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2) Yes write speeds of the 16GB Samsung eMMC are double those of the 8GB modules.
http://odroid.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=e...ence_chart

3) Yes the boot.ini allows standard resolutions, you can also force other resolutions with Kodi via some simple scripting in the autostart.sh file, details:
http://forum.odroid.com/viewtopic.php?f=...00#p163752

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, it confirms my concerns. I also see the 32gB module is faster yet at writing. The eMMC modules are somewhat expensive per gB compared to uSD cards and SATA storage. Having to go 32gB to get peak performance drives up the cost of a C2 solution.

The HDMI output situation seems less than ideal also. My receiver doesn't pass EDID from the monitor fast enough for the rPi to see it on boot. I expect the C2 will have the same problem and it seems the workaround is far less clean than the rPi. Your link wasn't at all clear to me on how to override the EDID or a lack thereof. I see a patch to allow some sort of file based override, but I'd have to build the code base with the patch enabled right?