2015-05-26, 21:19
Yes, that is true. The Vero and OSMC can have whatever business model is legal and allowed, but... I would prefer that the choice to get in on the ground floor and help support the development of an OS (OSMC) and a platform (Vero/special custom imx6) by paying about 2x the cost of an equivalent device (Cubox-i2) be one made deliberately and not out of ignorance.
Other than the custom remote and the white case, there is no difference between the Vero and the Cubox-i2 from a hardware/performance perspective. Yes, there is the 3 years of guaranteed support. Perhaps that is very appealing to the non-technical user that the getvero.tv site is geared towards. For anyone else, they can just follow a few fairly easy steps and have all of the benefits of OSMC and Vero at half the cost (minus the snazzy remote and perhaps the good feeling of contributing to future development).
Hopefully the discussion in this forum will allow consumers to make an informed decision.
Other than the custom remote and the white case, there is no difference between the Vero and the Cubox-i2 from a hardware/performance perspective. Yes, there is the 3 years of guaranteed support. Perhaps that is very appealing to the non-technical user that the getvero.tv site is geared towards. For anyone else, they can just follow a few fairly easy steps and have all of the benefits of OSMC and Vero at half the cost (minus the snazzy remote and perhaps the good feeling of contributing to future development).
Hopefully the discussion in this forum will allow consumers to make an informed decision.
