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I'm a big fan of the Raspberry Pi community in general and have used it for multiple applications over the years; most recently as a media center TV box. Howeve

I'm a big fan of the Raspberry Pi community in general and have used it for multiple applications over the years; most recently as a media center TV box. However, the hardware now feels old and I wish for more of an update from the Pi foundation. If anyone hear is looking for a true upgrade on the Pi, try the ODROID C2, it's years ahead of the Pi in terms of performance.

ekianjo 9y ago
The XU4 from Odroid is even better than the C2. There is virtually no reason to get the C2 now.
- r_singh 9y ago
  I agree, the XU4 is way better than the C2. > There is virtually no reason to get the C2 now I disagree with this though. The price difference between the two isn't insignificant. If someone intends to deploy hundreds of devices for an IoT application the price difference between the 2 would be one of the reasons to choose the C2; the other reasons would be size and heating problems.
  - ekianjo 9y ago
    fair point. I was considering the case of a single user.
tonylemesmer 9y ago
Lots of people say there are superior devices - however the community size and support for Raspberry Pi cannot be overstated. The price of an Odroid XU4 is significantly proportionally higher and I have no guarantee that certain features or projects are feasible on it. First result from Dec 2017 when searching for "XU4 Kodi" is someone having a problem installing and then saying "I would prefer a version with long term support and wide use base." Well my answer to that is RPi. I'm merely implying that RPi has a higher chance of certain things working simply because its more popular. I'm not disputing that there are higher performance platforms for "similar" money but it's reliability and a little more certainty that some people are after. I would love to try one of the ODROID devices, I simply don't have the time. And I love seeing suggestions for these other devices so please don't stop posting them :)
- r_singh 9y ago
  I agree with you, the ODROID XU4 is significantly more expensive and doesn't have nearly as much support as one can expect from the Pi community. However, the ODROID C2 is priced similarly to the Pi and has more support than the XU4. LibreELEC has out of the box support for the C2.
snvzz 9y ago
>If anyone hear is looking for a true upgrade on the Pi, try the ODROID C2, it's years ahead of the Pi in terms of performance. I'd pick one from here: https://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv8 https://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv8
ozim 9y ago
I don't care that much about performance. Support and all stuff I get to play with on RPi is more important. Why would I need more ram or faster cpu to read temperature sensor and send show it on a website? Then you get people who do projects that would fit on 8 bit processor, like reading sensor and then switching relay depending on sensor value. That is gross overkill. If you have more ambitious projects like streaming video, which I have seen somewhere in thread, or mining cryptos, maybe RPi is not best choice.
- r_singh 9y ago
  I'm currently working on a project that involves using the Pi for 24x7 1080p video streaming and doing so without hardware acceleration results in lag. The experience with ODROID C2 on the other hand is superior.
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ekianjo 9y ago

The XU4 from Odroid is even better than the C2. There is virtually no reason to get the C2 now.

r_singh 9y ago
I agree, the XU4 is way better than the C2. > There is virtually no reason to get the C2 now I disagree with this though. The price difference between the two isn't insignificant. If someone intends to deploy hundreds of devices for an IoT application the price difference between the 2 would be one of the reasons to choose the C2; the other reasons would be size and heating problems.
- ekianjo 9y ago
  fair point. I was considering the case of a single user.

tonylemesmer 9y ago

Lots of people say there are superior devices - however the community size and support for Raspberry Pi cannot be overstated. The price of an Odroid XU4 is significantly proportionally higher and I have no guarantee that certain features or projects are feasible on it. First result from Dec 2017 when searching for "XU4 Kodi" is someone having a problem installing and then saying "I would prefer a version with long term support and wide use base." Well my answer to that is RPi. I'm merely implying that RPi has a higher chance of certain things working simply because its more popular. I'm not disputing that there are higher performance platforms for "similar" money but it's reliability and a little more certainty that some people are after. I would love to try one of the ODROID devices, I simply don't have the time. And I love seeing suggestions for these other devices so please don't stop posting them :)

r_singh 9y ago
I agree with you, the ODROID XU4 is significantly more expensive and doesn't have nearly as much support as one can expect from the Pi community. However, the ODROID C2 is priced similarly to the Pi and has more support than the XU4. LibreELEC has out of the box support for the C2.

snvzz 9y ago

>If anyone hear is looking for a true upgrade on the Pi, try the ODROID C2, it's years ahead of the Pi in terms of performance. I'd pick one from here: https://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv8 https://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv8

ozim 9y ago

I don't care that much about performance. Support and all stuff I get to play with on RPi is more important. Why would I need more ram or faster cpu to read temperature sensor and send show it on a website? Then you get people who do projects that would fit on 8 bit processor, like reading sensor and then switching relay depending on sensor value. That is gross overkill. If you have more ambitious projects like streaming video, which I have seen somewhere in thread, or mining cryptos, maybe RPi is not best choice.

r_singh 9y ago
I'm currently working on a project that involves using the Pi for 24x7 1080p video streaming and doing so without hardware acceleration results in lag. The experience with ODROID C2 on the other hand is superior.

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