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Oooh! There is. Thanks for that update!
I'd still like an answer to my question about the Vero hardware vs. a Cubox-i2 as I'm really getting tired of being told I don't own a Vero so I must not know what I'm talking about regarding performance. The only difference to me appears to be that I didn't pay a lot more for my device so that it would have 3 years of guaranteed updates and support.
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My I2 never had an issue with gig ethernet and I just have switches and not "smart" routers so I never had a problem with the pause frames not working. In the end, I decided to limit the ethernet to 100meg because my content didn't need gigabit and it keeps the idle temperature several degrees cooler.
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BTW, the Vero is a business, so it makes perfect business sense to not provide an OSMC images for non-Vero IMX'es (there *really* would be no point to buy it, then).
OTOH, OSMC plays fair game and all sources are available. If someone with some knowledge would care enough, it would be trivial to build an OSMC image for whatever Cubox'es...
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On the osmc.tv site it says that eventually they will release an image for generic imx6 devices. I get focusing on the device that some were willing to pay $200 for. Those folks should, after all, get first priority. I'm not sure why they couldn't put a generic imx6 image out there from the start, but... It guess it may have become time consuming if generic imx6 users started having a lot of issues and asking questions.
As it stands, there are easy to follow instructions in the Kodi/XBMC SolidRun forums for loading OSMC onto a Cubox-i or Hummingboard. I followed them and was able to get OSMC working just fine on my i2. It pretty much worked like every other Kodi distro I've tried on my i2 (geexbox, openelec, arch, xbian) except with a new snazzy theme. Most content played ok but my 1080i60 live TV content and some of the test videos from fritsch had some skipping or dropped frames.
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Calm down. Why should they do so - it's their project, their box. It's a business ... no one will tell you: yes, you buy a white i2 for double the price ...
And yeah - I can 100% assure you. Your cubox-i2 is exactly the same performance, nothing worse, but sadly also nothing better :-)
First decide what functions / features you expect from a system. Then decide for the hardware. Don't waste your money on crap.
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Thanks fritsch! Considering all you've done for imx6 I'll take your word for it, there is no difference between the Vero and my i2 other than the snazzy remote they provide.