Dolby, Dts etc. is not very interesting from an Audiophile’s point of view. We at Volumio still think in terms of 2-chan stereo with most performing playback (Hi-Res, DSD).
But for CoreElec users this will probably be highly appreciated.
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Dolby, Dts etc… is not intended for audiophile but videophile 
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agree, but where does that differ from my answer 
I want to add hw demuxer for enigma2. I will be waiting new device
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Added a VIM3L comparison table to khadas.com/vim3l
Hello, The USB port next to the LAN port is USB 3.0 by default. It is not the typical USB3 blue, as it functions as USB 2.0 when the M.2 slot is used for PCIe.
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Hello everyone, my name is Steven Laminger, I am the creator of SlashTV Android OS, project owner of Retropie on the tinkerboard, senior developer with The Retro Arena, and senior member of XDADevelopers.
I have reached out to the team about getting a developer kit to Port some of my work over to this device, Slash TV is an all in one gaming and media OS with multiple uses, while Retropie is aimed directly at retro gaming enthusiasts. I also build kernels and Linux from scratch when necessary, and I maintain my own GitHub and website which is home to many of my projects. I prefer not to write closed source code, as that helps nobody in the community. I’m also a certified software developer, currently in my last couple of classes at college. I look forward to working with and helping the community. Thanks for having me 
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Hello and Welcome to Khadas Forum,
I have watched some videos of slash tv and i think its a decent Android tv style Android setup and I think that can help Vim3L users get a stable htpc Android box.
Good work.
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However, the VIM3L comes only in the N0N version (check Gouwa’s comparison table with the VIM3) below in the post relating to the Wi-Fi module.
What’s the point of a HTPC if DTS and Dolby Vision are not supported?
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So as per this table, you are only providing the VIM3L board with N0N (without DTS and Dolby Vision). How is this in anyway the kind of board you advertize? Good thing you at least let the cat out of the bag!
As it turns out DV is not supported by the software anyway - e.g. kernel 4.9 used in CoreELEC does not support DV. So it does not matter what version of SoC is used.
DTS is decoded lossless by Kodi so this is irrelevant.
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For those guys asking how to use the VIM3L + DIY Case + Tone Board, here’s a picture.
And here’s another picture for how to use the “Heat Pad for Metal Plate”, to passively cool from VIM3L’s underside.
And for those who like wallpaper (I know @Gouwa does), here’s a VIM3L HTPC wallpaper
I’ll just add another shot of “active cooling mode”. Personally though, if I were to mount the Tone Board, I’d go with the passive cooling option.
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M2X Extension Board+Vim3l+DIY Case pic?
What about non-Kodi apps? You’re assuming the user would only use Kodi.
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I agree. I also think that the metal plate is unnecessary too.
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Metal plate is also handy to add some weight to the box, cables can tend to move it a round easy if your mess is as unorganised as mine
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Yea everyone has different preferences. Originally I preferred mine without the Metal Plate - however after I discovered its awesome passive cooling abilities, I decided to leave it on. 
Yes metal plate and Thermal Pad is dare i say COOL 
cooler
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@Jaffac unfortunately M2X isn’t compatible with the DIY Case. You can modify the DIY Case to allow you to mount the M2X Board beneath it, but some cutting work is involved.
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@hoodafukisalice you mean Android Apps / Linux Apps?
You can swap out the OS for Android 9.0 or Ubuntu XFCE, and run those too.