2015-09-05, 11:55
Hello, Is the "pick the Right Kodi Box" still up to date?
I have the feeling that the landscape changed in a few months...
I'm watching 1080p, most of the time h264. I have around 10% of h265 [8bit] videos, still 1080p, with average bitrates.
I have maybe 2% of h265 [10bit] videos. I use a nas, so I don't need so much space on the system itself (just holding kodi db).
For the audio part, I'll use hdmi to my 7.1 receiver. I'd like the system to be easy, and work with my logitech harmony.
According to the "pick the right kodi box" I should go for Chromebox. Although I read on the wiki page that the chromebox struggles to read H265 at moderate bitrates. That would be the weak point.
I'm looking at the following boxes:
Acer Chromebox CXI: Celeron 2957U Dual core 1.4Ghz, 4GB RAM, 16GB SSD, 260€
ASUS CHROMEBOX-M014U: Intel Core i3-4010U Dual core 1.7 GHz , DDR3-SDRAM 4 GB, 16GB SSD, 315€
HP Pavilion 300-030nf: Core i3 4025U Dual core 1.9 Ghz, DDR3 4GB, 1TB disk, 400€
Intel NUC: BOXNUC5I3RYK core i3 5010U Dual core 2.1Ghz, 8GB RAM, 120GB SSD, 485€
What do you think I should do?
It seems to me that the NUC is a little overpriced for what it does, but I guess it would run for years before becoming obsolete. Am I right? Should I even reduce the requirements to 2GB? I plan to run OSMC.
I have the feeling that the landscape changed in a few months...
I'm watching 1080p, most of the time h264. I have around 10% of h265 [8bit] videos, still 1080p, with average bitrates.
I have maybe 2% of h265 [10bit] videos. I use a nas, so I don't need so much space on the system itself (just holding kodi db).
For the audio part, I'll use hdmi to my 7.1 receiver. I'd like the system to be easy, and work with my logitech harmony.
According to the "pick the right kodi box" I should go for Chromebox. Although I read on the wiki page that the chromebox struggles to read H265 at moderate bitrates. That would be the weak point.
I'm looking at the following boxes:
Acer Chromebox CXI: Celeron 2957U Dual core 1.4Ghz, 4GB RAM, 16GB SSD, 260€
ASUS CHROMEBOX-M014U: Intel Core i3-4010U Dual core 1.7 GHz , DDR3-SDRAM 4 GB, 16GB SSD, 315€
HP Pavilion 300-030nf: Core i3 4025U Dual core 1.9 Ghz, DDR3 4GB, 1TB disk, 400€
Intel NUC: BOXNUC5I3RYK core i3 5010U Dual core 2.1Ghz, 8GB RAM, 120GB SSD, 485€
What do you think I should do?
- Buying one of these (in that case, which one? Should I stop trying to watch these 10bit videos, cause it's gonna be aweful?)
- Waiting for the NUC prices to decrease, because you expect it'll come soon
- Waiting for a new generation of chromebox and buying a new generation, because you expect it'll come soon
- Waiting for a new generation of chromebox and buying the old generation, because you expect the price will decrease soon
It seems to me that the NUC is a little overpriced for what it does, but I guess it would run for years before becoming obsolete. Am I right? Should I even reduce the requirements to 2GB? I plan to run OSMC.
