2021-01-24, 16:37
(2021-01-24, 13:44)moamoa Wrote: Hi,
Got a bit lost tbh. Currently using PI's with LibreELEC. Main uses are TV (via tvheadend), Netflix, Amazon and Disney+ plugins. Obviously because of Widevine on PI's I can only do 720p. I would like to upgrade to 4k, so can use 4k on the Netflix plugin. I think to do this I need to go to an android device supporting Widevine L1, is this correct?
What hardware options are available for as of 2021? On android kodi, will it play the netflix 4k directly within kodi plugin, or does kodi drop to the android app?
I assume linux options are non starters because of L1? I don't think android supports auto refresh rate switching does it? LibreElec will switch from 50hz for tv for 23hz for a movie avi and my Projector will switch in sync. I'll loose this with an android option, right? :/
For 4K Netflix you need to have a Netflix-approved box, not just one that has the right Widevine level. Netflix have a separate approval programme still I believe for their premium streams. Very few Netflix platforms implement refresh-rate switching (even if there is support in the underlying OS - such as on the Amazon Fire TV devices)
The Apple TV 4K does a great job with Netflix, Prime, Disney+ and Apple TV+ - apart from lacking support for 24.000Hz refresh for relatively rare 24.000 content. You can't run full-fat Kodi on the Apple TV 4K, but the MrMC fork does run - and includes TV Headend PVR support (though you can't run Python add-ons). The nVidia Shield TV doesn't have automatic refresh rate switching in DRM streaming applications (though does in Kodi), but there is an OS-supported 'sample refresh rate and switch to it' shortcut that works in a lot of apps that lets you set the refresh rate manually once you are playing.
I'd separate your DRM requirement from your Kodi local replay requirement potentially if you want more choice - as the best Kodi platform isn't usually the best DRM platform.
