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ebol
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Hello,
I'm still trying to decide with what to replace my htpc and I'm stuck between reading and comparing odroid n2+ with nvidia shield pro. Mainly because when checking current prices for the board (local reseller) and the shield, its not that much of a difference. I can order a bare odroid setup (board, 16GB emmc, emmc reader, psu and cover) for about 730 pln while the shield const 950 pln. At this moment (this will hopefully change in the nearest future) I have a crappy internet connection, so I'm not interested in streaming or cloud gaming which nvidia offers. Any advice, what would be a better choice considering that both of those setups are not exactly super cheap. What would be considered to be the money best spent?
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I don't even need to use a separate remote because of the perfect integration with my TV via HDMI CEC. As soon as I switch to N2 CoreElec I can use my remote to control everything. The only BIG thing I am missing is the long press for the menu on any item in Kodi. If I long press the OK button on my Sony Bravia remote it will just repeat the same action, not recognize the long press.
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Kodi player on an oDroid N2 4 GB with latest stable CoreElec
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Just hooked up my first N2+2g with 16gig emmc and coreelec. For some background I have been around since the xbmc days on my old amd builds. Used openelec, libreelec coreelec with htpc rpi2 rpi3 rpi4 C2 rockbox and now the N2+. The N2+ with coreelec is the most responsive and fastest player i have used with my 1k+ library. It plays everything I throw at it and has yet to reach over 100F even when scraping my library with stock heat sink and no fan. Wish I would have upgraded sooner. Love that I get true HD audio pass though to my avr. Jm2c
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Hello there,
I've been out of the community for a while now. Using Kodi since version 9. Yup over 10 years old.
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT I'M ONLY CONCERN TO PLAY LOCAL CONTENT ONLY/MAINLY.
I had an Intel Nuc i3-4010 with Windows. Been running from this for over 6-7 years, really happy but not powerful enough for today's content (4k, HDR, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos...)
I've looked into the Nvidia shield Pro and decided to buy it. I can't say I don't like it but it's not perfect as I wished.
I don't mind getting a new Intel NUC, or anything else, to be up to date with the best box for KODI. I did not read the 58 pages here. So it's possible my question has been answered already.
What is the best setup box for kodi that will play 4k, HDR, Dolby Vision and Atmos, no matter how much. I'm open using a linux box or anything else. I jsut want the best solution for my local media.
By the way, don't know if this changes soemthing but I have all my media on a Synology NAS. Over 60TB.
Thanks for the help.