2008-11-20, 06:38
hello guys,
i have been a loyal XBMC user on my beautifully modded xbox for ages now and i consider it by far the best solution to play media on my TV, but in this day and age of HD content it doesn't do it for me anymore because of the lack of power of the xbox hardware, so now i need a new solution and i want to beg you to help me out.
i want to built a desktop/HTPC PC just for the purpose of running a version of XBMX on it.
it should fulfill the following criteria:
- powerup via remote
- boot into XBMC (if possible without a login screen)
- browse xbmc via remote
- shutdown via remote
- HDMI output for full 1080p
- gigabit LAN
- if i could use my logitech universal remote that would be incredible
as i got all of my media on an NAS system that supports nearly all protocols i don't neccessarily need a harddrive, so if using a highspeed USB-stick would give me some advantages i would be open for such a solution.
well, basically that's it. no workingwith the pc, just "on, xbmc, play media, off".
i have read the FAQs and by now i know that i need a powerfull machine with an intel dualcore CPU and a strong ndvidia gfx card.
now my basic questions:
- what version (linux, live, pc) would be the best or most comffortable to do this?
- what specific mainboard, gfx card, remote, htpc case and cpu are tested and approved to be working fine?
- in the faq it said that a strong dual core cpu would work good. how about quadcore? better or worse?
i tried to gather those seeked informations within the FAQs and the forum, but even though i found some useful informations what i found still was a bit to vague for me to answer my basic questions up to a point where i could conclusively answer to myself what would be the best solution.
some additional informations: i have near to none linux experience so far, but i am a quick learner and willing to go through a lot of work to make this the best possible solution.
thank you very much in advance to anybody that is willing to help me out and if me asking this noob questions should offend anyone then i hereby apologize in advance.
as this basically is a request for a "how-to guide" i am not sure if my post is right here or in the "Support/Help Requests" section.
cheers.
i have been a loyal XBMC user on my beautifully modded xbox for ages now and i consider it by far the best solution to play media on my TV, but in this day and age of HD content it doesn't do it for me anymore because of the lack of power of the xbox hardware, so now i need a new solution and i want to beg you to help me out.
i want to built a desktop/HTPC PC just for the purpose of running a version of XBMX on it.
it should fulfill the following criteria:
- powerup via remote
- boot into XBMC (if possible without a login screen)
- browse xbmc via remote
- shutdown via remote
- HDMI output for full 1080p
- gigabit LAN
- if i could use my logitech universal remote that would be incredible
as i got all of my media on an NAS system that supports nearly all protocols i don't neccessarily need a harddrive, so if using a highspeed USB-stick would give me some advantages i would be open for such a solution.
well, basically that's it. no workingwith the pc, just "on, xbmc, play media, off".
i have read the FAQs and by now i know that i need a powerfull machine with an intel dualcore CPU and a strong ndvidia gfx card.
now my basic questions:
- what version (linux, live, pc) would be the best or most comffortable to do this?
- what specific mainboard, gfx card, remote, htpc case and cpu are tested and approved to be working fine?
- in the faq it said that a strong dual core cpu would work good. how about quadcore? better or worse?
i tried to gather those seeked informations within the FAQs and the forum, but even though i found some useful informations what i found still was a bit to vague for me to answer my basic questions up to a point where i could conclusively answer to myself what would be the best solution.
some additional informations: i have near to none linux experience so far, but i am a quick learner and willing to go through a lot of work to make this the best possible solution.
thank you very much in advance to anybody that is willing to help me out and if me asking this noob questions should offend anyone then i hereby apologize in advance.
as this basically is a request for a "how-to guide" i am not sure if my post is right here or in the "Support/Help Requests" section.
cheers.