Does anyone knows of a device irregardless of it being sbc/mini-computer/arm/x86… that is capable of running 4k video.

I got a TV with androidTV or (GoogleTV whatever it is called these days but i really do not like the OS and want to use a media center with Libreelec.

Currently i had a raspberry pi 3+ laying around and gave it a go, it does everything i need, can access SMB, netflix is working, youtube without ads, old NES/SNES roms etc… the only thing is that it does not play 4k videos, actually it does not even play 1080p properly which is a bummer but totally expected.

The BananaPi M5 seems to not be up to the task according to this review but i wonder if any of you have such a device as a media center and can provide feedback

Doing a bit of investigation the youyeetoo X1 seems like a good fit, specifically due to this review it might be a bit more than 100€ specially if it is the 8Gb/16Gb version but so far it seems the less expensive option, maybe i wait a couple of months in the hopes that the price drops

Do you have a setup that works properly with 4k specifically on the budget side? i would love some input on this

Edit: personal experience with the device it would be a plus

  • Diffuser5593@aussie.zoneEnglish
    21·
    8 months ago

    My raspberry pi 3b+ could absolutely direct stream 4k locally, transcoding is a different story. Is your pi connected via ethernet?

    • BinaryUnit@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      8 months ago

      I highly doubt that, it hardly plays a 4k video from internal storage, and it does 1080 barely

      • Fisch@lemmy.mlEnglish
        11·
        8 months ago

        Are you trying to play the video on the Pi itself? Aren’t you using Jellyfin to watch it on other devices?

          • Fisch@lemmy.mlEnglish
            1·
            8 months ago

            My bad, for some reason I thought you were using Jellyfin on the Pi but you’re actually using Kodi so that makes sense