[blizzardreign]

Hi wrxtasy. Hope you can help me out here. I'm using Firestick 4k with Kodi Leia currently. It works great, except for the fact that it can't pass through HD audio, and the 7.1 PCM output the sides and rear are reversed.

Yes known problems. Amazon really needs to be informed about the channel mapping issues.

I'm looking for a box that can do HD audio pass through, 4k HDR, and possibly auto frame rate and resolution matching. Frok what I've read, the Mecool m8s Pro L can pass through HD audio, but can't do auto frame rate matching? If I'm not wanting auto frame rate switching, is this box a viable option? What else does it lack?

I would not use it for Android Kodi because if you run CoreELEC Kodi Leia from a Class 10 U1 microSDHC card the whole world for 4K HDR Kodi video, HD & LPCM audio will open up. It nearly works for auto everything.....

However the Pro L does Not have Gigabit Ethernet, which really is needed for high bitrate 4K HDR + HD audio - home network streaming.
A USB3 > Gigabit Ethernet adapter would need to be added.

If I do want Auto framerate, the only other options I have are the Shield and Vero 4k+? I'd rather not have the Shield due to the bad picture quality. Apple TV 4K doesn't do HD audio pass through right?

To do 4K HDR correctly, MaxCLL/FALL HDR infoframe metadata also needs to be passed thru to a HDR display.
The list of devices, some with GigaE that do that is found in this https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid...pid2823690

Apple TV 4K outputs HD audio, as lossless 24bit LPCM or 5.1 DD. The only thing it really misses out on audio wise is Blu-ray Rip quality lossless Atmos audio, because passthru is needed for that. It however will do lossy Netflix Atmos.

The Odroid N2 + a wireless MINIX A2 lite remote makes for a snappy 4K HDR, HD audio - CoreELEC Kodi Leia combo.
Picture quality is excellent.

What you are saying is that I can run coreELEC on the Pro L using a microsd card and I can get the kind of playback I'm looking for? Sounds great, but is there a guide on how to do that for the Pro L? And is there a difference between Libre and Core? I have a ugreen gigabit adapter that I'm using for the Firestick 4k currently, so I could use that if I get the Pro L.

However, based on your link, it then seems like the Pro L doesn't have the MaxCLL/FALL meta data pass through and the Odroid N2 does. AppleTV 4K seems out as I need Dolby TrueHD Atmos. I don't need to playback from any apps as well. I just need something to play Bluray rips with Dolby TrueHD Atmos or DTS:X and below. 4K HDR 10-bit and below for video. I'm using an LG oled TV so I don't need HDR to SDR conversion. I also forgot to add that I need to be able to use Plex on Kodi for the playback, so does N2 allow for that with all these requirements?

Given these, seems like currently the N2 is the only viable solution for me? Does it come with a case as it seems like it's just a board when I check it out? And where is a good place to buy from? Do I require the Minix a2 lite remote as well?