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I have a NAS that streams my blu-ray mkv backups. I want to build a box that has HDMI out for audio and video. I need it to be able to play back 1080P and would like to possibly be able to watch Hulu and some other flash or silverlight high def content. I also need to make sure the playback of the MKV files doesnt require too much that they were encoded correctly because I didn't know about the different L4 and L5 and I needed that to get hardware acceleration to work. I would like it to be as small as possible and as silent as possible. I also want to run XBMC full version along with full version of AEON skin as well. Thanks so much everyone and have a great day...
ps. the cheaper the better thanks.
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eskro
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i dont think i can suggest something lower than ~$375 USD...
Still good?
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eskro - why u cant suggest this build - [Mini-ITX] Atom 330 2x1.6Ghz + ION1 (BareBone) $186 -?
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eskro
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im afraid you'll run into problems when viewing High Def SilverLight stuff....
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And advanced skins like AEON.
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eskro
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AEON as i know it would be too heavy....
thats why i cant suggest something lower than ~$375 USD... (included RAM & SSD)
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eskro could you please make a suggestion ? i am interested too.
acesup_11 sorry for using your thread, i think we are in the same page.
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What is difference in this case between Celeron and Athlon ? which on is better ?
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I personally prefer AMD Athlon over the Celeron. If I went with Intel I would, without a doubt, purchase the Core i3 530. It has a great heat profile and solid performance.
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eskro
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4public, he wants to to watch Hulu and some silverlight high def content!!
the Anemic ATOM cpu's cant cope with that...
and also the AEON skin is a heavy duty skin,,,
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eskro
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at equal price of a Micro-ATX build, the mini-ITX build will be less powerful...
thats what you have to kinda 'sacrifice' by going with a small form factor box...