Posts by Zobi

    I saw that ffmpeg 6.1 has now the functionality to decode av1 using Vulkan... And I wonder if it would work well with RPi 5, especially with av1 4K ?

    Indeed, RPi 5 GPU performance are greatly improved compared to RPi 4... And Vulkan drivers are (will be ?) available thanks to Igalia work.

    I assume that av1 is currently decoded on RPi 5 using dav1d (CPU decoding, works well on av1 full HD) => if possible, it would be great to have decoding performance comparison on RPi 5 between dav1d and Vulkan for av1 full HD and especially 4K (at different bitrates)...

    If anyone can perform such tests, it would be very interesting!

    Actually, this kubb N100 is indeed the best model I found, for my need :

    - CPU : N100 is last generation, node 10 nm, only with efficient cores, GPU with lowest clock rate (750 MHz), av1 4K, lowest TDP of alder lake family => lowest consumption, low price, perfect for media center

    - I didn't investigate previous / older celeron alternatives... I don't see the point giving all N100 qualities (N100 that I discovered reading comments at RPi5 launching)... But if Celeron are equivalents, then OK the logic is the same!

    - Bonus: N100 (Celeron also?) are tested and ok for office PC. RPi isn't as good (I think it's not RPi purpose... But office PC with RPi is advertised by RPi foundation...)

    - I want fanless design, WELL engineered. I didn't find many N100 fanless. Some are only with basic aluminium sheet on top (Maxtang NX-N100 : users said it does the job but top can get really hot ; AC8-N100 seems ok but heatsink is closed inside plastic....).... Whereas the Kubb N100 has lots of long aluminium fins, which is the good way to do. This design has been tested with great success in Kubb previous generation (But, my god, 800 euros !!....) (test in french, conclusion here : ) (https://www.comptoir-hardware.com/actus/boitiers…on.html?start=3)

    - the kubb n100 look is ok in a living room. I saw some other pc, but look are not appropriated (https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/100500599…ayAdapt=glo2fra)

    - My feeling is that warranty is safer with Kubb than noname Chinese options. It's french assembler firm, well known... Even if problems are still possible...

    - the kubb n100 price is ok. 235 euros is clearly not the cheapest, but fair enough given the qualities. What I understand is that Indiegogo campaign will succeed even if goal is not reached... But if not, I'll try something else with compromise to do (and RPi5 can still be considered)...

    Well, my goal is not doing advertisement... And I have no link with this company... But my need is probably the same than many people in this forum: media center, fanless, future proof, tiny, good price, low consumption, fast enough.... And so, I think this Indiegogo campaign is a good opportunity to know...

    But if other equivalent solutions do exist, it's good news, I'd like to see these in case the campaign would not work...

    Well... I currently run Libreelec from an 8 years old Raspberry pi 2. It still works fine, but I wanted to update (speed, 4K etc), and the RPi 5 seemed a great choice when it came out (+ I'm still a great fan of RPi !)

    But then I read the comments on N100 mini PC, and I have to admit that, in my situation, I agree N100 seems a better choice than RPi 5...

    A RPi 5 will need flirc case or similar to be fanless (fanless is a must for me), then Wifi with flirc case is not so good, then av1 4K will not work, then new PSU is needed, then if you want ssd you still have to buy device+ssd... So total is around 150 euros... And RPi 5 needs to be available (which will be difficult)...

    On the other side, the N100 mini pc comes with PSU, is OK with av1 4K, has wifi + ssd well integrated, and has a lot more power so it can really be used as office pc (+ YouTube 4K stream etc)... For basically also 150 euros, and is fully available... The only probem I found was to have it fanless... But this problem is solved here with fanless design which will be robust (lots of aluminium fin/blade + good results in previous version tested)

    KUBB Mini 8x8cm Fanless Mini PC
    The World's Smallest Fanless Computer Based on Intel® N100 | Check out 'KUBB Mini 8x8cm Fanless Mini PC' on Indiegogo.
    www.indiegogo.com

    So... I'll try this N100 fanless adventure, for 235 euros... It's more than 150 euros on RPi 5, but not so much (especially if it lasts 8 years also)... And the N100 is more future proof...

    Good luck with the RPi 5 ! I'm still fan, i hope it will be a success... But for media center, the N100 alternatives are quite competitive!