I have Nvidia Shield 2019 Pro up until a week ago, then there was a power cut issue at my neighborhood and my Shield subsumed to its wounds and passed away to the spirit world.
I have Denon AVR (AVR-X3800H +pre-out Amp for 11 Ch support) and 7.2.4 speakers layout, TV is TCL 75C935 and I use Kodi, Netflix, Disney+.
No Plex or other players. So only focus on those three as my media source/player. Mainly Kodi as this is Kodi forum…
The connectivity matrix I use and prefer to remain on is: TVBox -> AVR -> TV
Now I am looking into buying a new box other then Shield and I was wondering what should I buy that supports my following requirements:
Mandatory: 4K 60
Mandatory: Passthrough Dolby Atmos over TrueHD
Mandatory: Passthrough DTSHD-MA w/DTS:X
Mandatory: HDR+ & Dolby Vision (all profiles or as close as possible that is available)
Optional: IMAX Enhanced support {DTS:X Profile 2} (for Disney+ & for Kodi future proof that Box won’t limit me when Kodi supports it)
Optional: Aero 3D Support (for Kodi future proof that Box won’t limit me)
Optional: Adjust refresh rate “On start/stop” (Kodi settings I need the Box to honor and execute. My TV supports it as it worked well on my Shield -> AVR -> TV)
Mandatory: 1 Gb Ethernet port (I don’t use WiFi so i don’t care about WiFi support Level)
Optional: VPN Client installation Support (NordVPN, etc.)
Mandatory: Widevine L1
Mandatory: Netflix/Disney+ full capability Support on the highest available content at their platform (Video/Sound) without the TVBox limiting me.
Mandatory = Must have
Optional = Nice to have
Shield 2019 Pro supports most of those things I listed but I want to explore other new TV box options as it is 5 years old now this box/tech..
Any suggestion?