It's also about supporting the appropriate HDMI standard.
Obviously, discrete GPUs like the 5700XT in my PC don't have any issues here.
The on-board iGPU in a NUC will be a different bag of hammers. Read the manual.
If you're just streaming from the network, just about any answer is better than "make a Linux PC to do it" - Xbox, PlayStation, Roku, Chromecast, Fire Stick all are vast improvements on both the UX and janitorial sides.
If you have any streaming services, you have 4K services. Prime Video, Netflix, YouTube, etc. etc. all stream at 4K.
Can't help you on the local content side. My idea of "playing local content" is "putting the Blu-Ray in the Xbox".
Obviously, discrete GPUs like the 5700XT in my PC don't have any issues here.
The on-board iGPU in a NUC will be a different bag of hammers. Read the manual.
If you're just streaming from the network, just about any answer is better than "make a Linux PC to do it" - Xbox, PlayStation, Roku, Chromecast, Fire Stick all are vast improvements on both the UX and janitorial sides.
If you have any streaming services, you have 4K services. Prime Video, Netflix, YouTube, etc. etc. all stream at 4K.
Can't help you on the local content side. My idea of "playing local content" is "putting the Blu-Ray in the Xbox".