LattePanda IOTA Review: 4 Reasons It Beats Raspberry Pi 5

The Kodi Experience

After installing Kodi v21.2 (Omega) on Windows, 4K videos played smoothly, but the app’s memory usage was inconsistent due to Windows OS’s inefficient resource management. To fix this, we switched to LibreELEC, using a Generic x86 image for Intel and AMD devices. We transferred it onto a flash drive and installed it on our NVMe SSD. This setup performed much better, using fewer resources like CPU and only consuming around 336MB of the available 8GB RAM.

Installing LibreELEC from a USB flash drive.

As shown in the photos below, we decided to install the image onto our NVMe 1TB SSD.

So how is the playback performance?

The results turned out great. During our Kodi playback test, we ran several 4K video samples. While two of them encountered skipped frames, none of the test videos showed any dropped frames. Skipped frames usually stem from timing or decoding delays, while dropped frames are often caused by rendering or hardware limitations. Overall, the hardware performs excellently in video decoding.

Sample No..	Video title	Format	Duration	Size	Resolution	Codec	Bitrate	FPS	Dolby Vision	Dolby Atmos	HDR	Playback Result
1	Beijing China in Drone	MP4	1m:29s	1GB	4K	AV1	13.4 Mbps	60FPS	❌	❌	❌	1
2	FLYING OVER CHINA	MP4	1m:11s	5.34 Gib	4K	AV1	10.5Mbps	30FPS	❌	❌	❌	1
3	LG 4K DEMO HDR 2018 ELBA	MP4	1:41s	294Mb	4K	AV1	24Mbps	60FPS	❌	❌	❌	1
4	SUPREME COLOR	MP4	11m:54s	17.8GB	FHD	AV1	3.44Mbps	120FPS	❌	❌	❌	1
5	Vibrant OLED Demo	MP4	10m:11s	1.77GB	4K	AV1	3Mbps	60FPS	✅	✅	❌	1
6	LG New York	ST	1:13 min	448MB	4K	HEVC	51.45Mbps	25FPS	❌	❌	HDR10	1
7	Life Untouched	TS	3m:17s	449MB	4K	HEVC	19Mbps	60FPS	❌	❌	HDR10	1
8	Samsung: Wonderland Two	TS	2m:10s	802MB	4K	HEVC	51.44Mbps	24FPS	❌	❌	HDR	1
9	The Most Beautiful Earth Scenes	MP4	55s	2 GB	FHD	AVC	5.12Mbps	60FPS	❌	❌	HDR	1
10	Sony: Whale in Tonga	MP4	1m:31s	815MB	4K	HEVC	74.5Mbps	60FPS	❌	❌	HDR	1
11	LG: Cymatic Jazz	MP4	2m:38s	1.10GB	4K	HEVC	60Mbps	60FPS	❌	❌	HDR10	1