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Performance-wise? Yeah, I bet you could. A Ryzen 5 mini PC is well under $200 and will probably have hardware acceleration for 4k60. If you're the sort of perso

Performance-wise? Yeah, I bet you could. A Ryzen 5 mini PC is well under $200 and will probably have hardware acceleration for 4k60. If you're the sort of person that already has SFTP plugged into your "media backup drive", Kodi on a cheap low-power box is kinda a no-brainer. There are certainly better push-button solutions on the market, but arguing in the AppleTV's favor for performance is probably a phyrric victory at-best. If you want an AppleTV, get an AppleTV - if you want a streaming box for your ripped Blu-Rays and legally-dumped retrogames, you can build it yourself for roughly the same price.

acdha 4y ago
> Ryzen 5 mini PC is well under $200 and will probably have hardware acceleration for 4k60. The cheapest one Google knows about is an AliExpress no-name brand at $159 and that’s because it includes no storage or RAM, and uses a 3750H which benchmarks at less than half the speed. Once you add memory, it’s over $200. It does match the Apple TV on 4K@60 HDR support so I’d assume it must have hardware support. Amazon has a couple of off-brand Intel devices, also around $200 for around half the Apple device’s performance. Again, if you really want a PC you certainly can make it work but the reason it’s unpopular is that you’re paying a lot more – this is starting at 150% for hardware which is unlikely to last as long – and you then have to support a full PC, buy remotes, etc. If you enjoy that as a hobby, sure, but it’s hardly surprising that most people buy something which just works out of the box.