Should i wait for s912 compatibility? Or just buy a s905(x) box?

    Hi LibreELEC community,

    As the title already says... What´s the best move to make currently? Should i wait for s912 development to complete. or is it wiser to buy a s905(x) box to run LibreELEC? I want the box to run both android and LibreELEC and it seems like, some of the newer s912 boards/boxes have a slight edge over the older ones. I know LibreELEC only needs 1gb of ram to run smooth like butter, but android needs more horsepower (in my opinion) to run the way i like it to run. Smooth gui and snappy performance are important to me, because i just spent 2 years using an old rockchip 1gb device (which still works btw).

    A box with 3gb of ram and enough storage would really be great, and something that can run even the heaviest libreELEC skins without any problems.

    What´s wisest to do? :huh: :huh: :huh:

    (P.S.) I don´t want to spend a fortune on the thing max 70 to 80 euro´s...

    Thanks in advance! :cool:

    S905 is playing safe, S912 much better but unknown future. Your call.

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    Quote from trogggy


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    Is it 'wisest' to ignore that? It's up to you.
    Sticking 'S912' in the search box of that thread will give you more info to make a decision.
    I'd only buy an S912 to play with at the moment.

    Thanks i know that thread very well... My current box is an older rockchip box with 1gb by a famous Chinese brand, and was actually cheaper at the time a bought it than it is right now (like 50 Euros/54.45 dollars). That same brand is now sponsoring kodi development actually, but they also started out as ¨cheap¨ so the thread always makes me wonder. I do understand there´s things like firmware support etc to hold on to, but even the box i have had firmware support up to a certain point, and that support gradually went away with the release of newer boxes. So my best bet is to get a box/board which has the specs i need, but also custom firmware support though places like freaktab etc... My biggest concern apart from having a good android experience, is actually running Libre smoothly like skins responding snappy and artwork loading quickly etc....

    currently i would go with S905 or S905x, it doesn't make sense to buy a s912 with crappy driver support currently, it has lots of bugs, so better wait another 6-12 months then maybe S912 will be good.

    Quote from Watts


    My biggest concern apart from having a good android experience, is actually running Libre smoothly...


    I don't understand why you'd even consider S912 at the moment tbh then.
    thread-5848.html

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    kszaq Wrote: WARNING!!!If you consider buying a device for LE, do not buy Amlogic S912!


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    So on the kodi forum wrxtasy is saying 'Don't buy it at all', and here kszaq is saying 'Don't buy it for libreelec.'
    I'd probably go with... oh, I dunno. :huh:

    Edit: it's not like these boxes cost a fortune. I have 2, total cost about £60. It's not worth buying something that might be great in a few months.

    Edited once, last by trogggy (April 26, 2017 at 2:01 PM).

    I don't use Android on my boxes, cannot comment on Android quality.
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    Quote from Watts


    Should i wait for s912 development to complete.

    It doesn't depend on us - developers. It depends on whether Amlogic decides to license and release Mali lib for Linux.

    Edited once, last by kszaq (April 26, 2017 at 2:03 PM).

    Quote from kszaq


    I don't use Android on my boxes, cannot comment on Android quality.
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    It doesn't depend on us - developers. It depends on whether Amlogic decides to license and release Mali lib for Linux.

    Thanks for the awesome advice (to all of you) i think i will go for a s905 box/board and see what happens next. :D

    I know you can´t give out product links or whatever... But could you recommend a box or board to me? And just PM it to me?

    Thanks again!!! :)