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Noob question. Would one of these OpenELEC builds work well for a backend HTPC system? I'm looking for something to attach to a TV tuner to record OTA television and for use with SB. I'm planning on then pushing files to a NAS to access via a raspberry pi or something similar. Any input would be appreciated! Thanks!
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Nice to see this thread is getting updated.... thanx.
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Question: Has anyone else received the "ERROR: Unable to create GUI. Exiting." error screen when trying to open XBMC?
I just built a brand new HTPC, specs:
AMD A6-6400K APU with Radeon HD Graphics flashed to BIOS 2.2
Asrock FM2-A85X-Extreme6 MOBO
8 GB D3 1600 RAM
Running:
XBMC-12.2
Win7 Home Premium, fully updated
I have never had a clean run of the XBMC software on this machine. Have tried to debug and research for two days, but to no avail.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
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2013-07-13, 20:27
(This post was last modified: 2013-07-17, 20:44 by tkarns24.)
Please Advise
Antec ISK 300-150 Black Mini-ITX Desktop Computer Case 150 Watt Power Supply
Intel Core i3-3225 Dual-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637i33225
Gigabyte LGA 1155 DDR3 1600 Intel H77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Motherboard GA-H77N-WIFI
Kingston Technology HyperX Blu 8GB 1333MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL9 DIMM (Kit of 2) KHX1333C9D3B1K2/8G
ADATA S510 60 GB SATA III SandForce 6 GB/Sec 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive AS510S3-60GM-C
That is my wish list based off of build #5. I would like to replace my Apple TV 1 this week as it is just not able to play this stuff very well.
Now my media is all stored a 4tb hdd. So I dont think i need to worry about streaming.
One of the main issues with ATV1 is buffering a lot through out a movie . will i still have that problem ?
How quiet will this system be behind a glass cabinet
Should i add more cooling fans. My media cabinet is 8 intake and exhaust fans. Do i need more for the htpc?
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can anyone help me out. I an really in need some help.
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hey i took off the link and just put the hardware
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2013-07-20, 16:33
(This post was last modified: 2013-07-20, 16:41 by hellt.)
Hello
I really need an advice, because I feel I'm missing something about htpc vs set-top-boxes
My initial config looks as follows:
- NAS Synology with all my TV shows and Movies
- 3 rooms with Samsung Smart TV in each
- wired gigabit LAN accross the house
The goal is to design xbmc-powered experience =)
What troubles me:
1) Do I need to buy HTPC to each TV I have? Or maybe I somehow can get just ONE xbmc running on a powerful server and then stream it to my TV (or treat them like connected monitors)? The trick is that I know about UPnP, but I just don't want to navigate through complicated SmartTV interface to select the proper file, I want to click "play" on my xbmc server and point to the desired TV as output.
2) I read the Eskro's topic about HTPC's configs (thanks mate, really helpful). What I still cant understand is whether set-top-box is sufficient for just basic 2d 1080p?
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Will the chromecast make it possible to have the htpc in another room and xmit the hdmi signal wirelessly?
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hey guys, quick question:
it's sitting in a cupboard at the moment, but is there any reason for me to upgrade my acer revo r3610? will probably install openelec onto an SD card.