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Networks and Remotes => Remotes => Topic started by: fitbrit on September 04, 2014, 05:54:39 pm
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It just occurred to me that one could buy an Android set-top box and run Gizmo on it, for at least Music. However, many of these boxes are capable of good video playback - is it possible to play movies to 'This Device' without transcoding?
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What are you thinking of when you say Android STB?
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Something like this:
http://www.ncix.com/detail/minix-neo-x8-arm-cortex-ee-97611-1146.htm
URL fixed.
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I use it on google tv (logitech revue).
I side load from the website and it works most of the time. (with transcoding)
My music is mostly mp3 and ogg. Video is mostly MKV webm and vorbis.
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Thanks! Since the box I linked to natively plays most formats, I'd be interested to see what could do.
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Hendrik can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Gizmo always transcodes.
You are also limited by Gizmo's quality settings (compressed MP3 audio and 720p video). From a quality, don't transcode perspective, you could try BubbleUPnP.
However, since both apps now support Chromecast, I see that as a better alternative for $35 vs $180 given the limitations. Especially when you can build an x86 HTPC as a Client in the $200 (Atom) to $300 (Celeron) range.
There is an old thread in the Android forum I started a while back (before Chromecast support) about this and the Neo 7.
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Thanks for the tips, connersw.
Once video for Linux in MC is a reality, I'd like to see JRiver make a vID - a video capable device, not geared to audiophiles necessarily, running MC Linux for a barebones cost.