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Nothing with an Atom CPU will do H265 playback. It'll stream fine with Plex to a playback device that supports it, but I'm not sure what's out there that suppor
by decryption 9y ago
Nothing with an Atom CPU will do H265 playback. It'll stream fine with Plex to a playback device that supports it, but I'm not sure what's out there that supports H265. Maybe some sort of Chinese Android TV box?
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- sebthomas 9y agoHey thanks for the tip. I've been thinking of setting up little media station thing...getting tired of using my mac keyboard as a remote.. I have a question.. for anybody, what is the difference between using a PC as media server as OP describes, or using a little Android box thing like the Mi, or something like Apple TV? Basically I have a MBP, and I'll be getting a TV soon, and I want to be able to easily watch dls on the TV, using a remote. And I'd prefer not to have my laptop doing the grunt work. Any opinions/explanations appreciated! ta
- teknologist 9y agoAnything with an Amlogic S905, cheap and popular in China, will decode H265 in hardware at 4K. I like the Xiaomi Hezi 3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amlogic#Media_player_SoCs_.28S9_family.29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amlogic#Media_player_SoCs_.28S...