[RaggSokk3n]

Looking for a cheap replacement for my d550 atom build. It needs to do xbmc WITH aeon, have hdmi, 1080p over wifi and all in a itx case.
So no RPi, atoms, amd e-series or android boxes.
Thinking something in the direction of a cheap fm2 or celeron build...
Any suggestions?

[nikc0069]

Well my e350 with a cheap GT610 fits all those criteria.

There is a celeron 847 build knocking about on here atm if I get a moment I'll find the link but that comes in super cheap.

Here it is.

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[RaggSokk3n]

1080p works over 'g' network on my old netbok so I'm guessing that a case with space for a pci card with some antennas will do the trick.
Celeron 847 does not do 1080p in xbmc according to dougie...
A cheap 1155 itx mb + itx case and the rest would be cheap (new ivy celeron 35w+ some cheap ram + usb3 stick)

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[DasMarx]

I am using using wlan n 2.4 ghz with ftp ( cache can be set through advanced settings, which is not possible for smb ) and no drops with 1080p remux movies.

[RaggSokk3n]

Well, saying 1080p is about as descriptive as your title. :p

Blu Ray 1080p won't work over 802.11g, no way, no how. Netflix-style "1080p" might. Blu Ray 1080p might work over 802.11n 5GHz running two spatial streams, but you'll still probably get intermittent cut-outs.

The Celeron 847 does 1080p, but requires an external player if you use DXVA. It'll do 1080p fine under OpenELEC.

Cheap + Cheap + Cheap + Cheap + Cheap = Expensive

Don't get me wrong, I suggest you go for the build you want. I'm just trying to point out that you're paying ~$200 extra just to run Aeon Nox. I understand how that may be totally worth it.

One 1080p 90min movie in a 10GB mkv container:
10GB=10240MB
10240MB/90min=113,7777777777778MB/min
113,7777777777778MB/60sec=1,896296296296296MB/sec
1,89MB/sec=15,12Mb

The 802.11g standard for wireless networking supports a maximum bandwidth of 54 Megabits per second (Mbps).

15,12Megabits = 28% of maximum bandwidth

The g standard might even do up to 36,57GB files - close to a full BD rip with all content...

[Vertigo]

Well, saying 1080p is about as descriptive as your title. :p

Blu Ray 1080p won't work over 802.11g, no way, no how. Netflix-style "1080p" might. Blu Ray 1080p might work over 802.11n 5GHz running two spatial streams, but you'll still probably get intermittent cut-outs.

The Celeron 847 does 1080p, but requires an external player if you use DXVA. It'll do 1080p fine under OpenELEC.

Cheap + Cheap + Cheap + Cheap + Cheap = Expensive

Don't get me wrong, I suggest you go for the build you want. I'm just trying to point out that you're paying ~$200 extra just to run Aeon Nox. I understand how that may be totally worth it.

One 1080p 90min movie in a 10GB mkv container:
10GB=10240MB
10240MB/90min=113,7777777777778MB/min
113,7777777777778MB/60sec=1,896296296296296MB/sec
1,89MB/sec=15,12Mb

The 802.11g standard for wireless networking supports a maximum bandwidth of 54 Megabits per second (Mbps).

15,12Megabits = 28% of maximum bandwidth

The g standard might even do up to 36,57GB files - close to a full BD rip with all content...

Theory is nice, but just try it. More often than not it fails. Not only is the realworld bandwidth after protocol overhead substantially lower than these marketing numbers, perhaps more important is the latency issue. For streaming high def, the only cable I see as replaceable by wireless, is a ~3 foot cable.

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[twelvebore]

The 802.11g standard for wireless networking supports a maximum bandwidth of 54 Megabits per second (Mbps).

That (theoretical) bandwidth is before error correction coding, as per raw bits-per-square-mm for CD/DVD/hard-drives and so on.

[Dougie Fresh]

Celeron 847 does not do 1080p in xbmc according to dougie...

Only with the internal player under Windows. Launch MPC-HC or WMP in Windows or use OpenELEC and it'll run any 1080p video.

[BORIStheBLADE]

I will echo that 1080p Bluray rip is not worth trying to take on over wifi g. I won't even try it on my N network. Why would you bog up your wifi network when you can keep that for laptop and cellphone use. To each there own in the end..

[cpmiller22]

Just curious, why do you say no atoms? For $220 you could get a Zbox that has plenty of horse power to run xbmc very nicely. You get hdmi, sd reader, internal drive support, gig Ethernet, wifi, spdf, lots of USB, etc... It's based on the NM10 chipset and ION which have great support.
http://m.buy.com/product/details/220923098?listingID=-1
I've been running an ID40 with openelec and have been very happy with the performance.

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[davilla]

eH ?