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RE: Best Kodi Media Player Options 2024 - rebootedman - 2024-10-27
Firstly thanks for this thread and to TS/posters, feels the most detailed on the net.
I have an Nvidia shield pro 2019, but I only use Kodi for local/usb playback with mkv video/flac audio files.
I am finding issues with it with wireless hps/dongles, its down to the android 12 being old. Linux/Windows it works flawless.
Is the Ugoos AM6B+ with CoreELEC worth changing too?
RE: Best Kodi Media Player Options 2024 - mrligma99 - 2024-10-29
I have a Zidoo Z9X and looking for something better for my LG C2 and Sony Sony HT-A5000.
My requirements are;
- Dolby Vision
- Dolby Atmos
- SMB playback
- IPTV support or APK loading for IPTV support (currently using Tivimate)
- Metadata scraping
Thanks.
RE: State of Kodi Media Players: Best Options in 2024 - Edworld - 2024-10-29
(2024-08-10, 20:40)Sholander Wrote:@Sholander(2024-08-10, 19:48)signde Wrote:(2024-08-10, 11:20)Sholander Wrote: Why would I lie about it? FEL on AM6B+ worked for me since @quietvoid builds. After his code was merged in oficial Omega I swithed to Maven's Kodi Omega, because he also builds special versions for my FireTV sticks.I have tried the Maven kodinerds v21 20240810 build for Android on my Cube 2 in Fire OS. A DV P7 file with no FEL plays and triggers DV on my LG G3, so that is something. Files with DV P7 FEL do not play correctly though. They trigger the DV logo but the colors are wrong. I have two test files for validating FEL, one CMV 2.9 and the other CMV 4.0. Both play back perfectly on this device in CoreElec. With this maven build, I again get the DV logo but the rendering is not correct, I can't see the text which indicates FEL is working.
You can find aditional info about these builds on Kodinerds forum.
It's a bit difficult for me to peruse Kodinerds forum because it's mostly in German and I'm just a dumb American. I did see one mention of FEL, which I believe was by you, with a link to the popular spreadsheet which omits mentioning the Cube 2 as a supported FEL player.
On my AM6B+ FEL test file "FEL BL_EL.mkv" plays OK. FEL Test CMV 2.9.mp4 plays OK, but same test for CMV 4.0 does not play OK (plays OK in CoreElec)
Since CoreElec enabled P7 FEL on this devices I stopped using Android Kodi for Dolby Vision, but still update it regularly. Don't know about FireOS settings in Cube 2, but there is one option in Kodi Settings/Player that disables P7 FEL - converts it to P8.1. In Setting/System I have Display set to 3,840 x 2,160 at 60 Hz...
I also don't speak German well, but they have an German/English language switch, and in Chrome I use page translator if something is not clear to me...
If I understand you correctly, if I buy a used firecube gen 2 not jailbroken, I will be able to get P7 FEL if I install kodi maven?
Thanks
RE: Best Kodi Media Player Options 2024 - izprtxqkft - 2024-10-29
(2024-10-29, 02:54)Edworld Wrote: If I understand you correctly, if I buy a used firecube gen 2 not jailbroken, I will be able to get P7 FEL?
Thanks
https://www.developer.amazon.com/docs/fire-tv/device-specifications-fire-tv-streaming-media-player.html
RE: Best Kodi Media Player Options 2024 - izprtxqkft - 2024-10-29
(2024-10-29, 00:43)mrligma99 Wrote: My requirements are;
- Dolby Vision
- Dolby Atmos
- SMB playback
- IPTV support or APK loading for IPTV support (currently using Tivimate)
- Metadata scraping
kodi does smb, iptv and metadata, all devices here are for use with kodi so goes without saying these would work
dolby vision, dolby atmos per device, check all the specs on the first page https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=376035
RE: Best Kodi Media Player Options 2024 - nowwhereman - 2024-10-29
Can someone point me to the new CPM update for CE? I can't find where it is posted.
RE: State of Kodi Media Players: Best Options in 2024 - signde - 2024-10-29
(2024-10-29, 02:54)Edworld Wrote:(2024-08-10, 20:40)Sholander Wrote:@Sholander(2024-08-10, 19:48)signde Wrote: I have tried the Maven kodinerds v21 20240810 build for Android on my Cube 2 in Fire OS. A DV P7 file with no FEL plays and triggers DV on my LG G3, so that is something. Files with DV P7 FEL do not play correctly though. They trigger the DV logo but the colors are wrong. I have two test files for validating FEL, one CMV 2.9 and the other CMV 4.0. Both play back perfectly on this device in CoreElec. With this maven build, I again get the DV logo but the rendering is not correct, I can't see the text which indicates FEL is working.
