2015-01-13, 23:45
(2015-01-13, 22:43)DruTheFu Wrote: Not to troll, be a fanboy, or hijack this thread....
For an HDMI Stick device to run Kodi, I'm still thinking that an Amazon Fire TV Stick would be a more rounded choice, as you can use Kodi for your personal media pleasures, coupled with Kodi Add-ons, as well as have the access to the native Fire TV apps for streaming (i.e. Netflix, Hulu, Prime, ESPN, etc). And the AFTV Stick is significantly cheaper.
I guess what I'm saying is for the price point of this HDMI Stick device, others already exist for much less money...
Suspect the Intel/Windows or Intel/Linux (if the compute sticks get decent driver support) may offer better AV quality (refresh rate switching, de-interlacing, 23.976Hz support, proper audio sample rate support, full MPEG2, H264 and VC-1 acceleration etc.) and even HD Audio (though not sure the Baytrail Zxxxx support this?) whereas the Android/FTV has quite significant limitations in these regards currently. (Android 5.0 may address some of these)