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Hi.
I have and use a Pi 3 B loaded with libre elec leia 18.2 and it works reasonably well even though my BB speed is about 4.2 meg, I have received a Pi 4 kit as a gift. will upgrading from the 3 to 4 make that much difference?
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The RPi4 has about 25% more CPU "oompf", but I have no idea what "BB speed" is.
The RPi4 can handle HEVC files much better, and it has better connectivity: USB3.0 + faster ethernet.
Overall there is a snappier response. Don't expect life-changing miracles.
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Yuor internet speed won't make that much of a difference, because 4.2 MB/s (or 4.2 Mb/s?) can be easily handled by the RPi3 as well.
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(This post was last modified: 2020-10-09, 17:18 by FXB78.)
If you're saying your broadband speed is 4 Mbps, then using a RPi 3 or 4 won't make any difference to that. And anything you are managing to stream at those low speeds could be handled by both devices. The RPi 4 will be a bit snappier at navigating around but your broadband speed really is irrelevant to the question.
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Those were initial speed results when the RPi4 just came out. Perhaps the newer firmware version from June (?) has implemented network improvements.
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They sound like Pi3+ numbers. Gig ethernet over USB2 tends to cap out at 300-400Mbps.
I believe Pi4 even on launch was getting significantly higher numbers.
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I never did any further speed testing with the RPi4. It "works".
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See, the Latest version is always better. But if you switch from RPI 3 to 4, You will have to change Power Supply, New MINI HDMI cable. also, More heat generated in RPI 4 so an additional Heat sink is required. For normal streaming, you won't notice much difference. I am Still using RPI 2, around 8-10 hours a day. If the file format is HEVC then you will need RPI 4.