2018-10-01, 04:02
Tried CoreELEC Leia (S905X box) with the Netflix Addon last night and it's broken again (used to work). It's not a reliable combo IMHO vs a dedicated App.
Also Kodi Leia using - LE / CE / OSMC AMLogic will only do 720p Max copy protected streaming anyway due to h264 content having to be CPU software decoded. Intel LibreELEC would be able to do Leia Netflix 1080p
Android devices with included L1 Widevine DRM running Android Kodi Leia can hardware decode copy protected content, so you get 1080p Netflix when using that Leia Netflix Addon and it seems to be more reliable too.
Devices like the Shield, WeTek (Play2 is best), and the MINIX U9 - (none of the MECOOL's) that have working Kodi Leia - Frame Rate matching (refresh switching) will do smooth 1080p Netflix playback when using that Netflix Addon. You also get Netflix 5.1 DD+ > 5.1 DD audio downmixing as well when using Kodi.
I still prefer a working - native Netflix App, either on Android TV OS devices (Shield or MECOOL), Amazon Fire TV's (DD+ > DD audio downmixing capable) or the much preferred Apple TV 4K (which does DD+ > DD audio downmixing & Frame Rate / Dynamic range matching)
Also Kodi Leia using - LE / CE / OSMC AMLogic will only do 720p Max copy protected streaming anyway due to h264 content having to be CPU software decoded. Intel LibreELEC would be able to do Leia Netflix 1080p
Android devices with included L1 Widevine DRM running Android Kodi Leia can hardware decode copy protected content, so you get 1080p Netflix when using that Leia Netflix Addon and it seems to be more reliable too.
Devices like the Shield, WeTek (Play2 is best), and the MINIX U9 - (none of the MECOOL's) that have working Kodi Leia - Frame Rate matching (refresh switching) will do smooth 1080p Netflix playback when using that Netflix Addon. You also get Netflix 5.1 DD+ > 5.1 DD audio downmixing as well when using Kodi.
I still prefer a working - native Netflix App, either on Android TV OS devices (Shield or MECOOL), Amazon Fire TV's (DD+ > DD audio downmixing capable) or the much preferred Apple TV 4K (which does DD+ > DD audio downmixing & Frame Rate / Dynamic range matching)
