2016-05-11, 07:56
(2016-05-11, 04:37)wrxtasy Wrote: Until you find with these dirt cheap Asian boxes, Kodi dynamic refresh switching does not work properly with amcodec hardware acceleration enabled and you end up with black screens. DVD playback is broken, AC3 / DD Audio may or may not work, the IR remote has to be pointed directly at the device to work, Netflix and other DRM video streaming Apps is max 480p resolution, devices overheat and fail shortly after purchase, the list goes on and on...
Spend some time looking in the Android section of this forum or Freaktab and you will soon get an idea.
If you can put up with that and like some DIY then go for it. You will get no help from anyone that knows how to fix these problems on this forum.
I'm very familiar now with AML S905's and their deficiencies out of the box...I have even seen some AML boxes faking reported memory in the Kernel and only having half the physical memory chips onboard !
In order:
- No black screen with switching here
- I have no DVD 1:1 iso's here for playback so can't comment on that
- AC3 and Dolby Digital both work fine
- Netflix couldn't care less and was aware of the restriction
- No crashing yesterday after a bit over 2hrs testing
The seller I purchased from is fairly established with a high score and good feedback, maybe if you purchased one from a random Aliexpress seller you'd experience issues. Yes they have limitations and yes you are likely on your own with no updates, but there isn't a decent alternative. The Odroid I'd have to fiddle with myself and it would cost an extra $20 at least, the Wetek Core would be near an extra $90 just for better firmware, the Shield would be an extra $300 and none of them would have arrived in within 24hrs. I'll be satisfied if this survives for a year and a bit, then I'll pick up an S912 or better device.
