Rpi 4b, Odroid N2+ or other

    you can get like NUC now with opowerful N95 fully configured with lots of ram and SSD for around 150 Ueoro, but its an Intel thing.

    I like the small simple SBC, but they also get more exprensive, not withstanding one need to count in the peripherals.

    would like to enquire if the Rpi-4b 2g could be enough for playback of mostly VC1 Bluray material , eg. 1080p 30frames or so; it should playback without stutter, please.

    would not mind going for 4GB version, but Raspberry Pi5 seems too much for task since library atm mostly only 1080p material.

    thank you very much.

    Quote from kapqa

    would like to enquire if the Rpi-4b 2g could be enough for playback of mostly VC1 Bluray material , eg. 1080p 30frames or so; it should playback without stutter, please.

    Yes, that will work. More RAM is only necessary for memory-intense add-ons, like Docker.

    RAM isn’t the issue. VC1 files will be software decided so it’s about CPU. Here the RPi5 wins, but I’m not sure what the limits or expectations are for RPi4 with that codec.

    popcornmix any opinions?

    My experiences: some VC1 Bluray releases for example "The Bucket List" or "The Red Baron" are not playable fluent anymore, since the VC1 hardware decoder has been dropped with RPi4. Overclocking the RPi4 above 2.1 GHz also seems to make it fast enough to decode these titles via software, but it's like riding the razor's edge as to whether these settings are stable enough to enjoy the movie.

    In my testing with 1080p VC-1, pi5 can play pretty much anything.

    Pi4 can play many titles, but it is close to the edge. High bitrate spikes, interlace and high frame rate (e.g 1080p60) will may cause issues.

    have bought Rp3/B originally for &that purpose, and with VC1 codecs/license it would playback VC1 just about fine, but would lack in about so many other codec departments, that it is not a good consideration as an all/in/one player / can be good for tv BOX with netstream or other purposes. same can be said for rp1 or rp2, there is little difference in playback quality between the two, for tv they seem to do fine.

    will receive N2]+ next week, looking forward to that, should be plentiful wnough, otherwise will test the rpi4 or cm4, thanks.


    what is noticed also is that the raspberry pi3 seems to have a better "passthrough" for the soundbar, if i am not mistaken, found there options that i did not notice onthe rockchip or allwinner devices have here at disposal *pine/64, rk3328. the pine 64 otherwise very good audio would say, but maybe the rpi offer more option, dont know.

    it is just a basic soundbar, connected via digital audio cable (toslink( directly to the TV, no HDMI out available.


    EDIT> have found this post here and based bying decision also on this list, but made mind probably sometime earlier< note that the rpi4 is not included in list, which is bit easy to explain since successor is already some time on market

    Best Kodi-capable, Local Video Playback-focused Media Players in 2025
    docs.google.com

    (tken from kodi forum post here
    https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=376035)