2017-01-22, 08:25
(2017-01-22, 07:25)Matt Devo Wrote:(2017-01-22, 04:14)knives of ice Wrote: any tips for getting x265 files to play flawlessly? i'm really surprised by i have some x265 files that stutter on the chromebox, but play perfectly on the shield. not sure if i could have one of my settings wrong maybe?
that's to be expected: the Shield TV has full HEVC hardware decoding, the Chromebox does not, so is limited by the Celeron CPU. I'm not ready to jump on the Android bandwagon so I picked up a Core i7 Chromebox and it does 1080p HEVC no problem (even 10-bit) but can't handle 4K since the CPU is still too weak (it's a 15w mobile part after all).
thanks for the info, i wasn't aware. yeah, these are 10bit files. i much prefer my chromebox as well but there are a few advantages to the shield. good to have both sometimes.