2018-02-16, 11:48
+1 for separate devices
buy a cheap client (ARM, Raspberry, FireTV, ...) for KODI and install a "playback" OS (LibreELEC, ...). Video playback nowatimes must be done mostly in hardware, so everytime a new standard is defined, you have to buy new hardware and future software updates are not that important
buy a device with a long update guarantee as NAS (I would prefer x32/x64 to ARM) and install a "NAS" OS (OpenMediaVault, FreeNas, Unraid, ...). My current NAS is 6 years old and still needs security fixes, but the only hardware changes in this time were a few hdd upgrades
=> if the next generation codecs (AV1, ...) are released, you only need to spend 30 bucks for a new client, not 200 bucks for a new nas
buy a cheap client (ARM, Raspberry, FireTV, ...) for KODI and install a "playback" OS (LibreELEC, ...). Video playback nowatimes must be done mostly in hardware, so everytime a new standard is defined, you have to buy new hardware and future software updates are not that important
buy a device with a long update guarantee as NAS (I would prefer x32/x64 to ARM) and install a "NAS" OS (OpenMediaVault, FreeNas, Unraid, ...). My current NAS is 6 years old and still needs security fixes, but the only hardware changes in this time were a few hdd upgrades
=> if the next generation codecs (AV1, ...) are released, you only need to spend 30 bucks for a new client, not 200 bucks for a new nas
