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Hi,

I'm thinking about buying an Intel NUC NUC7CJYH4 to replace my HiMedia Q5 Pro, mainly because the Q5 doesn't have the output features I need for my USB DAC and it also struggles frequently when playing multichannel AAC.

It's got a Celeron J4005 which as I understand is a Gemini Lake and I'll be adding 1x4GB of RAM and a 2.5in SSD to it. I don't really mind not having HDR since my TV doesn't support it. Can people please advise whether this NUC can run Kodi with Windows 10 and will it run better than my Q5, specifically:

1. Be able to play 4K without stuttering
2. Hardware decode 8/10-bit HEVC
3. Passthrough multi-channel, i.e. Dolby, DTS, inc Lossless formats - my Marantz processor can do the decoding.
4. Output to USB DAC in Isochronous mode
5. Not really a requirement, wonder how software decoding performs on HD YouTube videos and how Blu-Ray videos can perform when I add an external blu-ray drive.

Connection wise, when streaming movies from my NAS it will go: NUC HDMI > Marantz > TV / Speakers. When streaming music from my NAS it will go: NUC USB > USB DAC > Stereo amp > Speakers
(Marantz will be on separately so I can use the TV as a computer monitor, not going to use the passthrough feature on my stereo amp since I prefer the preamp section of my stereo amp).