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Spec Me An Off The Shelf Option... - oHUTCHYo - 2013-06-24
Hi All,
After several years of using a WDTV Live Gen 1 and playing around with moviesheets, I installed XBMC on my laptop for a play and liked what I tried. I've read up on Raspberry Pi, Acer Revo, Xtreamer 2 etc. all as potential options.
However I keep coming up with various potential issues. I'm hoping you guys can spec me something that ticks the following prerequisites;
I'm located in UK
Prefer an off the shelf option
Must be capable of smooth playback of high bitrate 1080p bluray rips in mostly MKV format
Must stream from my 2x WD MyBook Live NAS over cat5 wired
Must have SPDIF optical out
Is only for movie playback via XBMC, no need for a Windows environment or otherwise
Preferably passive or near-silent
Must be compatible with my Harmony One IR remote
Budget can be anything from £100 to £400, though clearly the cheaper the better. It's only a media player powered by XBMC I want, nothing more
Look forward to your suggestions. Thanks in advance
RE: Spec Me An Off The Shelf Option... - eskro - 2013-06-24
read this forum's sticky
RE: Spec Me An Off The Shelf Option... - cwide - 2013-06-24
http://www.ebuyer.com/451125-zotac-zbox-nano-xs-ad11-mini-barebone-pc-amd-dual-core-e-450-zboxnxs-ad11-b
I think this is about it that comes with everything you want without having to do much.
You just need to get RAM and a USB flash drive for Openelec.
RE: Spec Me An Off The Shelf Option... - oHUTCHYo - 2013-06-24
(2013-06-24, 19:57)eskro Wrote: read this forum's sticky
I have - and all discuss self builds??
RE: Spec Me An Off The Shelf Option... - amet - 2013-06-24
i7 macmini, works ok with OSX but its bulletproof with linux on it
RE: Spec Me An Off The Shelf Option... - oHUTCHYo - 2013-06-24
(2013-06-24, 19:59)cwide Wrote: http://www.ebuyer.com/451125-zotac-zbox-nano-xs-ad11-mini-barebone-pc-amd-dual-core-e-450-zboxnxs-ad11-b
I think this is about it that comes with everything you want without having to do much.
Just get that and a USB flash drive for Openelec.
Thank you, never come across this one. Will do some reading up
RE: Spec Me An Off The Shelf Option... - navigates - 2013-06-24
Almost off the shelf but you won't repent doing it. Can be built in 5 minutes. Boots in 8 seconds from press of a button.
Cable
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000AOWXO/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Bluetooth Keyboard:
http://www.amazon.com/ThinkPad-Compact-Bluetooth-Keyboard-TrackPoint/dp/B00C32FWJC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1371241192&sr=8-3&keywords=lenovo+bluetooth+keyboard
Logitech Keyboard: You can use this to save some.
http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Wireless-Keyboard-Multi-Touch-920-003070/dp/B005DKZTMG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1371241437&sr=8-2&keywords=logitech+pad+keyboard
256gb mSata
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0085J17UA/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
8gb RAM
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003DZJQQI/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i02?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Bluetooth and Wifi
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009SJTSWU/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i03?ie=UTF8&psc=1
PS3 Blumote
http://www.amazon.com/Media-Blu-ray-Remote-Control-Playstation-3/dp/B0050SX9I2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371241185&sr=8-1&keywords=ps3+remote