2018-05-25, 10:16
Hello, I have already read all that info on 1st page, about recommended boxes...but I have recently ran into Xiaomi Mi Box 3 and wanna to ask, if it is also suitable. It is not mentioned in 1st page.
What I need:
- divx, xvid, mp4, vp9, h264, h265 hardware accelerated playback without issues
- 1080p maximum, no 4k...dont have TV for that...but HDR support may come in handy?
- sub or srt subtitles , or integrated in mp4 or mkv files, central or eastern european alphabet support
- DD 5.1 and DTS output to my receiver (old Kenwood KRF-5070 with optical in and CINCH in for DD 5.1 and DTS, no HDMI)
(Xiaomi Mi Box 3 has 3.5mm jack SPDIF output, so maybe some converter to optical Toslink connector or to CINCH connector will be needed?)
- it will be capable to play audio on output I select? So far, I am using KODI with two user accounts - in one, is audio out set to HDMI, so it is played on my TV. And when I want 5.1, I will switch into another account. It is a copy of first one, but there is audio out in KODI set to SPDIF out. So I have audio in movies outputted to AV Receiver. So far, this is only one solution I found, as KODI does not have / does not support direct change of audio output device on remote controller.
- fluent KODI GUI, no lags
- Internet radio plugins for KODI - will stream through wifi
- mp3 playback
- picture viewing
- movies will be on external SSD, connected trough USB. When I will to copy new movie there, I will unplug that SSD, and through usb3.0 on another PC get the movie in it. Then plug it back to Xiaomi for playback. As that will be SSD, i dont expect any problems with USB power requirements. Xiaomi have only wifi and no wired LAN port, so this will be the best way of moving videos in and out.
- decent remote control...for what I read, Xiaomi have good one.
Xiaomi Mi Box 3 itself have Android TV 6.0 OS - is KODI available in play store for this OS? I read that it is somehow limited, compared to classic android system.
It may have AMLogic CPU, but its not sure...can someone confirm?
Even if I need to installl and run KODI from its Android TV OS, its no problem for me. I just need everything to work fine. Or it is needed to flash Libreelec / Openelec distro, because that android TV OS is not suitable?
Thanks
What I need:
- divx, xvid, mp4, vp9, h264, h265 hardware accelerated playback without issues
- 1080p maximum, no 4k...dont have TV for that...but HDR support may come in handy?
- sub or srt subtitles , or integrated in mp4 or mkv files, central or eastern european alphabet support
- DD 5.1 and DTS output to my receiver (old Kenwood KRF-5070 with optical in and CINCH in for DD 5.1 and DTS, no HDMI)
(Xiaomi Mi Box 3 has 3.5mm jack SPDIF output, so maybe some converter to optical Toslink connector or to CINCH connector will be needed?)
- it will be capable to play audio on output I select? So far, I am using KODI with two user accounts - in one, is audio out set to HDMI, so it is played on my TV. And when I want 5.1, I will switch into another account. It is a copy of first one, but there is audio out in KODI set to SPDIF out. So I have audio in movies outputted to AV Receiver. So far, this is only one solution I found, as KODI does not have / does not support direct change of audio output device on remote controller.
- fluent KODI GUI, no lags
- Internet radio plugins for KODI - will stream through wifi
- mp3 playback
- picture viewing
- movies will be on external SSD, connected trough USB. When I will to copy new movie there, I will unplug that SSD, and through usb3.0 on another PC get the movie in it. Then plug it back to Xiaomi for playback. As that will be SSD, i dont expect any problems with USB power requirements. Xiaomi have only wifi and no wired LAN port, so this will be the best way of moving videos in and out.
- decent remote control...for what I read, Xiaomi have good one.
Xiaomi Mi Box 3 itself have Android TV 6.0 OS - is KODI available in play store for this OS? I read that it is somehow limited, compared to classic android system.
It may have AMLogic CPU, but its not sure...can someone confirm?
Even if I need to installl and run KODI from its Android TV OS, its no problem for me. I just need everything to work fine. Or it is needed to flash Libreelec / Openelec distro, because that android TV OS is not suitable?
Thanks
