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So if you have to decide for
Option 1: Odroid C2 set (with Case,Power supply, eMMC) = 85€
Option 2: Vero 4K = 130€
What would you chose?
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2017-08-15, 19:49
(This post was last modified: 2017-08-15, 20:07 by wrxtasy.)
All depends on if you want a ready to go out of the box complete setup in the Vero 4K or a minor bit of DIY with Odroid C2.
You would still need to factor in a Wireless remote, like the MINIX A2 lite for equivalent remote control responsiveness when buying the C2.
But then again the C2 can be overclocked and you can easily run other Operating systems with simple microSDHC cards.
If you need incoming HDR support (under testing), AC WiFi and SPDIF then its the AML S905x Vero, the C2 has Gigabit Ethernet vs 100M on the Vero 4K.
Pick which features are most important to you.
Both will have excellent ongoing support for OSMC on the Vero or LibreELEC Kodi Krypton on the C2.
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wrxtasy,
I've been reading on some forums some attempts of running LE on Minix U9-H (AML S912). The users seem to get success, but they don't mention GPU problems. I think that if there are GPU drivers problems, then watching movies would be an annoying task.
Despite the fact it's not my area of expertise, I couldn't understand why one wants LE on S912, if, as you said, has a severe lack of GPU drivers which causes incompatibility between both.
If, without any doubt, LE is not stable for S912, and if there is no prevision of development support, then I think that whoever wants LE and Android SO(s), should get a box with S905. Correct?
Is this is true, then in my case, there's no point in trying to decide between Wetek Play 2 and Minix U9-H. At least, my decision should be between WP2 and Minix Neo U1. Am I right?
If I narrow my options to a S905 Box, is there any other better option besides Wetek Play 2 and Minix Neo U1?
I think the only main disadvantage of Minix U1 is Android 5.1.1. Among S905, do you personally recommend other box?
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After reading the post indicated above, I got curious about Odroid.
Do you think a Odroid based system would fulfill my demands?
I made a search about Odroid and dual boot but couldn't reach a conclusion. Is this possible like in Wetek Play 2 or Minix Neo U1?
Should I read about Odroid?
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No Dual booting with the ODROID C2. You pick your SD/eMMC storage and run that or swap 'em over physically.
The C2 will always boot from eMMC if both eMMC and a SD card are plugged in.
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I've not tested with many UHD Blu-rays, but have tested extensively with Jellyfish clips. It's good to use these as part of a series of test clips before releasing a new update.
Even 300mbps will play instantly from eMMC with the latest update.
Over LAN: I found no issue with Jellyfish 140Mbps (jellyfish-140-mbps-4k-uhd-hevc-10bit.mkv). It's a good one to test
as it's the only (I think?) Jellyfish clip with audio. The startup was snappy. Obviously if you're using something like
sshfs (some people do); there's going to be more overhead and a slower startup speed.