(2015-02-27, 08:39)nickr Wrote: @Tinwarble, I know I said I'd shut up, but can you tell us what you regard as the advantages of android over, say, a chromebox running openelec or ubuntu?
I can see:
cost
ability to use streaming services like netflix using native apps
What else? (No this is not a bait post, I am interested in your point of view on this).
Well, as I said it's subjective. I can't say that there any advantages of one over the other without listing a ton of "what ifs".
What if auto refresh rate is really important
What if HD audio really matters
What if you want to watch a movie from your NAS, then go to watching House of Cards on Netflix
What if you re-encode all your videos and don't have or want an AVR.
I could go on and on but you see my point, what make an Android box (like the AFTV) better or worse than say....a Chromebox is a matter of what one needs or wants.
My point isn't to say that some one should get one or the other based on what someone may recommend based on the needs/wants of the person who is recommending a device, but on ones own needs. And no one should dismiss a device just because it doesn't fit into their on needs.
After all, I run a Chromebox (for Openelec) and a AFTV (for all Android stuff) for my main system and although I personally prefer the Chromebox, if some wants/needs an Android device I have no problems recommending the AFTV as a good device for Kodi and apps.
I think, as someone who has been watching development of Kodi since it came to Android, that anyone looking for that box that "does it all" will have to wait a little longer. At least until someone comes out a 64-bit ARM (Cortex-A53 or A57) or a x86 (not Atom) box and cooks a ROM that takes advantage of what Kodi can do, rather than the other way around.