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2016-03-26, 22:12
(This post was last modified: 2016-03-26, 22:35 by Hrvoje.)
Hello,
I intend to buy cheap TV box that would run Kodi, and most of them are based on Amlogic S905 or Rockchip RK3229.So, I would appreciate recommendations.
4k is not important to me, but occasional browsing is.
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2016-03-26, 22:39
(This post was last modified: 2016-03-26, 23:03 by DarrenHill.)
Thread moved to hardware.
Read some of the sticky threads in this section - they should answer a lot of your question. And the consensus says avoid Rockchip systems, and also the crappy Chinese "fully loaded" junk.
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2016-03-26, 22:57
(This post was last modified: 2016-03-26, 22:58 by hdmkv.)
Yep, stay away from Rockchip. Their SoC's to date haven't been well suited for movie/TV playback. Lack of 23.976 and fall/dull-ish PQ. But, depends on how picky you are about PQ.
AMLogic devices are better for Kodi, with WeTek putting their SoC's to best use for Kodi. HiSilicon has excellent PQ, but relies on external player, with Kodi just a front-end.
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Since 4k isnt an issue and should be cheap, how about a fire TV Stick or a raspi?
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2016-03-27, 01:21
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Both are options, but no 23.976 output (may not matter to OP) of Fire TV Stick, and I'd recommend Fire TV box over Stick. RPi2 and 3 are both terrific, and do almost everything well as far as local media playback. Both of the above can't do HD audio, but Pi can decode HD audio to lossless multichannel.
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If 4K and 3D are not an issue, Nexus player in my opinion is a great bang for the buck as you can commonly find it for ~$50 on sale (at some point Target and Walmart had it for $25 on clearance).
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The browser on the AMLogic S812-H WeTek Core or a S905 is more than usable for casual use. You will need a device with an Air Mouse Remote Control Function or buy a BT keyboard for easier text entry.
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Thank you all for recommendations.I chose TV box with S905, as it cost only 37 $ and have 2 GB RAM, 8 GB storage, lan. w-lan and 2xUSB.
Hope I won't run in any problem with Kodi mentioned on forum.
I see everybody recommend custom version of Kodi, so my guess is I shouldn't install latest version from Play store?It comes with Kodi 15.2.
