodi only media player. As DroidELEC said the Raspberry Pi 2 and ODROID C1+ running either OSMC or OpenELEC are proven devices, stable and with good Firmware support.

[shabuboy]

I setup two Amazon Fire TV sticks right after new years with Kodi for non-tech family members and even though is not a crowd favorite since Amazon removed Kodi from its store, it was simple to setup. It is on your budget.

[pharcycle]

best hardware for playing what?

Cheap box for blurays etc I don't think you could beat a Pi2, plays full 24Hz 1080p blu-ray isos via my NAS using Samba without issues as well as 1080p H.264 containers etc. Struggles with 10-bit (Hi-10) in certain Anime though if that's something you wanted to play.

[Jay La Funk]

LattePanda looks interesting

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/139...everything

http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/latte-panda/

[derekz]

best hardware for playing what?

My question is for find a product with best quality/price and with a good support by community.Main use is video streaming
or mkv play (1080p 60fps) naturally all with Kodi. If H265 decoding is present is good.

I know Ruspberry but I want a closed box ready to use;
Do you know hardware like Beelink M18 (but only with Linux/Android/openelec) ? The mission is always have last version of Kodi installed.

[noggin]

1080p60 is quite rare - and is a higher profile than Blu-ray and broadcast TV. Where are you sourcing your content from ? You may need to be careful in your choice of box as some hardware will be limited to H264 Level 4.1 (and 1080p60 is level 4.2 I think)

[hdmkv]

1080p60 is quite rare...

Yep, most of my 1080p60 videos are camera/camcorder clips.

[noggin]

1080p60 is quite rare...

Yep, most of my 1080p60 videos are camera/camcorder clips.

Yes - I suspect self-shot material (DSLR, GoPro etc.) is the most likely source for 1080p60 content - or offline deinterlacing of 1080i content (though I've never felt the need to do that)

[speedwell68]

best hardware for playing what?

My question is for find a product with best quality/price and with a good support by community.Main use is video streaming
or mkv play (1080p 60fps) naturally all with Kodi. If H265 decoding is present is good.

I know Ruspberry but I want a closed box ready to use;
Do you know hardware like Beelink M18 (but only with Linux/Android/openelec) ? The mission is always have last version of Kodi installed.

Buy a pre-built and pre-installed Raspberry Pi 2.

[derekz]

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[derekz]

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