So this is a hardware recommendation/question thread, but I'm looking for something specific.
My mother is old and not too tech savvy, but can get around a bit.
She lives on the other side of the country and I'd like to give her an easy way to watch movies locally (old tv shows, movies, etc)
Her internet is not the most reliable so something self contained and basically never have to touch would be perfect for her. She is familiar with directv dvr's and stuff like that, so kodi shouldn't be any more difficult than that. Server/client is not an option due to distance, so a small self contained local media player is the ticket.
So I was thinking maybe a rpi4 with a 2 or 4tb hdd or maybe one of those mini desktops similar to this one:
My media is a mixture of mostly mkv, some mp4, mostly 1080p with some 4k, both H264 and H265.. I'd REALLY rather not have to transcode all that stuff down so libre can play it.
(I don't think I'd have to, but can anyone clarify that?)
Which do you think would be the better choice? can a rpi4 (assuming I can find one in stock) really reliably handle 4k@ 60fps with zero problems? Even if that media is being played from a local hdd?
Or would I be best served with one of the smaller pc's, and use the intel IGP and beefier processor to do the same with an internal hdd?
also for remotes, I was looking at the firetv remotes so she wouldn't need to use a keyboard, is flirc still a thing, and still supported with libre?
Sorry for the long post, but I'd really love to get something like this done.. easy, small and self contained solely for local media.
Thanks for any advice/comments in advance.
