Just got my CoreELEC N2s today and configured them to replace an old C2 and RPi2…Wow! GUI navigation and skipping through videos is SO much faster. No 4k display (yet) but that’s planned. Video quality looks excellent. I got emmcs and they are so speedy.
Nice job on CoreELEC!
For others in Canada…It took 6 days from the time I ordered for delivery. Had to pay GST (no PST here 
) and $17 to DHL for monopolistic extortion fees aka customs and processing fees.
Amerdroid is out of stock of both the 2gb and 4gb versions. Mine is on backorder with no indication of when stock is arriving.
Shoog
@Shoog how long ago did you order. I ordered 3 day ago. And when asked about ship date they said:
The ODROID-N2 CoreElec Edition is still a preorder item. We are expecting our shipment of this item in the next week, at which we will be shipping them to our prepaid customers in the order that orders were received. Thank you very much for your business and your patience
I ordered on monday. It encouraging that they at least have a scheduled date.
Shoog
FYI,
Ameridroid is expecting their shipment on Tuesday, then they will be shipped out to us.
So excited…updating from s812 box
Thinking about buying another N2 for the guest room. What a deal, saves a few bucks on buying power supply and cover. Though I use an eMMC imaged by a USB writer so the 8GB SD card will just end up in the junk drawer. Don’t know why they put an SD card in there, should have increased the price a bit and put a 16GB eMMC in there instead.
I can’t say I noticed much of a different going from the SD card to emmc with Coreelec. It was plenty far on the SD.
@CraigHB you won’t gain much benefit from using an eMMC, the OS is copied to RAM when you boot.
The only thing that would be faster is updates which rarely happen with the stable branch.
Most operations are all read ops ie the loading of artwork and as such SD cards are very good with read speeds, save yourself a few bucks and stick with the SD 
, you don’t see the RPi users ever complain about speeds.
Even if it’s not a matter of speed I prefer eMMC since it’s a lot more reliable. SD cards seem to fail a lot. I’ll take any opportunity to avoid a failed device, nothing more annoying when you go to use something and it doesn’t work.
SD cards are more convenient, but it’s pretty simple to remove and replace the eMMC on the N2, just slide the cover off and on. I have a USB writer for my eMMC so writing images is the same in terms of hassle, though eMMC writes a lot faster.
I do appreciate the faster boot with eMMC since I do a full shutdown when not using the device and for sure it makes a difference there. Though at some point I may run a TVHeadend server on the N2 in which case it will be on all the time.
I don’t know what grade of SD card they’re using on the CE edition, but I’ve had to scrutinize listings when buying SD cards to make sure they’re the fastest available speed. The lower grade ones can be pretty darn slow, even slower than old USB 2.0 drives. Even if it is the fastest grade I don’t have much use for an 8GB card, the ones I use for other devices are 32GB and up. So like I said the card included in the CE edition would end up in the junk drawer.
I’m also in Canada. Have you gotten your N2 from Ameridroid using Globegistics? How long does it take? And how about the tax? Thank you in advance!
Odroid N2 CoreELEC Edition is now available in Germany selled by Pollin.
Just placed my order
Also in Czech Republic available by rpishop.
rpishop: 125 USD /113 EUR 
Fair prices by Pollin:
2GB CE Bundle 79,95€ (incl. VAT) https://www.pollin.de/p/odroid-n2-coreelec-edition-2-gbyte-ram-811103
4GB CE Bundle 94,50€ (incl. VAT) https://www.pollin.de/p/odroid-n2-coreelec-edition-4-gbyte-ram-811104
They also deliver within Europe: https://www.pollin.de/versand-bezahlen#tabelle-versandkosten
Including the case and power supply, that is indeed a fair price!
Got hit with import charges from Ameridroid. €30 makes it a poor choice overall.
Shoog
~13 euros for delivering to Poland, so it’s ~105 euros for 4GB device…
odroidn2 coreelec edition ameridroid 4gb model 94 usd i ordered it today get better
Didn’t say they are the cheapest for EU or WW delivery, only that they deliver.
You also have to consider PTU & Exchange rate for PL.
On the other hand, they ensure 2-year-warranty, not the 4 weeks…
Hi, i recently purchased the OdroidN2 4gb CE edition from India.
The problem is i just can’t get it to play Hdr 10 bit files at all. All other 4k or 1080 files are playing good, except the 4k HDR 10 BIT files. This is frustrating. Right now i’m playing it on a 1080p full hd tv connected with pioneer vsx 329 avr (4k@60fps) supported. My point is, the odroid n2 should atleast play the 4k 10bit hdr files atleast? Thr 4k 10bit HDR files play for about 10 seconds then stutters and then the system hangs. When it is playing other non hdr 4k files well. The problem is with only 4k 10Bit HDR files. Please help as soon as possible. Sorry for being noob or stupid.
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