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thank you and thank you so much Wiz...as per zotac website the version is what u mentioned but on download and after extracting the file in folder pa140.zip/1008a it actually shows 1400825A.ROM.....any way...i guess zotac forget to update the info...
I'm planning to keep xbmc as live booting through my 8GB stick everytime and later some day will install windows 7 32 bit as separate OS ..so it's going to be dual boot...i think it will also speed up the booting process for xbmc...
one more thing..don't know if it's right thread to ask for..anyway...
planning to buy NAS soon...
which is best method to watch downlaoded movies (through torr..and non torr..sources etc) on XBMC...i don't want to convert any movie format etc...just want to watch right after the download in the format the way they have been downloaded.....
will above xbmc (dual boot) set up work for this kind of stuff??
Thanks again!!
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after reading your last post i'm kinda confused which method to choose between....
xbmc live or xbmc on windows 7....that's for sure that i will be installing windows 7 on this zotac...but same time kinda concerned about xbmc performance over windows compared to stand alone xbmc....any suggestions...
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bluray Wrote:You might be still sleeping then. What are these "bloated with a bunch of windows stuff and I don't have to run virus protection, I don't have to update it"? It sound as you are trying to setup a desktop PC, and not HPTC. For HTPC with Windows, none of these are true. You can turn off all antivirus, updates, all other junks, etc. and HTPC will run as smooth as silk!
Linux still has less overhead. Only need Windows for Bluray and Netflix. Plus the popular XBMC Linux installs (Live, OpenELEC, etc) are free. Windows 7 adds a lot to an HTPC's price tag.
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hello everyone once again...
couldn't get through the first step even....................the BIOS update for Zotac HD-ID11...
will apreciate if some one can please give easy instructions (or web link) for this??
thanks!!
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Hi guys, my two cents about this fantastic Zbox ID-11, since I am already building my third XBMC box with that.
My first one was made to be used in my bedroom, is running on Win 7 Ultimate 64 bits, with a 2Gb RAM stick and a Crucial 64gb SSD connect to LG LCD 42".
I stream everything from my main computer in the living room where a total of 6TB are stored, through a gigabit ethernet although i have used 100mb ethernet also with no issues.
I must say, it's the most wonderful box I could built: I can play anything with no issues, no jerky movements, no sinc issues, and i am talking about 1080s including a 37Gb version of 'Saving Private Ryan' and even bluray ISOs (tried Phantom Menace ISO and was amazing) and all the rest.
Them I've built a second one running Win7 Pro 64 bits, with again a Samsung 2GB RAM stick but with a old Hitachi Travelstar 2.5" HDD 60Gb bought on eBay for £9,00! This box is streaming from a external 1Tb Seagate HD connect on the USB2.0 slot, and again it plays everything!
Right now I am building my third one as a Xmas present to my grandson with Win7 Home Premium, 2GB RAM and another old Hitachi Travelstar HDD.
The bombshell: all these boxes are running XBMC Pre-Eden with AEON MQ3! I have also updated the Bios to the latest version found at the USA Zotac website. All the boxes are also been controlled with Logitech Harmony RCs (i300 and 650) + HP USB IR receivers, and Logitech WIFI keyboards.
I hope I've helped somebody else to decide the way to go with this box.
Cheers