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Hi all
After abit of advice
Want to do 4k HDR videos with Atmos through a receiver to my q9fn.
Looking at the N2 or the shield. Which should I get?
Thank you
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Either device will do. If you want pure Kodi, then N2. If you want 4K Netflix, Amazon, etc., then Shield TV.
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2019-10-21, 02:45
(This post was last modified: 2019-10-21, 02:50 by ionblue.)
Apologize if this has been asked. My general searches didn’t pull up anything meaningful.
Anyway, I want a box that will passthrough all audio, 4K HDR with auto dynamic range and frame switching, wireless 802.11 AC, IR remote support, and can handle the Plex connect add-on. Basically I want an Apple TV 4K (which I own) that can passthrough audio from my Plex server without having to be transcoded to FLAC and gives me ATMOS again. So dedicated Kodi for Plex box.
And yes I’ve thought about the Shield, but that can’t auto switch. Still.
Thanks folks.
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Hi,. Thank you for the information above. In terms of the shield and auto switching is there a work around or is it fixed?
I use netflix and Amazon through my TV so not massively bothered
Thank you
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Hi, I am looking for an cheap Kodi Box to connect to my NAS.
I need:
4k
FHD
HDR -> SDR conversion without decoding the files
DTS-HD and AC3 Output, somehow. As long as I get the Sound out I don´t care if it´s converting it down. PCM or something like that.
automatic Frame switching
available in Germany
Plus Points:
HDR10+, Dolby Vision
HD-Sound
I guess for 4k I need a Cable?
x264 10bit (for Anime)
Is there any reason to not take the 4k Fire TV Stick + Ethernet Adapter?
I have seen the Odroid N2, but it would cost 100€ + whatever Gadgets I need. And in one month the Shield Stick will come out which should be an competitor for the N2.
Additionally there is the Fire TV Cube, but it doesn´t add any advantages over the Stick.
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i Could be wrong but amazon hardware struggles with high bit rate files. The new cube might be different.
I own the stick and it struggles with a 60 GB blu ray copy but plays lower bit rate files fine.
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@wrxtasy Could you explain what is a "16GB eMMC flash module" and what it does , for a layman like myself please ?
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Android devices, entry level Intel, and some Linux type boards comes with varying degrees of quality of internal eMMC Flash storage, that the Firmware, OS, Software & Apps runs from.
There is also cheaper microSDHC cards that can be used for device storage, but they are slower for day to day usage, especially when saving Random bits of Artwork, Thumbnail data etc, that Kodi does regularly - and long term regular, cheap microSDHC is not as reliable.
So it's a trade off, do you want cheap - or something faster, with better long term reliability.
The ODROID N2 has removable high quality, fast eMMC flash storage modules available that can be user configured to any OS you want easily.
The CoreELEC edition of the N2, uses a more robust, Industrial spec. Sandisk microSDHC - but it will still be a bit slower vs eMMC flash storage.