> If it needs a fan, I wouldn't use it as a media player. Same here. You might get away with higher resolution x265 with passive cooling (a really good heatsi

> If it needs a fan, I wouldn't use it as a media player. Same here. You might get away with higher resolution x265 with passive cooling (a really good heatsink), especially if the device is in a reliably cool environment, but around the time I started using such encoded media the Pi4 was readily available which does 265 in hardware so no similar heat problem (the Pi3 is now used for other experiments). Unfortunately current supply issues might preclude you using that upgrade option!