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Nice, lets throw this in the bullsh*t device pile. Thanks guys for clearing that up.
Guess I'll keep on waiting for the 'perfect' next gen hardware, Kaby Lake Nuc etc.
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Is this problem still ongoing?
I have a Mach 8 (Android) and am looking to upgrade to the Mach 12 (Android).
Has firmware and patches been rolled out to fix any of the problems you describe?
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2017-04-10, 15:34
(This post was last modified: 2017-04-10, 15:45 by wrxtasy.)
6 months now since my last post in this thread and not a lot has improved...
All AMLogic S912 devices have colorspace issues at the moment resulting in darker than normal Picture output.
99% of them will be running AML test Firmware with little care taken about what is sold with the box.
Most Sellers simply don't care and lack the skills to patch the underlying, buggy Android/Linux Kernel.
They would rather sell you another, upgraded Chipset - buggy box.
I doubt Kodi refresh switching is working.
5.1 DTS & HD Audio passthrough will be a major problem.
There is no stable LibreELEC release for S912 due to no Linux GPU drivers available from AMLogic.
If you need Kodi Krypton for OTA deinterlacing TV you have to use LibreELEC Kodi Krypton because OTA TV and PVR's have broken deinterlacing when using Android Kodi.
And to top it all off Mediacodec only Hardware acceleration, that Kodi Krypton uses exclusively is not working 100% on various Android Marshmallow boxes with poor Firmware. Android Lollipop and AMCodec Hardware acceleration was the High watermark when using Android Kodi Jarvis.
I no longer recommend Android Kodi running on unsupported MM Firmware AMLogic boxes for serious Kodi users anymore, due to numerous ongoing problems. And that doubly applies to dirt cheap Chinese sourced Android Boxes.
Use LibreELEC Kodi Krypton on a AML S905/S905X if you are serious about cheap, reliable working Kodi.
The best S912 Firmware you will find is MINIX with their U9-H, but that also has various issues, which are being fixed.
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Thanks for you prompt response WRXTASY
Guess a start looking for an alternative to the Mach 12
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What do you think about something like this "Tronsmart Ara X5 Plus Win10 Cherry Trail Z8300" as an alternative to the Mach 12?