2017-08-13, 23:19
Looking through the internet for a replacement to a RPi 1 I stumbled here.
First of all some context. I currently own 1080p screens only but I'd like to future-proof a bit since it's likely I'll get something 4k next year; I have a cloud server and a home NAS (most of the stuff is here) but at home I'm not running any transcoding server (Plex/Emby) and a lot of stuff is Matroska (not chromecastable).
I also have a Chromecast 2.
The main reason to have a Kodi box is to watch content locally from the NAS, have a decent remote and a really responsive UI.
I narrowed the selection down to Vero 4k and nVidia Shield but I'm not able to choose between them. AndroidTV seems really painless and the Shield is a hardware beast but with a Chromecast it also seems redundant. On the other hand the Vero seems to be really complete for a Kodi box.
Another factor is price, from where I can buy them it would be 229,99€ for the Shield vs approximately 136€.
What could be the deciding factor here?
First of all some context. I currently own 1080p screens only but I'd like to future-proof a bit since it's likely I'll get something 4k next year; I have a cloud server and a home NAS (most of the stuff is here) but at home I'm not running any transcoding server (Plex/Emby) and a lot of stuff is Matroska (not chromecastable).
I also have a Chromecast 2.
The main reason to have a Kodi box is to watch content locally from the NAS, have a decent remote and a really responsive UI.
I narrowed the selection down to Vero 4k and nVidia Shield but I'm not able to choose between them. AndroidTV seems really painless and the Shield is a hardware beast but with a Chromecast it also seems redundant. On the other hand the Vero seems to be really complete for a Kodi box.
Another factor is price, from where I can buy them it would be 229,99€ for the Shield vs approximately 136€.
What could be the deciding factor here?
