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Based on what I have read, the haswell based i3 will have basic support or 4k, while I think i5 has even better 4k support. While broadwell(5th gen) according to intel it has full 4k support, with the i5 being the best. Most of this all has to do with the gpu. The haswell i3 uses a 4400(or is it 4600) gpu if I am not mistaken with the i5 can be the 5000 gpu, and broadwell i3 5500 gpu and broadwell i5 6000 gpu. In simple terms i3/5 core gpu are better for gaming(with the 5000 and 6000 being a little better) and a are less taxed when playing video files.
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I notice a difference going from Chromebox, or even Fire TV, to RPi2. UI/library navigation feels a little slower. But, actual video performance (I'm on Kodi 15 development builds) seems mostly fine, except for the network bitrate limit I noted.
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Thanks guys. I'm not into 4K at all at the moment and likely won't be for a while. Not unless they make an 80" true 4K set that's both HDCP 2.2 and HDMI 2.0 compliant for under $3K(USD). I truly despise HDMI/HDCP for so many reasons, but I digress.
For all intents and purposes, the 2957U Zbox does everything I need it to do. Kodi 14.1 is responsive, all of my files play (albeit I'm having issues with some HDDVD rips resuming play after I've stopped them midway through).
I just can't help but think that building something bigger, stronger, faster would be better. However, all indications are that the improvements wouldn't be in orders of magnitude as it relates to cost, so I would be rather let down if I were to go and dump $500-$700 into a build only to see marginal improvement.
Part of my problem is cabin fever and boredom from being stuck in the house for this ridiculous winter. If spring would get here I might be able to stop obsessing.
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Hey all,
I searched the thread trying to find discussion about the nexus player (searched "nexus") and absolutely nothing came up.
That was kind of surprising given it's x86, has AC wifi, comes with a nice remote already, and is about half the price of the chromebox.
Geekbench shows similar multi-core performance but Nexus Player single core is about half, which I guess makes sense given it has double the cores.
Can someone explain why it's been completely glossed over? Thanks!
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It feels like bloody autumn here, so it must be spring there.
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2015-03-26, 16:25
(This post was last modified: 2015-03-26, 19:12 by Ezaum.)
I'm looking for a WDTV replacement, mostly because of the GUI, and I'm almost on board with the Amazon Fire TV because I need Netflix.
Does Kodi on FireTV suport digital audio output via HDMI? In the first page of this thread there's a warning for firetv regarding HD Audio. Is that warning only for 7.1?
I have a receiver and need the audio to be passed through to it.