Does anyone knows of a device irregardless of it being sbc/mini-computer/arm/x86… that is capable of running 4k video.

I got a TV with androidTV or (GoogleTV whatever it is called these days but i really do not like the OS and want to use a media center with Libreelec.

Currently i had a raspberry pi 3+ laying around and gave it a go, it does everything i need, can access SMB, netflix is working, youtube without ads, old NES/SNES roms etc… the only thing is that it does not play 4k videos, actually it does not even play 1080p properly which is a bummer but totally expected.

The BananaPi M5 seems to not be up to the task according to this review but i wonder if any of you have such a device as a media center and can provide feedback

Doing a bit of investigation the youyeetoo X1 seems like a good fit, specifically due to this review it might be a bit more than 100€ specially if it is the 8Gb/16Gb version but so far it seems the less expensive option, maybe i wait a couple of months in the hopes that the price drops

Do you have a setup that works properly with 4k specifically on the budget side? i would love some input on this

Edit: personal experience with the device it would be a plus

  • rmuk@feddit.ukEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Consider a refurbished USFF business PC.

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=usff+pc

    A unit from any major brand will be good and there are i5/8gb units available for well under £100 that will happily shunt 4K video about. Plus they have the advantage of coming in a nice case, lots of ports, included storage, etc…

    • BinaryUnit@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Indeed i considered that but, they consume too much and do too much noise i would had gone in that direction if i had one of those already laying around though :)

      • Moonrise2473@feddit.itEnglish
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        9 months ago

        I can’t hear the fans of my Lenovo m920q even if I’m running a burn-in test

        And it consumes 10w during use which is comparable to many SBC once you consider that you have nvme, SATA, WiFi, two display port, lots of USB 3 ports, thunderbolt via USB c and an additional PCI express slot

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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  • Domi@lemmy.secnd.meEnglish
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    9 months ago

    I have been using a Odroid N2+ running CoreELEC with the Jellyfin plugin ever since it released. Plays absolutely everything you throw at it, even 4k60 with HDR.

    https://coreelec.org/

    If you need Dolby Vision, you will need one of the supported devices, the Odroid N2+ is not one of them.

    • pete_the_cat@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 months ago

      The Odroids are little beasts, I had the X2 (?) for like 2 years, and then I decided to hook it up to my parents network as a VPN server… and when I came back a few months later it was dead 😕

      They use Samsung Exynos CPUs IIRC instead of the Broadcom chips that the Pis use, so some software support is lacking, but it’s generally really good since most ARM distros work fine on them.

    • beeb@lemm.eeEnglish
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      9 months ago

      How does storage look/work with a SBC? Do you have to boot off of an SD card? Any support for sata drives?

      • Domi@lemmy.secnd.meEnglish
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        9 months ago

        That depends on the SBC.

        Most of them boot from SD so you will want to get an enterprise SD card or one for cameras.

        The Odroids have an eMMC slot for storage. Most boot from USB as well.

        There are now SBC with SATA ports and even some with M.2 or PCI-e slots.

        • beeb@lemm.eeEnglish
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          8 months ago

          That’s cool! I’ve used enough raspberry pi’s over the years to know that SD cards, even if industrial grade are likely to fail at some point so I try to avoid booting from them. eMMC would be much better but sometimes a pain to flash depending on the tooling available. Having a SATA port would allow to use HDDs which provide a lot of capacity for cheap. I guess the processor needs to be an Amlogic for the best media experience?

          • Domi@lemmy.secnd.meEnglish
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            8 months ago

            I guess the processor needs to be an Amlogic for the best media experience?

            If you want to use CoreELEC, yes. It only supports Amlogic.

            They also support flashing a lot of different TV android boxes and some can be had for cheap so also worth looking there.

    • BinaryUnit@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      9 months ago

      The specs seem nice but i can not find a benchmark/test on 4k around to see it actually playing 4k media, i will keep this on the lookout as well, thank you

      • hnnng@feddit.deEnglish
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        8 months ago

        There’s also the more recent Alta and Solitude from Libre. They seem to be supported in recent CoreElecs nightlies.

        But yeah, information on those is also a bit thin.

        • BinaryUnit@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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          8 months ago

          Ohh these looks like the nice and on budget, i will give a hard look into these at first glance i think this might be the way to go, many thanks :D The only downside is no bluetooth support for a controller