graz_lag
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I am in the process of setting up an Audio/Video corner for my daughter, I have a quite good experience in setting up Home Theaters, but "zero" experience on the current Chromecast Android TV Box trend ...
The Audio/Video corner is going to be setup with :
- a TV set, to watch Netflix, YouTube, movies, and photos stored on our centralized NAS
- a pair of amplified speakers (AudioEngine A5+) to provide sound to the TV set, as well as for music listening of FLAC files stored on our centralized NAS, and in streaming from Qobuz
- for the connectivity, both Ethernet 1000 Mbps and WiFi are available
- she's not interested in gaming
- little interest in playing discs, either CD or Blu-ray
- no interest in setting up a 5.1 audio system, the 2.1 based on the A5+ and a subwoofer will be OK
As I am an old Home Theater user to me the obvious piece of gear to add as source to the above-list is a Blu-ray player with multimedia capabilities.
By means of such a player, my daughter can cover all her needs via the RJ45 wired connection and UPnP streaming, with the Android phone as remote.
A Blu-ray player with a "decent" 5.1 RCA audio feature will satisfies the Hi-Fi configuration requirement to the AudioEngine amplified speakers.
My short list for such a player contains the followings :
Panasonic DMP-BTD500 (2012, of which I know the audio decoding qualities as it was serving in our HT before the Oppo 105 but relatively poor in terms of multimedia capabilities)
Samsung BD-J7500 (2015, this is the best of the three in terms of multimedia capabilities)
Samsung BD-F7500 (2013)
Till here ... it has been very easy for me.
Now, what advantages can we expect if an Android Box TV is used as source instead of one of the said Blu-ray players ?
Going a little bit further, might a little SB PC like the Khadas VIM2 + KODI interface be a further alternative option ? (Obviously coupled with the Tone board for the DAC task.)
Merci beaucoup for your feedback !!!
The Audio/Video corner is going to be setup with :
- a TV set, to watch Netflix, YouTube, movies, and photos stored on our centralized NAS
- a pair of amplified speakers (AudioEngine A5+) to provide sound to the TV set, as well as for music listening of FLAC files stored on our centralized NAS, and in streaming from Qobuz
- for the connectivity, both Ethernet 1000 Mbps and WiFi are available
- she's not interested in gaming
- little interest in playing discs, either CD or Blu-ray
- no interest in setting up a 5.1 audio system, the 2.1 based on the A5+ and a subwoofer will be OK
As I am an old Home Theater user to me the obvious piece of gear to add as source to the above-list is a Blu-ray player with multimedia capabilities.
By means of such a player, my daughter can cover all her needs via the RJ45 wired connection and UPnP streaming, with the Android phone as remote.
A Blu-ray player with a "decent" 5.1 RCA audio feature will satisfies the Hi-Fi configuration requirement to the AudioEngine amplified speakers.
My short list for such a player contains the followings :
Panasonic DMP-BTD500 (2012, of which I know the audio decoding qualities as it was serving in our HT before the Oppo 105 but relatively poor in terms of multimedia capabilities)
Samsung BD-J7500 (2015, this is the best of the three in terms of multimedia capabilities)
Samsung BD-F7500 (2013)
Till here ... it has been very easy for me.
Now, what advantages can we expect if an Android Box TV is used as source instead of one of the said Blu-ray players ?
Going a little bit further, might a little SB PC like the Khadas VIM2 + KODI interface be a further alternative option ? (Obviously coupled with the Tone board for the DAC task.)
Merci beaucoup for your feedback !!!
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