I'm using a Mini M8S(S905) to access files on my home server. I've recently started using 4k content and the 100Mbit ethernet port on the M8S doesn't seem to have enough bandwidth for some of the higher bitrate files, resulting in buffering every 10-15 seconds or stuttering.The same files play back fine if put on a USB 2.0 hard drive so the best solution I've though of is a USB Gigabit ethernet adapter. I won't get the full gigabit but hopefully I can use the bandwidth available at the USB port.
Does Libreelec have support for any USB Gigabit ethernet adapters or 802.11ac wifi adapters?Any recommendations on an adapter would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Hi Coreire... I have a Mini M8S S905 2GB / 8GB running the 7.0.2.009 build from internal NAND looking at a Windows Server 2012R2 NFS share via a gigabit switch (obviously the Mini M8S only has a 100Mbit link but just saying in case this has to do with backplane capacity?) ... I can playback 70GB 4K H265 files no problem on this as well as my AFTV2 which also only has 10/100 Ethernet (with Android Kodi v17 RC2)... how higher bitrate are you talking?
Interestingly my Samsung UHD TV, for whatever reason, can't play these files back smoothly via its internal player over the network... if I copy the same file to a usb stick the TV can playback no problem (The TV does HDR - really impressed with HDR BTW - and I have to use usb when I want to watch content with HDR). Weird I know - bottom line, perhaps the port bandwidth isn't your issue here?