- what box would you recommend that fits my requirements (see the list below)?
- the Vero 4K+ was fine in the past, but OSMC is not stable any more and I want to move back to CE or LE. Would the Vero4K+ work with CE and which image to use?
Use case
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home cinema
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AVR with 7.1 speaker system
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4K 3D projector
General Media-Center-specific requirements:
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IR or BT Remote control, also for power on/off
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CEC for fallback
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silent
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low power
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missing something important?
General Performance requirements for media center:
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1 Gbps ethernet and AC wifi access: library database and content are served from remote via NFS, SMB, MySQL, PLEX
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fast local storage (SSD): metadata and fanart are stored locally
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smooth handling of content for
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1080p24, 1080p60, 2160p24, 2160p60, with 3D, with 10-12 Bit color space (HDR10, opt. Dolby Vision)
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7.1
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HD audio supporting FLAC 24 bit, 192 kHz
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content decoding of H.264, H.265, MPEG4, MPEG2, preferrably in hardware
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HDMI audio passthrough: PCM, Dolby Digital, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Atmos, DTS, DTS-HD, DTS-HD MA, DTS:X
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opt. hardware deinterlacing
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Automatic Resolution & framerate switching (to match the video file)
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missing something important?
Specific Kodi-Platform requirements:
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IR Receiver,
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opt. Bluetooth 4.2 or higher (ext. USB device is ok)
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Power on/off via IR and/or BT
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HDMI 2.0b, optional 2.1, CEC
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Ethernet 1 Gbit
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opt. Wifi5 AC or WIfi6 (ext. USB device is ok)
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USB 3.2:
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2x A-Connector,
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opt: additional 2x C-Connector
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SSD built-in (250GB or more) or free mount bay for SSD
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opt. passive cooling (no fan)
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silent
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opt. low power consumption of platform
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GPU: 10 bit HEVC (Mesa 17.1 or higher, Kaby Lake or newer)
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HDR10 capable
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opt. SDR capable
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opt. hardware deinterlacing
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HDMI audio passthrough: PCM, Dolby Digital, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Atmos, DTS, DTS-HD, DTS-HD MA, DTS:X
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missing something important?