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RE: State of Kodi Media Players: Best Options in 2024 - foxy6800 - 2024-08-30
Minix are releasing a new box, which you can pre-order
pre-order here
looks like a impresive box, but seems a bit expensive to me, thought some people might be interested
RE: State of Kodi Media Players: Best Options in 2024 - Sholander - 2024-08-30
And NO Netflix for that price
RE: State of Kodi Media Players: Best Options in 2024 - mrcleeo - 2024-08-30
349usd?? That's nuts.
RE: State of Kodi Media Players: Best Options in 2024 - Roby77 - 2024-08-30
No netflix certification
Better to wait for s905x5 box
RE: State of Kodi Media Players: Best Options in 2024 - MediaPi - 2024-08-31
(2024-08-30, 16:04)mrcleeo Wrote: 349usd?? That's nuts.
I almost spit my coffee out. you can get the ugoos sk1 for like $200 with same CPU/GPU
no NPU but you basically paying $149 for an NPU on this. CRAZY!
and it's sold out to!
RE: State of Kodi Media Players: Best Options in 2024 - pameijer - 2024-08-31
(2024-08-30, 16:04)mrcleeo Wrote: 349usd?? That's nuts.
In Europe €405,95.... that's completely out of range of everything comparable.
RE: State of Kodi Media Players: Best Options in 2024 - MediaPi - 2024-08-31
(2024-08-31, 21:02)pameijer Wrote:(2024-08-30, 16:04)mrcleeo Wrote: 349usd?? That's nuts.
In Europe €405,95.... that's completely out of range of everything comparable.
I'm shocked it's sold out. those 2 customers are really happy I guess. I don't get what the AI is for and how on earth did they create this, what's the market audience. they say the remote is worth $79, just sell the box without the fancy remote or give us a $10 remote for same $69
RE: State of Kodi Media Players: Best Options in 2024 - ozkhan1 - 2024-09-01
Where does Xbox series x/s fit as Kodi players?
I know they are gaming consoles but I hear Kodi has come a long way on them. What are still some of the limitations?
RE: State of Kodi Media Players: Best Options in 2024 - signde - 2024-09-01
Looks like DV P7 FEL is working on the SEI804 devices and many other s905x4 now.
https://discourse.coreelec.org/t/ce-ng-dolby-vision-fel-for-dv-licensed-socs-s905x2-s922x-z-s905x4/50953/182
This is great news and maybe ups the SEI804 clones to the top of the charts since it can do DV FEL P7 + AV1 in 4K and can be dual booted to ATV will full certifications.
RE: State of Kodi Media Players: Best Options in 2024 - hdmkv - 2024-09-01
Nice! Will update post #1 when back from vacation upcoming week.
@ozkhan1, glad to add XBOX as an option if there’s a thread on two with shared experiences on how well it supports requirements listed in post #1.
RE: State of Kodi Media Players: Best Options in 2024 - signde - 2024-09-01
I think we might want to see how well things are working on the CE side before crowning a new best box but I think that will change.
"CE-NG was never fully developed for the s905x4, although everything seemed to work fine when I tested any videos I threw at it."
There is no dedicated DTB yet but I imagine it will be coming soon.
RE: State of Kodi Media Players: Best Options in 2024 - hdmkv - 2024-09-01
Have a feeling that the Homatics box will become the new all-around fave for about $103 off AliExpress. Full DV + 3D + Android side 4K Netflix/Prime/etc. for that price. While I still prefer Ugoos AM6B+ for power/performance, Homatics can do 4K AV1, which AM6B+ struggles with.
Looks like the Kinhank G1 also works. $63 off AliExpress + a $8 USB 3.0 Gigabit Ethernet adapter off Amazon (or just using onboard Wi-Fi6). Can't get more budget than this I'm guessing for an all-rounder.
RE: State of Kodi Media Players: Best Options in 2024 - signde - 2024-09-01
I almost mentioned the Kinhank G1. For that price it could be decent. Its USB port is not 3.0 per this chart, so you'll probably get ~350Mbps real world which should be plenty.
I'd be curious to know what the G1 is capable of in Kodi on the Android side. I think similar to the ONN 4K pro it does forced transcoding of audio to DD+ / MAT at the firmware or operating system level. There is some discussion of that here which backs that up.
It was mentioned in the CE forum that the G1 has been less thoroughly tested than the SEI clones at this point but again I can see that changing.
RE: State of Kodi Media Players: Best Options in 2024 - MediaPi - 2024-09-01
this is good news, kind of shake up the market. at half the price of Ugoos AMB6+ it's a no brainer. can't justify the Ugoos anymore. I have a feeling that the Ugoos will be around $120 by Christmas when they get sales drop because of this
guess that Rpi5 2GB is DOA for Kodi now?
damn hdmkv, you'll have to really change the list once we get news of all the clones working. the new standard price for top line boxes will be around $70 (while sales last)
RE: State of Kodi Media Players: Best Options in 2024 - MediaPi - 2024-09-02
I'd expect cheaper prices later on but anyone interested you have £3 of coupon code for aliexpress
Use code GSG03
my shopping basket gets me US $80.09 (20% VAT to UK)
items I got
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006383228343.html?spm=a2g0o.cart.0.0.3eef38daW277by&mp=1
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006834329050.html?spm=a2g0o.cart.0.0.3eef38daW277by&mp=1
(not buying them just wanted to see final cost)