2015-08-01, 08:39
(2015-08-01, 03:43)gene0915 Wrote: Also, a friend of mine would like the same but she strictly wants a box that runs on Android. Her price point is $100-$200. (Think the NVidia Shield is the way to go for her?)If she wants plug and play in a sorted out, stress free, elegant Kodi / Android device the recommended options are:
$140 - MINIX NEO X8-H Plus (does 4K / HEVC / 23.976/59.94Hz)
$85 - MINIX NEO X6 (1080p / HEVC / 23.976/59.94Hz)
The NVIDIA Shield will likely be sorted out with the desired features like 23.976/59.94Hz video ouput and others, sometime down the track for proper video sync and Kodi use. It will be a bit more future proofed than the MINIX devices.
I personally run an AMlogic S805 device that has the same SoC aka CPU/GPU/VPU as in the NEO X6. It runs Kodi Isengard quite nicely.
BEWARE: for an Android device - be very careful with the Firmware. Don't get a cheap device with rubbish firmware. There is a flood of Android Isengard users at the moment with problems with these types of cheap Android devices with rubbish Firmware.
See this thread for Android Firmware guidance:
http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=229161