The HEVC codec may well be an additional cost for CODEC license as is the case with VC-1 and MPEG2(though that expired!).
https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/configuration/conf...
So unsure at this stage, but that may well be the case for any license fees regarding HVEC. Heck, if they have absorbed those costs into the base price - I'd be utterly amazed.
are you speaking about the pi 4 or 2?
I just setup my RockPro64 with 4GB, also PCIex4, have an SSD, going to setup a raid at somepoint when I get it all figured out. The board was a bit more expensive than the pi4, but I am interested in playing around with it.
But it looks like its back ordered for awhile
Re:Raspberry Pi 4
by marcosscriven on Monday June 24, 2019 @02:40PM
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I did not get that board stable at all I’m afraid. Lots of issues with USB drives.
ahh, I started with a USB 3, removed it though and dropped in the SSD. So far so good, and using Dietpi, it works great (so far)
> The ethernet controller was an USB one, and was neither really stable or took load very well
Hmm... that explains a problem I had with a pi of mine. Every time the 10/100 switch it was connected to rebooted, the pi would lose its ethernet link until rebooted. Never had this with other machines on the same switch.
Using the Pi as a file server can be a bit flaky. The ethernet controller was an USB one, and was neither really stable or took load very well. The new PHY on a dedicated link is probably the single biggest improvement with this new revision.
The HEVC is a bit unexpected considering the high license fees and general uncertainties. Let's hope the documentation can be released as well.