2015-03-04, 06:45
So, what is the smallest Celeron or Pentium(either haswell or atom) device with a non intel gpu?
(2015-03-04, 06:45)CoolKeith Wrote: So, what is the smallest Celeron or Pentium(either haswell or atom) device with a non intel gpu?
(2015-03-03, 23:12)poofyhairguy Wrote:Whats to say that the next gen of smart TVs wont allow custom x64 applications to be installed on an attached flash based disk ?(2015-03-03, 21:39)Matt Devo Wrote: HEVC isn't sorted out yet. Buying anything today, or even 6mos from now with the hope of supporting full playback of HEVC (whether 4K blurays or rips) is a waste of money.
I think it depends. If you are building a gaming HTPC and you can afford to put a GTX 960 in it you are set. A friend let me run some clips through his and it is a monster. I don't really game and I want one just to play with decoding.
Of course that is a VERY limited subset of users. Most want a good sub-$200 box, which is what that GPU costs by itself. I agree that the best bet for those who just want a Kodi appliance is get a Chromebox today and then mentally accept that it might have to be replaced in four years when that 4K Blu Ray HEVC is all over the place (if it is).
Think about what it will take to really need those capabilities:
1. We need 4K Blu Rays.
2. You need a 4K TV
3. We need someone to break the DRM on 4K Blu Rays to get at the content (not a given)
That is a lot of stuff up in the air for anyone to worry about the future. I would think for most people a Chromebox will last the life of their current 1080p TV, and when it is time to replace that TV the $100 for a then-current box to play 4K HEVC will just be part of the 4K TV price basically.
(2015-03-04, 08:18)bym007 Wrote:What's to say they will?(2015-03-03, 23:12)poofyhairguy Wrote:Whats to say that the next gen of smart TVs wont allow custom x64 applications to be installed on an attached flash based disk ?(2015-03-03, 21:39)Matt Devo Wrote: HEVC isn't sorted out yet. Buying anything today, or even 6mos from now with the hope of supporting full playback of HEVC (whether 4K blurays or rips) is a waste of money.
I think it depends. If you are building a gaming HTPC and you can afford to put a GTX 960 in it you are set. A friend let me run some clips through his and it is a monster. I don't really game and I want one just to play with decoding.
Of course that is a VERY limited subset of users. Most want a good sub-$200 box, which is what that GPU costs by itself. I agree that the best bet for those who just want a Kodi appliance is get a Chromebox today and then mentally accept that it might have to be replaced in four years when that 4K Blu Ray HEVC is all over the place (if it is).
Think about what it will take to really need those capabilities:
1. We need 4K Blu Rays.
2. You need a 4K TV
3. We need someone to break the DRM on 4K Blu Rays to get at the content (not a given)
That is a lot of stuff up in the air for anyone to worry about the future. I would think for most people a Chromebox will last the life of their current 1080p TV, and when it is time to replace that TV the $100 for a then-current box to play 4K HEVC will just be part of the 4K TV price basically.
I have high hopes that this will allow us to remove a lot of front room clutter.
(2015-03-04, 09:03)agender Wrote: keith take a look at Asus EEE box, there is a version with Atom pared with a NVidia gpu.
(2015-03-04, 11:17)nickr Wrote:I think it's a quad core atom but don't remember if it's a desktop, mobile, or E-series Atom. GPU is an NVidia GT610m if I am not mistaken.(2015-03-04, 09:03)agender Wrote: keith take a look at Asus EEE box, there is a version with Atom pared with a NVidia gpu.
Current model or an older one?
(2015-03-04, 12:13)jeffjoker Wrote: Can't find a store for the Acer Revo Chromebox
Also none of the boxes I saw have a dedicated HD Digital audio out (SPDIF or Optical)
Could you advice on one having this, as I do not want to mix the signals (for now), as I do not like have either the amp or the display in the way of the other
Thx again
(2015-03-04, 06:45)CoolKeith Wrote: So, what is the smallest Celeron or Pentium(either haswell or atom) device with a non intel gpu?