2015-02-08, 23:14
full ACK, poofy. great guide, should help a lot with all of those "I have no clue about hardware but I want Kodi/XBMC in my living room" posts. kudos.
(2015-02-06, 04:55)wrxtasy Wrote:(2015-02-06, 00:40)kdnoel Wrote: A nice Christmas present to yourself in December may get you a compact, quite, and fast NUC running Windows 10.
Please don't waste your money on buying a NUC right now, because it will be obsolete in a very short time period.
Why, because h265 video is just around the corner and Intel will likely release Skylake microarchitecture later in the year that will use hardware to full encode / decode this demanding codec. This would be a nice XMas present then.
Currently, the Intel Celeron's 2955U / 2957U with Haswell graphics are perfect for Kodi streaming needs at good prices.
NUC's are complete overkill for just streaming H264 video.
(2015-02-08, 23:14)Hannes The Hun Wrote: full ACK, poofy. great guide, should help a lot with all of those "I have no clue about hardware but I want Kodi/XBMC in my living room" posts. kudos.
(2015-02-09, 01:25)bluenote Wrote: PHG, thanks for this. No lie, I was in here a while back, looking mournfully at the stale date on this thread, thinking, damn, who is going to step up and summarize all the new stuff that is going on in this space .. I can't possibly nag PHG about it.
So now that you've stepped up, I do have a couple of suggestions
a) It's a little hard to differentiate which categories comprise certain features or not. I wonder if you would consider making some kind of more detailed description line, including the basics, but also, the gotchas - like, no surround passthrough, or native Netflix, ...
b) Maybe a new thread is in order here?
c) The subject is too long, such that replying forces one to delete characters .. just a note
And, I am very interested in OTA in this context. I already have a full whole house setup, but I am considering options for friends and family. Some might prefer or at least like the option of using Netflix, and/or OTA, in addition to local content, and some may want to have the option of passthrough audio. I'd also be interested to know if (which) of these solutions can run as a standalone solution using SB/Sonarr/CP/etc.
I don't think this forum has mentions, but @NedScott, I know you've got some experience with OTA and Android I wonder if you'd pipe up too
Thanks PHG, your work is appreciated
(2015-02-12, 14:40)Qawa Wrote: Hello,
This is my first post to the forum. I have been a Kodi user of and on for years and I would like to thank all the people involved in creating this fantastic piece of free software!
Now for my question/remarks regarding advice on hardware for a new Kodi box:
I want to replace a Raspberry PI model B because i require the use of bit-streaming DTS-HD Master Audio sound. My options seem to be limited to the (Asus) Chromebox or the CuBox-i models if my research is correct. I am thinking the Chromebox is my best option as it seems to perform snappier than the CuBox. Is there another option I should consider and what would you choose if you had to make this decision?
Other things I require: playback of (backed up) BDMV structures or M2TS files and ability to remote control it using a Harmony Smart Hub through IR and/or Bluetooth. I don't require local storage expansion capabilities. I want the device to be inaudible, small and as energy efficient as possible.
I know it's like asking what car to get but I really would appreciate any thoughts on this.
(2015-02-10, 16:01)ReXX Wrote: Could you add info about HD-Audio / bitstreaming ?
(2015-02-19, 10:37)Skank Wrote: So 3d + chromebox is not possible in any way?
For me is not THE Box out of all boxes then.
(2015-02-19, 10:37)Skank Wrote: So 3d + chromebox is not possible in any way?
For me is not THE Box out of all boxes then.