2015-06-10, 13:55
Hi all,
I've seen various different units for using xmbc/kodi and need some advise on what is really best for my needs
I've come from a pch c-200 that played all my media without issues (i have lot of mkv passthrough of bd movies with full dts-hd and true-hd audio tracks)
I'm now needing a new box to play the same but using kodi and to also allow streaming from internet
I've tried the following without success
OpenHour Chamelon - Couldn't play MKV's with stuttering, overall extremely poor performance
Mede8er 600 - This worked for media, but was experiencing issues with random crashes/lockups and issues with the RTC (kept loosing time and settings)
Minix Neo Z64 - This couldn't play my MKV's or even H.265 encoded media
Minix Neo 8H Plus - Currently testing and have found that this does not support DTS-HD or True-HD passthrough
I'm using a Onkyo TX-NR515 and have been looking at the following units
Asus Chromebox
Intel NUC5i3RYK
Would either of these units be suitable for my playback (including DTS-HD & True-HD passthrough)
The box will only be used for media playback and nothing else (ie MKV (BD & DVD) and Music)
Will opening the Chromebox to make the changes to install a different OS invalidate any warranty and can you easily upgrade the memory to 4GB (and would you need that)
Or would be better to pay that bit extra and get the NUC and purchase 4gb low profile memory and 64gb ssd
I have been searching for the best, but it's a minefield
I've seen various different units for using xmbc/kodi and need some advise on what is really best for my needs
I've come from a pch c-200 that played all my media without issues (i have lot of mkv passthrough of bd movies with full dts-hd and true-hd audio tracks)
I'm now needing a new box to play the same but using kodi and to also allow streaming from internet
I've tried the following without success
OpenHour Chamelon - Couldn't play MKV's with stuttering, overall extremely poor performance
Mede8er 600 - This worked for media, but was experiencing issues with random crashes/lockups and issues with the RTC (kept loosing time and settings)
Minix Neo Z64 - This couldn't play my MKV's or even H.265 encoded media
Minix Neo 8H Plus - Currently testing and have found that this does not support DTS-HD or True-HD passthrough
I'm using a Onkyo TX-NR515 and have been looking at the following units
Asus Chromebox
Intel NUC5i3RYK
Would either of these units be suitable for my playback (including DTS-HD & True-HD passthrough)
The box will only be used for media playback and nothing else (ie MKV (BD & DVD) and Music)
Will opening the Chromebox to make the changes to install a different OS invalidate any warranty and can you easily upgrade the memory to 4GB (and would you need that)
Or would be better to pay that bit extra and get the NUC and purchase 4gb low profile memory and 64gb ssd
I have been searching for the best, but it's a minefield