Best V410 Configuration?

[xxtavexx]

Hi All,

Just got my hands on a couple devices (some kitkat, some lollipop). They are all currently not rooted.

I see there is a lot of support for this device, so my question is, what should I do to these devices?

1) Downgrade them all, root them, and update them to lineage os? Is this relatively easy?
2) Can I upgrade them all to lollipop somehow, and then root?
3) What other options are out there, and what do you guys thinks is the best way to take this?

Cheers

 

[ethanchow]

Downgrade root and LOS/Candy7
You'll lose ir blaster and some other features though. What do you plan to use these tablets for?

 

[ruin2it3]

I'm open to suggestions

I happen to have one of them (using it to post this reply) and I've been experimenting with it since the day I got it home. While it is a nice enough screen, the underlying hardware is showing how quickly things become dated.
TWRP was the first priority to get on this tablet, and it's currently still doing its thing as of today. I've tried most of the ROMs I could find as time has passed, and as of today I'm running Candy5. It feels better on this device than a Nougat based ROM (i.e. Lineage 14.1). It seems more responsive, less laggy, and in general just seems to run much more smoothly. I do find myself missing some of the features from Nougat (using an SD card as internal storage is a big headliner there)...but at least to me this device has its hands full trying to run Nougat.
I do find myself wishing my IR blaster worked and have been thinking of looking for a nice, lightweight ROM that had all the hardware working...well, most of it anyway. (IR Blaster and WiFi/Bluetooth for sure) I'd actually like to lose the cellular radio - or be able to disable it completely...and use SD cards as internal, without separate apps.

Anyone have any suggestions as to a ROM that fits this description? I've heard of a miniature version of Oreo - is it actually lightweight or is it gimmick?