To support 4K (3840x2160p) at more than 30Hz, HDMI 2.0 is required (at least 4:2:0 HDMI 2.0 mode that just squeaks into HDMI 1.4 bandwidths and doesn't require a full HDMI 2.0 interface).
It's really no more capable of 4K than the model it replaces, other than not needing MST for 60Hz output
As I've said elsewhere, the best thing about the Broadwell Chromeboxes will be the associated price drop on the Haswell models
(2015-06-03, 22:02)Matt Devo Wrote: [ -> ]It's really no more capable of 4K than the model it replaces, other than not needing MST for 60Hz output
As I've said elsewhere, the best thing about the Broadwell Chromeboxes will be the associated price drop on the Haswell models
Even no h265?
(2015-06-03, 22:05)Robotica Wrote: [ -> ]Even no h265?
Broadwell offers hybrid HEVC decoding, but it's not supported by Intel's Linux drivers, only Windows, so essentially a non-factor from a Kodi perspective
(2015-06-03, 22:02)Matt Devo Wrote: [ -> ]As I've said elsewhere, the best thing about the Broadwell Chromeboxes will be the associated price drop on the Haswell models
This is true!
(2015-06-03, 22:08)Matt Devo Wrote: [ -> ]Broadwell offers hybrid HEVC decoding, but it's not supported by Intel's Linux drivers, only Windows, so essentially a non-factor from a Kodi perspective
Wouldn't Kodi running on Windows be able to take advantage of them?
And is there no hope for Intel Linux drivers to be updated to support hybrid HEVC decoding?
(2015-06-03, 22:11)oWarchild Wrote: [ -> ]Wouldn't Kodi running on Windows be able to take advantage of them?
And is there no hope for Intel Linux drivers to be updated to support hybrid HEVC decoding?
We won't know how well it runs Windows until someone gets one and tries, but it's quite possible (even likely) it will have the same lack of HDMI audio as the Haswell boxes, negating its usefulness.
From what I understand, Intel won't be adding hybrid HEVC decoding to the Broadwell Linux drivers, but instead is focused on Braswell/Skylake which offer full hardware decoding.
New Chromebox..
Hope this one has better graphics processor than the old model...
(2015-06-03, 23:14)movie78 Wrote: [ -> ]New Chromebox..
Hope this one has better graphics processor than the old model...
The 2955U in the previous Chromebox - once MCDI was implemented - was/is pretty good for Kodi though.
Maybe not for gaming, but it delivered decent scaling and high quality deinterlacing, alongside good quality H264, MPEG2 and VC-1 decoding (other than VC-1 interlaced material - which I think is still an issue ?)
(2015-06-03, 23:14)movie78 Wrote: [ -> ]New Chromebox..
Hope this one has better graphics processor than the old model...
that's kind of an odd statement, without any qualification, but the specs of the GPU in the Broadwell 3205U have already been well documented and it's been pretty thoroughly tested, so one can simply read the reviews rather than hoping.
I wonder if this one will actually be fan less. 6 watts is impressive as I got 12 watts with an idle Kodibuntu on the M004U.
(2015-06-04, 02:40)katsup Wrote: [ -> ]I wonder if this one will actually be fan less. 6 watts is impressive as I got 12 watts with an idle Kodibuntu on the M004U.
Nope, it's not
Any news on if the levels issue has been/will be fixed in the Broadwell drivers?
