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Sam
This thread is about a purchase decision so it is not the place for a support discussion. The prefered method is to search here and the Kodi forum to find a related discussion, and then post there if you have a question relevant to that topic. For instance your remote issues can be asked about in the thread you started back in July. Topics that seem specific to you should get a new thread (your x265 issue?). Although I don’t have an issue with being pm’d about an issue it is generally prefered to keep support issues an open discussion as you benefit from a larger group of people who may be able to help and the community benefits by having a larger pool of public knowledge.
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For me buying a Vero 4k was a simple deduction, I used raspbmc on my many raspberries and when it changed to osmc and the first 4k contents started coming out, especially documentaries, I immediately thought the best device was the one Sam and his team made because i wanted the same support they gave for free with raspbmc, so after purchasing it I also bought my 4k TV, the setup went smooth and everything still works beautifully.
Will keep the device till it breaks, but I can’t wait to see what the new year will bring software and hardware wise.
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Similar to Theetjuh, I’ve been using OSMC since it was still called RaspBMC on the Pi1. Pi2 and Pi3 followed with OSMC, but I needed a playback device which
- runs Kodi
- has a H.265 hardware decoder
- uses a non-handicapped ethernet port
- doesn’t spy the crap out of me
- provides command line access
The Vero 4K was the perfect match for the newly bought NAS. Gone were the days of SATA/USB-adaptors that connected the Pi with a loose 3,5" HDD. Financially supporting an OSS project with an ever-helping leader (and community!) also was a small factor in the buying decision. It felt right and cool at the same time.
My TV’s in-built player could do most of the Vero’s work but doesn’t have a library as shiny and customisable as Kodi. Also, it’s not allowed to go online and received all of its firmware updates via pen drive (yeah, tinfoil hat strong).
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My reasons were simple. Wanted something to play up to 4K and most of the modern audio codecs including Atmos and DTX, with the minimum of fuss. Could have gone with a cheaper Android device, but after a bit of research settled on the Vero 4k+. OSMC is updated regularly and the box is almost plug and play with excellent support. So far so good. Any (rare) issues are usually resolved with a quick reboot.
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Almost all the same identical reasons. I had lived through most of the Popcorn hour media tanks and a very recent network failure on an A-500 just scuppered what was an excellent 1080p machine. I have moved all my media kit up to 4k now and the superb LG C9 was the final step. The Vero 4k+ and its abilities to do all of the above was the killer kit I needed to complete my local media setup. I have also used an Aeon skin to give almost the same look and feel as my original YAMJ and Popcorn did. I can also use my Harmony One, although its a little clunky with the Vero sometimes but the fact I could still use it was also a plus.
Oh forgot to say critically it does HDR which the Popcorn’s wont do.
I am very impressed so far. Keep up the good work.
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How so?
This is mostly due to the IR side of things.
Have a Harmony Hub, and since I switched it over to Bluetooth it is really responsive.
Never understood why the IR usage with harmony was so “weird” in the first place.
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It is a little slow to respond to key presses and mostly wont recognise holding a key to get auto repeat. I could retune the msec key press value but the vero remote is instantaneous and always works. Its just quirky really and no big deal and I should probably move up to to Harmony hub 
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Point taken @darwindesign. Guess I was having a bit of a frustrated gripe. Not the place and not worth griping about it anyway. If it helps, I bought the box as it looked like the most capable for everything that I Wanted and I believe if I knew enough, I could probably get it to that point. I’m learning.
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I may have come off a bit different than I intended. There is no issues bringing up the fact that you have had issues that have left you frustrated here. I was just trying to say that these thing can get sorted but they need to be brought up in the correct place. Trying to troubleshoot a handful of issues is problematic enough when it is done in a single thread, but it doesn’t work at all stuck way down in a thread of a separate topic.
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