Posts by kapqa

  • What SBC for 1440p@60Hz H.265 & VP9? (Looking at e.g. ROCK64 - any experiences to share?)

    have Rock64 and RaspberryPi3 test with Libreelec 11 for Netflix Plugin which uses VP9 for 1080P stream<

    both device struggle with playback, lagging, but Rock64 bit better playback, however, it seeems that there is more issue on rock64 with Netflix add-on, very many issues with different titles, could be issue with my configuration,

    or effectively the Netflix add-on by castagna function better on Raspberry<

    hoping to upgrade to RockPro64 in the future, but if there could be similar issue, with playback, maybe CM4 module for Raspberry could be better option (and afterwards swap for CM5 module?) for VP9 + Netflixaddon with LibreElec.

    Besides Netflix, Rock64 superior to RP3, with the exception of some stream if you have hardware keys from Raspberry Foundatoin *like VC1 if not mistaken.


    EDIT: the Rock64 plays sighnificantly better, my apologies, the VP9, when it plays (the Netflix stream).

  • Official LE13 Test Images for Amlogic (Kodi-22)

    did not find the raspberry pi1-2-3b so impressive when compared to other sbc i have like pine64 or rock64; and i have for all those raspberry pi the media codec licenses; but provdieded the newer model are alot faster, it is reasonable that they are very good supported because of the huge adoption rate; biggest dislike is the built-in wifi which is a big annoiance; and not easy to disable on newer raspberry; when one wants to buy cm4 or cm5, without wifi functionality, they are even more expensive; than base model if one factors in io/board;

    thank you, maybe i skip the raspberry pi4 altogether and try the pi5, but i tend to prefer the rockpro64 or n2+;

    is the rockpro64 better for LE or in a similar situation as N2+?

    the rock64 is not so stable as desired, unfortunately.

  • 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.

  • [RPi4] Widewine DRM?

    Quote from Da Flex

    Yes. If you need higher resolutions, get an Nvidia Shield or Amazon Fire device. Kodi runs as an app there.

    Thanks , i have looked at those, especially the Fire device seems economical;


    but i have some "limitations":


    device should be

    1. no WiFi/Bluetooth (if yes, easy to disable)

    2. IR-Remote

    3. Internet through Ethernet adapter possible if no RJ-45

    4. no fancy things like Alexa or similar eavesdropping mmic.


    the closest i get there is either getting an older device but losing on CPU power (codec compatibility) like with a 2020 Amazon Fire Stick maybe (not, the remote is probably Bluetooth only), or an ROKU Ultra 2020 model, but those are not officially available in Europe and you need to do a "hack" to enable IR-Remote functionality since the Remote is normally done via Bluetooth (atleast that was the information got at the time via their forum). Ah yes, and if you use the remote via IR you lose the headphone port on the remote, but that is very minor issue;

    Open to suggestions; have already bought once a China RK3218 i thingk device, which functin well, but you never know if the WiFi is off even when toggled off on the device;

  • [RPi4] Widewine DRM?

    the raspberry pi3 gets with amazon vod add-on and libreelec 11.06 480p;

    i suppose this will be the case also for raspberry pi4 or 5, if one wants to use Kodi/Libreleec instead of Android.


    from the FAQ on Sandmann79/xmbc Wiki


    Quote

    How can I play movies in HD/UHD?

    4K/HD playback is only possible with a Widevine L1 secured device (mostly Android, e.g. Shield, MiBox), all other devices are limited to SD resolution. For 4K playback as well as for the Android data source, the device has to be registered once at Amazon. For this, the login has to be performed again.

    On Android you can enable the use android app for 4K videos at settings. This starts the video in the official prime video app and works only for videos with "UHD", "Ultra HD" or "4K" in the video title.

  • Long Press on TV Remote not bringing up RightClick?

    insulator thank you,

    my remote also has red, yellow, blue buttons, but those seem not active under libreelec , even after i install add-on (maybe this is the one you are referring to?)

    Add-on:Keymap Editor - Official Kodi Wiki


    and putting the keymap you shared as gen.xml into

    /storage/.kodi/userdata/

    Keymap - Official Kodi Wiki


    maybe for the remote another key-id is needed, but how could i read the proper id out, if the remote is just a tv remote with no usb dongle?

    the tv is a low-end sharp ().

