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

  • antibiosEnglish
    63·
    9 months ago

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

    • Takumidesh@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      9 months 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.

      • antibiosEnglish
        1·
        9 months ago

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

    • sardaukar@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      9 months ago

      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”.