It's a bit difficult for me to peruse Kodinerds forum because it's mostly in German and I'm just a dumb American. I did see one mention of FEL, which I believe was by you, with a link to the popular spreadsheet which omits mentioning the Cube 2 as a supported FEL player.
On my AM6B+ FEL test file "FEL BL_EL.mkv" plays OK. FEL Test CMV 2.9.mp4 plays OK, but same test for CMV 4.0 does not play OK (plays OK in CoreElec)
Since CoreElec enabled P7 FEL on this devices I stopped using Android Kodi for Dolby Vision, but still update it regularly. Don't know about FireOS settings in Cube 2, but there is one option in Kodi Settings/Player that disables P7 FEL - converts it to P8.1. In Setting/System I have Display set to 3,840 x 2,160 at 60 Hz...
I also don't speak German well, but they have an German/English language switch, and in Chrome I use page translator if something is not clear to me...
If I understand you correctly, if I buy a used firecube gen 2 not jailbroken, I will be able to get P7 FEL if I install kodi maven?
Thanks
FEL does not work on the Fire OS / Android side for the Cube 2, even with a maven build. It only works in CoreElec.
RE: Best Kodi Media Player Options 2024 - signde - 2024-10-29
(2024-10-29, 03:34)nowwhereman Wrote: Can someone point me to the new CPM update for CE? I can't find where it is posted.
CPM took down all of his releases however his branch remains public and is still pushing commits. Some community members have created builds from that source just this morning.
https://discourse.coreelec.org/t/dolby-vision-profile-vs10-plus-other-info-on-skins/52794/378
RE: Best Kodi Media Player Options 2024 - MediaPi - 2024-11-01
I'm sure most are aware about the Nintendo switch 2 leaks and the new Nvidia SoC it will be using
Quote:Nintendo Switch 2 leaks suggest it’ll have the NVIDIA Tegra 239 SoC. This new chip is a big step up from the old one, featuring 8 Cortex-A78C cores for a serious CPU boost. The GPU is also getting a major upgrade with a 128-bit memory bus and up to 102GB/s bandwidth—assuming Nintendo doesn’t slow it down. Additionally, the T239 is rumored to use Nvidia’s Ampere graphics with some features from Ada Lovelace, making it a pretty impressive upgrade. Let’s explore more detailed specs to see how they stack up!https://thegadgetflow.com/blog/nintendo-switch-2-leaks/#:~:text=Nintendo%20Switch%202%20leaks%20suggest,doesn't%20slow%20it%20down.
We should see the successor to the Nvidia Pro, thoughts anyone?
RE: Best Kodi Media Player Options 2024 - ashlar - 2024-11-01
(2024-11-01, 10:32)MediaPi Wrote: We should see the successor to the Nvidia Pro, thoughts anyone?
Not that I think it's going to be relevant to Nvidia bottom line in any way but, yeah, this could be such a low hanging fruit that we might see it.
As for the features we care for, DV FEL, etc., I would not hold my hopes up.
RE: Best Kodi Media Player Options 2024 - nowwhereman - 2024-11-01
I love my Shield, but I've been listening to people talking about the next Shield for four years.
Nvidia would have released another Shield already if they were still interested in this market.
RE: Best Kodi Media Player Options 2024 - MediaPi - 2024-11-02
(2024-11-01, 23:23)nowwhereman Wrote: I love my Shield, but I've been listening to people talking about the next Shield for four years.
Nvidia would have released another Shield already if they were still interested in this market.
