Good hardware for 4k60 streaming?

[Zaphre]

Hey guys, I'm looking for a hardware option to upgrade my og steam link and move to 4k60 streaming.

I currently have an Android smart tv that runs steam link app but it's just too weak to decode 4k60 streams, it loses frames like a mofo.

And honestly, so far nothing I tried beats the og steam link for 1080p60, its just butter smooth, lossless streaming goodness.

Anyways, any suggestion for hardware capable of 4k60 inhomestreaming? I use everything wired, and was thinking about building a pie for it, but I'm not sure it will output 40k60 with a good quality, since it seems it's Ethernet bandwidth is capped at 30 or so Mbps.

[Zaphre]

Originally posted by Xenophobe:

pi 4B is 4K 60 capable, nvidia shield or an htpc with 4K capable hardware.

Any idea if those chinese android boxes with Amlogic s905 x4 chips can handle 4k60 decoding without framedrops? They are fairly cheaper if compared to a Pi4 and a Shield Tv

[Zaphre]

Originally posted by Xenophobe:

got a link to the product page? though if it's cheaper than a pi 4, gonna guess probably not.

https://pt.aliexpress.com/item/1005003630282419.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.72e1519cLjtWvQ&algo_pvid=f7e81187-24ed-4822-a502-e64a1a44ce53&algo_exp_id=f7e81187-24ed-4822-a502-e64a1a44ce53-14&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22sku_id%22%3A%2212000026569886220%22%7D&pdp_pi=-1%3B51.06%3B-1%3B-1%40salePrice%3BUSD%3Bsearch-mainSearch

50 USD for me with shipping, fully built, pretty much just plug and play with the latest Android TV 11 build preinstalled, 4gb of DDR3 and 32gb Rom

Pi4b 4gb costs the same 50usd just for the board, no Power, no case, no storage. Just the board. A fully built Pi4 will set you back arround 80-100 usd

This chip has a 101k score on antutu, arround half of what Tegra X1 T210 (Shield Tv Pro) pulls for arround 1/3 of the price.

I just wonder if it can pull out 4k60 decoding. I was watching some videos of ETA Prime messing with one of those chineses boxes with this very same chip and he wasnt disappointed, but no actual Steam Link tests were found.

For video playback, seems to be able to pull a smooth 4k experience with a 79gbps decoding from plex, i just don´t know if this compares to decoding a game stream from stream.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd52KuZqXwA
It´s a different look, but pretty much the same SoC.

[Zaphre]

Originally posted by Xenophobe:

no clue, can't find anything specific to this android tv box and steam link ... just the nvidia shield android tv box working great with the steam link app. it may be fine, it may crap out too, total roll of the dice ... the old saying is usually true though, you get what you pay for.

From what i´ve been gathering, seems this specific SoC can do 4k60 with steam link. Been comparing its benchmarks with other similar chips that i know they can handle 4k60 and it seem to be completely fine.

imma roll the dice on this 50 usd box, seems promissing