Yes I know, "closed as opinion-based". Bear with me.
My set-top box is an RPi2 that is starting to fail, so I am in the market for a replacement. I only use it for video playback and I want it to "just work". I would like to go through this process as infrequently as possible, so I want something a little future-proof, which makes me think I should demand hardware support for AV1 decoding.
As near as I can tell, my options are (a) CoreELEC with Amlogic, with its downrev kernels and proprietary drivers; or (b) LibreELEC with... um... OK I don't see it.
So, questions:
(1) Am I unreasonable to want hardware AV1 decoding? Are there other things I should have on my list for "future proof"?
(2) Do any LibreELEC-supported SBCs have hardware AV1 decoding, either today or coming soon?
(3) Is my desire for (2) at odds with "I want it to 'just work'"?
Thanks!