As @ashlar pointed out, Nvidia isn't interested in this market but because Nintendo paid Nvidia to make a new SOC, they already have it, it's not like they doing this just for the Nvidia
and to recoup some of the cost that went into making the SOC, why wouldn't Nvidia slap a Shield with the new SOC. In addons4kodi I made a thread asking what device people used. this is the results
Quote:1/Shield TV Pro (2017(1) 2019 (16)) (17)https://www.reddit.com/r/Addons4Kodi/comments/1f5np41/survey_what_hardware_are_you_using/
2/built In tv (Hisense 55u7g) (5-6yr old TCL S-series) (Bravia X90) (LG C3)
(65" 2023 TCL QM8 for DV/HDR10 content) (Sony TV X95L(2023) TCL 75C805 (Google) (12)
(2024 TCL QM7) ) (built in FireTV (TCL 32SF540K) (Sony X90J)) (TCL smart TV)
(FFALCON 43UF3 -rebranded TCL - load times are rough - 1080p)
3/Nvidia Shield (?(2) 2015(3), 2017(4), 2019(2)) (11)
4/4k max Fire stick (1st gen(1+?) 2nd gen(1+?)) (5)
5/Fire cube 2nd generation (5)
6/Dune Homatics Box R 4K Plus (coreelec (1)) (4)
7/Intel NUC (Celeron N2820 2014) (with 3x 10tb ext drives) (i5 7th Gen) (Intel NUC 13) (4)
8/ Odroid N2+ (3)
9/Firetv (2nd gen ), (?) (3)
10/Windows laptop -
Asus OLED Laptop. Intel 13th gen with Arc A350M graphics, 16gb Ram & 2tb Crucial T500 SSD (3)
11/3rd gen FC (Fire Cube) (2)
12/Firestick 4k (2)
13/Raspberry Pi4 (4GB (1) 8GB (1)) (2)
14/Raspberry pi5 (4GB(1) (8GB(1)rechargeable wireless keyboard with mouse combo)) (2)
15/Xbox series (X(1) , (S) ) (2)
16/ Windows PC (high end gaming PC) (windows PC) (2)
17/ONN 4K Pro
18/Onn tv 4k
19/onn pro
20/Ugoos AM8 Pro with CoreElec 21.1
21/Ugoos SK1
22/Minix Neo U9-H
23/Minix Neo U1
24/Vero 4k+
25/Chromecast 4k
26/Google Chromecast
27/Xiaomi Mi Box 2nd Gen
28/Mecool KD2 (hooked up 2X 5TB HDD to it for my local media, Artic Fuse skin)
29/Buzztv P6
30/Tox1 Android TV Box. Amilogic. S905X3
31/Raspberry Pi3
32/Docked Steam Deck
33/Strong Leap-s3
34/HTPC
35/iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Mid 2015)
36/Intel Macbook Pro 2014
37/Samsung galaxy s21 Fe (dex)
38/android tablet
39/Raspberry Pi2B
The shield surprisingly is an overwhelming favourite. So Nvidia already have a decent userbase to get people to upgrade.
And when this thread itself has TV fire cube 3 as number 1 for android
Quote:+++ Best Overall Android-based Kodi-capable Media Players +++
#1: Fire TV Cube 3 (Kodi forum; AVS forum)
with shield pro lacking in
Quote:Still snappy performance (even when using 4K GUI), but Cube 3 feels snappier
- No HDR10+ or HLG playback
you see the incentive for Nvidia to push out a new shield to regain the crown?
This new SOC would probably give the shield the number 1 spot for android
@ashlar even without DV FEL, the customer base for people buying these boxes for kodi and other stuff is way higher. My thread is proof that shield is possibly the most used device for kodi, especially for one demographic
RE: Best Kodi Media Player Options 2024 - izprtxqkft - 2024-11-02
(2024-11-02, 12:04)MediaPi Wrote: In addons4kodi I made a thread asking what device people used. this is the results
your survey is flawed making the results moot
you are surveying the people who use kodi with crap pirate addons and expecting they actually spent the money to buy the best
when in reality they won't spend money (or can't) and your list is more indicative of a list of the cheapest possible devices you can run kodi on
as evidenced by $20 Onn boxes and weirdly a raspberry pi2b which was released in 2015
on a personal note though, i wouldn't take the advice of people watching crap 720p low grade content from banned pirate addons
RE: Best Kodi Media Player Options 2024 - izprtxqkft - 2024-11-02
@hdmkv
it was suggested by a user that there should be a Recommended Hardware wiki like this thread on the kodi wiki - https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=379326&pid=3214525#pid3214525
it occurs to me you have contributed in the wiki in the past so i wanted to pass this suggestion along
i think this is more of a user's side here on the forum where the wiki is more the developer's side and the 2 views may not match up as far as "recommended hardware"
i personally don't know if it suits the wiki but i leave that to you, the Supported Hardware wiki exists but is more of a minimum not an optimum https://kodi.wiki/view/Supported_hardware
RE: Best Kodi Media Player Options 2024 - MediaPi - 2024-11-02
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