Millet / Lynx Box KODI (XBMC) SMB protocol play test: Track switching, subtitle switching and 4K decoding

Lenovo Y480 notebook (four years ago old books, Windows 10 system, 5400 rpm hard drive, network cable connection router), Huawei glory PRo router (USB2.0), mobile hard disk (Seagate 7200 rpm, plug-in router USB), TV box ( Both the Android and Ali systems have the latest official KODI player downloaded from the sofa butler, Lynx Box M13, Xiaomi Box, Huawei M330, Kaibol H10, Taijie WE30, and Millet Box 3 Plus. There are two kinds of SMB sharing schemes: computer hard disks and routers mounting hard disks. Because the test results of the two solutions are the same, the solution of mounting hard disks by routers is used as an example to give you a detailed explanation. Look at the results first:

Big fat insects did not specifically go to all kinds of bizarre video formats, and randomly selected several representative videos from previously downloaded movie videos for realistic practical testing purposes. The video is divided into 1080P and 4K (the maximum frame rate is 59 frames/second, the code rate is 50MB/second), the video formats are MP4, MTV, TS and M2TS, the audio is DTS, AC3 and AAC, and the subtitles are SRT, SSA (ASS) and SUB.

Before we talk about KODI, let's look at the TV box system's own player and common MX player. In the system's own player, the comparison of the millet box is famous, but in testing the millet box 3 enhanced version is this:

The MX's performance is this:

What about KODI? Big fat bug is very happy to tell you, So easy! Whether it is 1080P or 4K video (requires box hardware support), various frame rates, bit rates, and video, audio, and subtitle formats all take it all together.

In fact, people familiar with the SMB protocol are aware that, in addition to requiring the player to be compatible with the video format, the transmission speed of the hardware device and the player's ability to cache and process data are equally important. After the actual test: cable> 5G WIFI> 2.4GWIFI; 2.4G WIFI performance of the box supporting both 5G and 2.4G WIFI, as well as 2.4G WIFI only supporting 2.4GWIFI box (this sentence is somewhat circumscribed)

In particular, Blu-ray original discs often have multiple audio tracks, such as English, Cantonese, and Chinese; 5.1-channel and 7.1-channel audio. KODI's performance is also excellent in the face of multi-track video.

As with audio tracks, sometimes we also face multiple subtitles. KODI not only recognizes subtitles in multiple formats, but also adjusts the position and timing of subtitles.

Big Fatty is half an audiophile and has a lot of emotions for KODI players. In order to introduce such a good player to more friends who are passionate about pursuing a high-quality viewing experience, we eventually wrote this Raiders. This KODI SMB playback setup, playback capability, and the actual use of mainstream boxes have been tested for a longer period of time. This is definitely a headache for impatient and non-audio enthusiasts. In order not to make this part of the friends even more painful, about the budget and advantages and disadvantages of different construction plans for home media centers, KODI's remote control, subtitle downloads, and posters, etc., Big Fatty will open new posts to explain them separately. Finally, make a summary of the key content of this article

1.KODI player is a world's best player, can face a wide variety of video formats, video encoding, audio formats, and caption formats; can be installed on smart TVs/boxes and Android phones and other systems The mobile phone, computer terminal; and supports touch operation, remote control operation and mouse operation.

2. The mainstream TV boxes in the market have a good performance in the local media (and SMB) playback capabilities. Most of the original Blu-ray videos have no problem (the 4K hard-solution box can also play 4K videos), but the performance A good box will be smoother and more stable in operation. For example, the Lynx Box M13 can play Blu-ray original discs and 4K videos smoothly. However, if you fast-forward and rewind during playback, the system will crash and return to the homepage. The millet box 3 enhanced version can not only play various formats of video smoothly under 5G WFI, but fast forward and backward operation is very stable and smooth.

3. When using the SMB protocol to play LAN video, a high-performance router is essential, otherwise it will directly affect high-rate video playback, resulting in long-term buffering and stalling. In addition, router USB2.0 interface can play 4K video playback

4. An ideal playback solution: a high-performance dual-band Gigabit router + a TV box with strong data processing capability and large memory + a hard disk connected to a router (or a computer connected via a network cable, NAS, etc.) Shared server