START HERE - Pick the Right Kodi Box (updated Dec 2020)
(2016-04-26, 10:21)JimboJam Wrote:
(2016-04-26, 09:27)noggin Wrote:
(2016-04-26, 07:33)JimboJam Wrote: I'm looking at the MINIX NEO U1. Though I'm a little overwhelmed at the options available.

I have the Sony 850C 4k TV.

I'm mostly concerned with 4k viewing at 60 hz. Is this the box for me? 3-D isn't really important. Just 5.1 Audio...

Where are you expecting to source 2160/60p content from ?

Hoping to future proof it slightly? Perhaps that is naïve.

No - more a question. 60p is not used for movies and scripted TV shows, which are shot at 24p. The only likely source of 50p and 60p UHD content is likely to be broadcast TV for sport, entertainment etc., or for content you shoot yourself on a DSLR or similar camera.

Personally I'd not chose a main Kodi platform based on future requirements. You pay over the odds for future proofing and have no guarantee that it will deliver quite what you want. One thing to be very aware of is that UHD is likely to also introduce HDR (High Dynamic Range) content, and there are multiple standards for this, none of which have emerged as a leader. (Dolby Vision, HDR-10, HLG etc.)

I'd buy for the present, not the future. Upgrading to the future will be cheaper when it arrives, than trying to second-guess what it is now.

At the moment - the only real sources of mainstream UHD content are streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime, with UHD Blu-ray beginning to appear (but there is no current backup/ripping solution for these) There are some broadcast sources too - but they are pretty DRMed (other than test loops).


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