2013-08-18, 20:26
Hi, All!
I'm tired of few weeks long reading/surfing and now need help:
I'm looking for a hettop with OpenELEC which can be used as an HTPC for my bedroom (plan to hide it behind a TV hanging on a wall). It should replace my old Xtreamer which is now useless because the remote is lost. The main task is to play SD/720 movies via Wi-Fi from NAS and 1080p movies from local USB drive. I think I need an optical drive. Current candidates are Lenovo q190 and ASUS EB1505.
1. Are they good enough for these tasks? Which one is better?
2. Are the quiet enough to be used in a bedroom? Which one is quieter? I've read q190 is loud. What's about ASUS?
3. How can I control them? I need a good remote which can switch the device on/off. Is it possible?
4. I know what wireless adapter in q190 doesn't work with Linux. Can I use a USB adapter from my Xtreamer?
Thank you very much!
I'm tired of few weeks long reading/surfing and now need help:
I'm looking for a hettop with OpenELEC which can be used as an HTPC for my bedroom (plan to hide it behind a TV hanging on a wall). It should replace my old Xtreamer which is now useless because the remote is lost. The main task is to play SD/720 movies via Wi-Fi from NAS and 1080p movies from local USB drive. I think I need an optical drive. Current candidates are Lenovo q190 and ASUS EB1505.
1. Are they good enough for these tasks? Which one is better?
2. Are the quiet enough to be used in a bedroom? Which one is quieter? I've read q190 is loud. What's about ASUS?
3. How can I control them? I need a good remote which can switch the device on/off. Is it possible?
4. I know what wireless adapter in q190 doesn't work with Linux. Can I use a USB adapter from my Xtreamer?
Thank you very much!