(2024-09-29, 21:41)MediaPi Wrote:

(2024-09-29, 20:50)scoobydooscollar Wrote:  

strangely enough the Minix sold out very very quick. the 2 people that bought it must be over the moon.
are they actually having a laugh? even $160 is pushing it. but us nerds understand the value of a $170 box, we know it's worth the price but $350, I don't think I can pay that , even If I had the money especially while the Sk1 is around
minix sent a box to kodi team btw
"If the announcement drops, I suspect Aliexpress will ship out a ton of SK1s" , currently in navigation the AMB6+ won't be far in snappiness to the SK1, it only offers speed boost in library stuff. so anyone with an AMB6+ has no real need to spend money to get that box?

(2024-09-29, 21:56)hdmkv Wrote: The biggest con w/it is Amazon's ad-filled, cluttered UI. But, you can sideload Kodi & add it to the front of your pinned apps row for an easy one-click launch.

(2024-09-29, 22:23)scoobydooscollar Wrote:

(2024-09-29, 21:56)hdmkv Wrote: The biggest con w/it is Amazon's ad-filled, cluttered UI. But, you can sideload Kodi & add it to the front of your pinned apps row for an easy one-click launch.

It's even easier than that. With the "recent" button on the remote you just use that instead of the home button, so you rarely have to even go to the home screen. You can just jump from app to app without having to go to the home screen.

(2024-09-30, 00:47)HeelofSteel Wrote: So with the new update to enable Dolby Vision for the N2+ do I need to turn auto update off?  Not sure how the updates are going to work going forward.

(2024-09-30, 02:48)HeelofSteel Wrote: Hmmm seems the juice might not be worth the squeeze there then.  Unless that fork gets consistently updated, which I suspecting it won't then I would be missing out on potential improvements down the road from the official CE.  Not sure DV is worth that tradeoff.

(2024-09-30, 07:43)Cinephile Wrote:

(2024-09-30, 02:48)HeelofSteel Wrote: Hmmm seems the juice might not be worth the squeeze there then.  Unless that fork gets consistently updated, which I suspecting it won't then I would be missing out on potential improvements down the road from the official CE.  Not sure DV is worth that tradeoff.

It's not real DV anyways since it is missing the enhancement layers. You will need an AM6B+ for that.

(2024-09-30, 07:43)Cinephile Wrote:

(2024-09-30, 02:48)HeelofSteel Wrote: Hmmm seems the juice might not be worth the squeeze there then.  Unless that fork gets consistently updated, which I suspecting it won't then I would be missing out on potential improvements down the road from the official CE.  Not sure DV is worth that tradeoff.

It's not real DV anyways since it is missing the enhancement layers. You will need an AM6B+ for that.

(2024-09-30, 11:37)Sholander Wrote:

(2024-09-30, 07:43)Cinephile Wrote:

(2024-09-30, 02:48)HeelofSteel Wrote: Hmmm seems the juice might not be worth the squeeze there then.  Unless that fork gets consistently updated, which I suspecting it won't then I would be missing out on potential improvements down the road from the official CE.  Not sure DV is worth that tradeoff.

It's not real DV anyways since it is missing the enhancement layers. You will need an AM6B+ for that.

And what is "real" DV exactly? Streaming Profile 5 is not real DV? Profile 8 for web sources is not real DV? So is only Bluray Profile 7 "real" DV, although they are all Dolby Vision HDR formats?

(2024-09-30, 17:16)Cinephile Wrote:

(2024-09-30, 11:37)Sholander Wrote:

(2024-09-30, 07:43)Cinephile Wrote: It's not real DV anyways since it is missing the enhancement layers. You will need an AM6B+ for that.

And what is "real" DV exactly? Streaming Profile 5 is not real DV? Profile 8 for web sources is not real DV? So is only Bluray Profile 7 "real" DV, although they are all Dolby Vision HDR formats?

I'd argue the majority here use Kodi for local media playback. Profile 7 is therefore the star of the show.

Mind you, it doesn't invalidate the other profiles but to me that's like arguing lossy streaming Atmos is 'real' Atmos. Sure, they're both valid technologies but only lossless Atmos is worth the investment.

(2024-09-29, 21:56)hdmkv Wrote:

(2024-09-29, 10:41)skank1 Wrote: Hi @hdmkv
Its been a long time, glad ur alive too

Anyway, looking for a mediaplayer and dont know what to do.
It should stream netflix, disney + etc in HD
It also has to do audio passthrough to get dts-hdma, atmos, truehd, dts x etc etc from nas
What do i buy nowadays?

- shield pro , dated and way to expensive for what it is
- shield tube, still date but ok price
- amazon fire 4k max (dont know this device)
- nokia streaming box (dont know this device either)

Thx for the help

Hangin' in there ! Since you mention "...stream netflix, disney + etc in HD", some of the boxes in post #1 running CoreELEC should be able to. @clarkss12 would know, at least w/Netflix. I only use Prime Video, even so rarely. 99% BD/UHD rips.

(2024-09-29, 11:12)skank1 Wrote: I just read that the new google tv streamer DOES passthrough when using kodi, vlc and nova player...
What about emby?
Can someone confirm?

From what I've read, it does NOT. In fact. it looks like a subpar device by today's standards. Fire Cube 3 does HD/object-based audio passthrough & supports Netflix, D+, etc. in 4K HDR. The biggest con w/it is Amazon's ad-filled, cluttered UI. But, you can sideload Kodi & add it to the front of your pinned apps row for an easy one-click launch.