2016-05-19, 16:34
I've read a lot of posts in this forum about different platforms (this inlcude 'Pick the Right Kodi Box'). I've read many things about platforms on the web and I have one conclusion: there is a lot confusion. In my head at least. 
I really don't know which one would be better and I don't have money to buy all or make mistakes. So I started this thread in order to get even more opinions (that would probably make my head explode
)
And those are mine personal needs:
What I don't care about – this means if something don't work as expected with those I won't cry:
It will be hooked into AV Receiver: Yamaha RX-673 via HDMI cable.
So I've got this four competitors:
ODROID C2 with LibreELEC
+ It's quite cheap
+ It seams it almost work like I would like to
+ LibreELEC active development
- Needs little more attention to make it work properly
- There are some unresolved issues
nVidia Shield TV
+ Quite powerful
+ Still have major updates
+ Everything should work (with Kodi 17 or SPMC)
- Quite expensive, especially with remote
- Has active cooling – this could mean noise
HiMedia Q5 pro
+ Seems it should work
+ Reasonable price
+ Easy to get in EU
- Based on Q10 pro there can be some issues
- Don't like silver case
WeTek new products
+ Should have reasonable price
+ Should work good with OpenELEC onboard
+ Have a history of good support
- At the moment too many is unknown
- There is no release dates so I'd have to be patient
At the moment I really like Shield but that could be because I discovered it just recently.
I really don't know which one would be better and I don't have money to buy all or make mistakes. So I started this thread in order to get even more opinions (that would probably make my head explode
)And those are mine personal needs:
- Support for all codecs, including 10bit HVEC
- Bitstream or at least lossless passthrough
- Proper 24p support
- Easy to maintain – I can give it some time to make first setup but I don't want to making constantly some tweaks, hacks and changes in order to get smooth playback
- Manage to play high bitrate flawlessly
- Native SAMBA support
- 1Gbit Ethernet
- Stability – one of the most frustrating thing is some freezes, crashes or sync problems
What I don't care about – this means if something don't work as expected with those I won't cry:
- HDR – I won't be getting proper TV anytime soon so…
- 3D – same as above
- Internal HDD support – everything will be served from network
- WiFi Speed/Technology of even WiFi at all
- USB3 support
It will be hooked into AV Receiver: Yamaha RX-673 via HDMI cable.
So I've got this four competitors:
ODROID C2 with LibreELEC
+ It's quite cheap
+ It seams it almost work like I would like to
+ LibreELEC active development
- Needs little more attention to make it work properly
- There are some unresolved issues
nVidia Shield TV
+ Quite powerful
+ Still have major updates
+ Everything should work (with Kodi 17 or SPMC)
- Quite expensive, especially with remote
- Has active cooling – this could mean noise
HiMedia Q5 pro
+ Seems it should work
+ Reasonable price
+ Easy to get in EU
- Based on Q10 pro there can be some issues
- Don't like silver case
WeTek new products
+ Should have reasonable price
+ Should work good with OpenELEC onboard
+ Have a history of good support
- At the moment too many is unknown
- There is no release dates so I'd have to be patient
At the moment I really like Shield but that could be because I discovered it just recently.
