Does Odroid n2+ still worth?

Single Board Computers Odroid N2/N2Plus/C4
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Hi!!
I always used to mount coreelec on a chinese tv box, and now I wonder if it still being cool to buy an odroid n2+, given the price (around 140€) and the release time or its interesting wait for further hardware and continue with my x96 air, just for stream and movies.

Thank for helping!!

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I have two daily drivers, N2 without + and N2+ because I don´t waste my time with this cheap chinese boxes.

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Thanks for answering!!

The point its now I got one working, and I mean if it worth improving.

Thanks!!

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What are You missing ?
Do You want to play around with docker, entware etc. ? and use a little box like any personal computer ???
Yeah, some people want to do this, spending so much time …

Good luck

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Just coreelec, as streamer player and other streaming options

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C4 will do that perfectly fine

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Have Coreelec 19.5 running smoothly on my Odroid C4 with 4K movies as well as old gen emulators with roms - NES and SNES. Passively cooled and no heating issues.

Havent been able to try Playstation 2 or N64 emulators as there are no binaries for respective emulators for AmLogic devices that I know of yet.

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N64 is available with emuelec.

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Sorry, I meant Gamecube and Wii (which dolphin emulates). In fact I was using Kodi’s default retroplayer until today. I switched over to RetroArch, which is available via a script and runs great as well.

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To answer your original question: yes.
I have both C4 and N2(+). Excellent, and i think it will be supported in the future. As far as I can tell the ‘ne’ devolpment is still in the air for these, bit i can’t really imagine support ending completely.

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Thanks for answering. It helps. :+1:

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I’m thinking about dumping my N2+ for a Radxa Rock 5B which is about 4 times as powerful as the N2, problem is that I’ll have to wait for Libereelec to develop a version for it.

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It’s up to you to chose between a fully working media center or “something else”. I think there will be a version soon™

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For me personally, ‘more powerful’ means a lesser fit, because CE does not need more power so less is more on these always-on devices :wink:

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Why ?
The N2 has enough power to run KODI mediacenter.

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That looks a decent board and good price, faster memory gives it a 10 to 20% performance boost so I’m guessing won’t work straight away with coreelec but I’m sure it won’t take long to adjust.

Edit: I’m guessing this is what was vaguely referred to above so maybe it’s already being worked on.

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No network connectivity on the N2L - no on-board WiFi or Ethernet - so you’re in the realms of USB WiFi or network adapters.

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Ah didn’t notice that, shame as would make a good board where you don’t need too many inputs. Maybe a coreelec version with ethernet, couldn’t add that much cost and I seem to remember another coreelec odroid in the past.

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I think the reason that the N2L exists is that it meets the needs of B2B customers that Hardkernel has (and they are likely to be a bigger market than Kodi buyers). They are just marketing it to consumers as well, as it’s a product they have designed.

There wouldn’t be much difference between an N2L with Ethernet and an N2+ I guess - just fewer USB ports?

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N2L will not be supported by CE as we declined. For a media center it’s quite useless without a network connection.