START HERE - Pick the Right Kodi Box (updated Dec 2020) - Printable Version +- Kodi Community Forum (https://forum.kodi.tv) +-- Forum: Discussions (https://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=222) +--- Forum: Hardware (https://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=112) +--- Thread: START HERE - Pick the Right Kodi Box (updated Dec 2020) (/showthread.php?tid=252916) Pages:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
253
254
255
256
257
258
259
260
261
262
263
|
RE: START HERE - Pick the Right Kodi Box (updated March 2019) - wrxtasy - 2019-05-04 (2019-05-04, 00:33)allio Wrote:(2019-04-25, 03:52)wrxtasy Wrote: The ODROID N2 is pretty new. I would not call it stable yet for CoreELEC Kodi Leia usage. It will get there. 5.1 AAC audio has to be Transcoded into 5.1 Dolby Digital, which is not much of a problem with the N2. 5.1 DD, even for Live TV will be passed thru to the audio receiver when using CoreELEC. It has been modded from standard Kodi to allow that again. CoreELEC N2 progress is coming along quickly, it's not bad for a fast 1080p Kodi Leia player at the moment. RE: START HERE - Pick the Right Kodi Box (updated April 2017) - wrxtasy - 2019-05-04 (2019-05-02, 00:06)ezriderz Wrote:(2017-05-10, 13:39)wrxtasy Wrote: NEO U9 - if you want to use mainly Android Apps (excluding Kodi), it runs it little bit faster. Kodi Krypton has some problems on it as it uses Medicodec only Hardware video acceleration - which is not as good as Amcodec.Thank you wrxtasy. You have finally explained why my U9 Libreelec box has some subtle issues that I could not understand. Disable Kodi's 'Dirty Regions' in advancedsettings.xml and your Subtitle issues will be fixed with LibreELEC or CoreELEC on the U9: Code: <advancedsettings> RE: START HERE - Pick the Right Kodi Box (updated March 2019) - allio - 2019-05-04 (2019-05-04, 01:40)wrxtasy Wrote:Ah, fantastic! Live TV was my only concern - transcoding multichannel AAC/FLAC etc is perfectly fine. I think I can go ahead and order an N2 then(2019-05-04, 00:33)allio Wrote:(2019-04-25, 03:52)wrxtasy Wrote: The ODROID N2 is pretty new. I would not call it stable yet for CoreELEC Kodi Leia usage. It will get there. Thanks for the help. RE: START HERE - Pick the Right Kodi Box (updated April 2017) - Sholander - 2019-05-04 (2019-05-04, 01:46)wrxtasy Wrote: Disable Kodi's 'Dirty Regions' in advancedsettings.xml and your Subtitle issues will be fixed with LibreELEC or CoreELEC on the U9:New CoreElec versions don't need "Dirty Regions" fix any more to fix the stutter. RE: START HERE - Pick the Right Kodi Box (updated April 2017) - wrxtasy - 2019-05-04 (2019-05-04, 12:27)Sholander Wrote:(2019-05-04, 01:46)wrxtasy Wrote: Disable Kodi's 'Dirty Regions' in advancedsettings.xml and your Subtitle issues will be fixed with LibreELEC or CoreELEC on the U9:New CoreElec versions don't need "Dirty Regions" fix any more to fix the stutter. Yes it does, I am still having issues on the U9 with CE and Subtitles. So not quite 100% sorted out yet IMHO, but very close. Anyway this is all off topic as its software related. RE: START HERE - Pick the Right Kodi Box (updated March 2019) - ignade82 - 2019-05-04 Hello, I need a last confirmation. I have a new tv 4k hdr-dv LG What I want: android system because I need to use VPN and popcorntime Kodi capable device that can play high bitrate BluRay rips over a local network or from plex or emby(so 5Ghz + gigabit ethernet) support for subtitles inside mkv file container for video 4k 4k resolution HDR10 support (DV if possible but I still cannot find movie torrent with DV metadata) 5.1 audio DTS:X and atmos passthrough .If it can downsize Dolby HD atmos to DD+ atmos is better because it will be connect to tv that will send the audio to the atmos soundbar. CEC I want to use LG remote Plug and Play I used to have the fire tv 2gn before I know I to sideload kodi . good upscaling for video 1080p? I dont need netflix amazon ecc I use the apps in the tv for those . MINIX U9?? or shield or fire tv stick 4k ? RE: START HERE - Pick the Right Kodi Box (updated March 2019) - Klojum - 2019-05-04 (2019-05-04, 20:01)ignade82 Wrote: What I want: Just for your information, we have a VPN policy (wiki) for you to bear in mind. RE: START HERE - Pick the Right Kodi Box (updated March 2019) - ignade82 - 2019-05-04 (2019-05-04, 20:05)Klojum Wrote:I dont need vpn for kodi but for popcorntime and TV in my home country.(2019-05-04, 20:01)ignade82 Wrote: What I want: Thnaks RE: START HERE - Pick the Right Kodi Box (updated March 2019) - wrxtasy - 2019-05-05 (2019-05-04, 20:01)ignade82 Wrote: Hello, I need a last confirmation. NVIDIA Shield because it is (a) the most powerful Android setup (b) has great ongoing Firmware support and .. © Kodi can be installed without needing Sideloading or ongoing Kodi App maintenance when new versions are released. Android Kodi works better on the Shield vs the FireTV Stick 4K The MINIX U9 comparatively is running ancient Android (stable) Marshmallow Firmware that is not getting any love any more from MINIX. So avoid it for Android these days. RE: START HERE - Pick the Right Kodi Box (updated March 2019) - ignade82 - 2019-05-05 (2019-05-05, 06:37)wrxtasy Wrote:(2019-05-04, 20:01)ignade82 Wrote: Hello, I need a last confirmation. thanks I will check on the shield thread - it is f*** expensive RE: START HERE - Pick the Right Kodi Box (updated March 2019) - master345 - 2019-05-05 Love all the work and effort gone into this but 1 feature which always gets missed is if any of the hardware supports usb external hard drives? I had to get the Nvidia Shield because it has support for (more with a powered hub) 2 USB external hard drives full of media. Can see NTFS, exFAT formatted drives and requires no special cables or extra steps to make it work. Do you know if one day a category or section like: Supports USB HDD will be added here? Example: Apple and Amazon's devices are very feature packed but there is no local hard drive support. RE: START HERE - Pick the Right Kodi Box (updated March 2019) - noggin - 2019-05-05 (2019-05-05, 11:35)master345 Wrote: Example: Apple and Amazon's devices are very feature packed but there is no local hard drive support. I'll double check when I get a chance but I'm pretty certain that most Amazon Fire TV devices can support USB storage when you use a micro USB OTG adaptor (which also allows you to add a USB 3.0 -> Gig E adaptor to give you cabled ethernet connectivity) RE: START HERE - Pick the Right Kodi Box (updated March 2019) - selfcontained - 2019-05-05 I believe the Fire TV Stick can use a USB-attached external drive via an OTG USB cable, but it is limited to an MBR/FAT32-formatted 2TB drive. Here's a representative line-up of components for this:
RE: START HERE - Pick the Right Kodi Box (updated March 2019) - wesk05 - 2019-05-05 (2019-05-05, 23:36)selfcontained Wrote: I believe the Fire TV Stick can use a USB-attached external drive via an OTG USB cable, but it is limited to an MBR/FAT32-formatted 2TB drive.Yes, this is a correct assessment. Amazon FireTVs only support FAT32 format via USB. RE: START HERE - Pick the Right Kodi Box (updated March 2019) - Rubytux - 2019-05-06 What do you say about the Atari VCS? Its Is supposed to support 4K HDR, i know Linux does not supports it yet, but it seems promissing. Do you think it can be better than the Shield? |