(2024-03-01, 17:12)izprtxqkft Wrote: that's a common theme though, every platform has some sort of caveat
windows are listed above
libreelec you have to use a kernel patch to limit to 10bit or suffer audio drop outs
coreelec doesn't actually do DV profile 7 and converts it to profile 8 under the hood due to a kernel/driver thing (unless fixed recently)
android depending on the device cannot switch refresh rates and/or certain audio passthrough won't work
it's still very much buy something that does MOSTLY what you want and then accept some sort of deficiency
Right. I've already become familiar with Windows and Android over the years, and as long as one of those two can be made to work, I really had no interest to learn the ins and outs of Linux and the various standalone projects. At the least, I want to be able to edit configuration files and backup the system; with Windows I can log in directly or Remote Desktop in if I want to, and I've learned enough adb to do what I need in Android. I also like that I can easily Bitlocker a Windows system, which protects things like passwords.xml, which I realize is more of an "It's the principle of the thing" than a real concern, as I created a limited account on my NAS (media files) and main system (photos) and share only what's necessary on a readonly basis, but still...
As I explained, my path to the N100 went through years of Windows/Nvidia, five years of Android, about a month of Windows/Nvidia, a couple of weeks or so back to Android, including a brief detour from CCwGTV and Onn 4K 2023 to a Fire Cube 3, and then the N100. There it ends, because it doesn't suffer the problems I listed for the other platforms, and its only deficiency is topping out at 4K@30Hz@10bits, which only hinders playback of a couple of test files I have. On Windows 11 Pro, it's giving me the best Kodi I've had to date. TBH, I would've stuck with Kodi running on my A80J TV (Android 10) if I hadn't gotten the "Match refresh rate" itch, because that experience had been essentially perfect for two years. My only complaint there was that the TV liked to shut Kodi down when turned off, and I was never able to fully solve that problem like on my other Android boxes. The N100 has been going in and out of sleep flawlessly, so it even works for always-on Kodi.
