Alternative to RPi with enough power for HEVC

[syco]

Hi Xbian community,

FiveFour once told me, I should start an extra thread regarding the HEVC subject.

For a year now I am searching for an alternative cheap box, that does support Kodi (Xbian would be lovely) and has the power to play HEVC/.265 files, which are comming into vogue fast, both in the warez scene and the public domain.

Up to now I heard about two boxes, that could do the stuff, but I have not found a lot of reliable user experiences in the web.

1. Odroid C1 from 2014 and C2 from 2015

2. Wintel Pro CX-W8 from 2016 (not to be mixed up with the slower Wintel CX-W8)

Now, I have no clue about driver support, ... etc. on these boxes.

Maybe you guys know a reliable, fast and cheap box to watch HEVC material per Kodi?

I would add your box suggesstions into the first thread, just in case other people are searching for the same thing.

Thanks upfront for your hints, ideas and knowledge or discussion.