2013-03-07, 14:03
(2013-03-07, 12:18)Kibje Wrote:(2013-03-07, 12:10)HiSoC8Y Wrote: What is the minimum HW requirements in order to do the following:
- Play all movies, all formats/types, including 3D?
Impossible to anwer because the question is extremely broad.
If you want to play 99% of all the normal released content (mostly h264 codec) and you have an AV-receiver (so you can bitstream the audio to it, which means way less CPU usage) you could use a very cheap system with hardware video acceleration like an intel or ION2 system, or even some Android systems. With these choices your mileage may vary - not every device will have the same experience !
If you want to be able to play all 100% content that exists, you would need the fastest multicore system and thick videocard.
I mentioned the Intel NUC (Next Unit of Computing) because it is in my opinion at this moment a nice overall experience. It can do hardware accelleration of video, has a little bit of CPU power to be able to get a nice experience with heavier skins and is pleasantly priced. DrowningApe seems to agree.
The NUC would be my device of choice if I was buying a new device at this moment - I currently have a fanless Shuttle XS35GTv2 (ION2) which is fine for my purposes.
Thanks for this info....im kind of liking the intel NUC....but it doesnt have a built in IR receiver, does it?
Have you seen Zotac ID 83? what are your toughts?
