It’s my birthday, and I want the upscaling, the single platform, the flexibility (sailing the high seas), but it’s soooo old. $200? IDK

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    1 year ago

    Pi4 and Kodi in the form of OSMC or Libreelec is cheaper and IMO better

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      1 year ago

      As far as I know, the pi4 cannot output 10-bit 4k hdr or Dolby vision, which makes it basically a non-starter as a media box.

      I also think it struggles with h.264 high bitrate content.

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        1 year ago

        Mine outputs 10bit HDRjust fine even with DV. Takes changing some settings but it’s not rocket surgery.

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      The biggest issue with Pi and Kodi setups is the lack of good remotes and sleep/standby. Get a Shield if you want stuff to “just work”.