  • Long Press on TV Remote not bringing up RightClick?

    Hello ,


    i have sort of question / request (if not already implemented)


    when using LibreElec now it would function also with the normal TV Remote which is a very nice feature, thank you very much for that.


    Now there are some situation were i still would need the keyboard;


    there are some files, which i would play after bringing up "Play" Command via RightClick or longPress of Enter on Keyboard.

    this would be needed for .iso files or .dvdmedia.


    now , with the remote this seem not function;

    when i "longpress" Enter on REmote, it would just go through the file structure,


    maybe this is just a limitation of that specific remote, if not, please take it into account.

  • VC-1 Playback on RK3328

    would also like to mention that the latest LibreElec 11.0.6 would no longer boot or show output on our older TV (nearing 20 years of age) with direct HDMI connection.

    The older images 19.5 and 18.9 function just fine on the same TV (especially 18.9 is fluid) , however the newest just wont output any video. It seems the same Rock64 image function however just fine with LibreElec 11.0.6 on a newer Computermonitor.

  • Upgrading from pi 3 to pi 4, maybe, what do you think

    took a look @hifiberry , however, there seem no board offered for 3.5 mm headphone jack (the last remaining is sold no longer, besides OEM) , so would be nice if the 3.5mm headphone jackbe accessible OOTB.


    Shop | HiFiBerry


    EDIT: oh, i did not look carefully enough, ther are some "pro" variant DAC that have also the 3.5mm jack, but those cost around the size of a complete Raspberry Pi, therefore not so attractive.

  • VC-1 Playback on RK3328

    Quote from noggin

    That codec info you provided confirmed it's not an interlaced issue as the video in that file is progressive.

    well this is tech-talk that i dont fully speak, however, i have a NAS now which let me convert these files into other format, so the issue is minor; but still it would be nice to know why the Rock64 is struggling so much with these files;


    also one box i have here M96 or something (RK3318), which has RKMC or so installed (specific for Rockchip) has same issue, is struggling alot with VC1, so it make no fun;

    hopefully, the RockPro64 could be easily playbacking those. (seems a much better hardware)

  • VC-1 Playback on RK3328

    noggin thank you for the clarification on makemkv,


    i have read somewhere that VC-1 come in very differnt implementation, and some codec are not so well supported.

    also, the codec on RP1 says WVC1 or similar, when entering the key, but it playback vc1 very good.


    however, the Rock64 supposed to have VC1 playback hardware, but not so well function


    like


    one known offender is having these info


    and like other VC1 it playback for some time on the Rock64 and then stop and reboot<

    this happen mostly only with VC1 so i suppose the Hardware Decode is not for all VC1 codec, or my unit is a bit faulty *morelikelythecase, or the implementation on LibreElec is not fully taking advantage of Rock64 capabilities?

  • VC-1 Playback on RK3328

    Hello ,

    yes the newer LibreElec is mostly very stable for the RK3328 Rock64 , however it still would struggle with the VC-1 content, slowing down and eventually reboot. dont know why, as it supposed to have to hardware decoding for such content. maybe the Bluray rips via makemkv is using a codec that is not so well supported?

    now with the rp3 b+, the playback is smooth *with hardware keys for vc1, but again, have to disable wifi everytime manually if i load another OS, which is cumbersome.

    hope to find another SBC that could work well with LibreElec sometime later.

  • Rasbperry Pi 3 - how disable Wifi?

    thank you,


    that was helpful, now it reads

    after

    Code
    # Disable Wifi
dtoverlay=disable-wifi


    Code
    rfkill list
0: hci0: bluetooth
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no


    and aftwer adding the line for bluetooth


    Code
    dtoverlay=pi3-disable-bt

    the reading says


    Code
     rfkill list
LibreELEC:~ #


    however, when compared to Raspberry Pi1 , the RF reader gives still rather high reading, even with WiFi and Bluetooth OFF, so i would say mission only partly accomplished.


    Is there not a BIOS switch to disable more properly the WiFi+Bluetooth?


    EDIT> it seems the reading is comparable to the Raspberry Pi1 after the switchOFF of WiFi+Bluetooth, so would like to retract the prior statement of higher readings<

    but still , it is nowhere an ideal solution.