2012-06-08, 08:08
(2012-06-08, 08:01)bulkymicrowav Wrote: What about the build in this thread?
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...pid1117165
That is a winner.
(2012-06-08, 08:01)bulkymicrowav Wrote: What about the build in this thread?
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...pid1117165
(2012-06-08, 17:26)Bladerunner1962 Wrote: where I have a small issue is sometimes the coverflow speed...depends on the view modus
selecting a movie...but I'm meanwhile sure, this has nothing to do with my system...
cause CPU is always very low....this has more to do with the no. of movies...
(2012-06-08, 05:54)poofyhairguy Wrote: No, I got one of the 970015s. It is is possibly more robust than the old model but still not near what real GPUs do.
I think for the money an AppleTV 2 is a better deal than the 1 and for a little more ION 1s do the best at the sub $150 price point.
I recommend just building an ION box (of course). You can get the mobo for pretty cheap now:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-ZOTAC-IONITX...806wt_1236
Get a cheap Mini ITX case with a PSU like this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ark-2-Bay-Mini-I...555wt_1141
And some cheap RAM:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-1gb-Kit-...500wt_1251
And a cheap SSD:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kingspec-8GB-2CH...321wt_1236
Throw on XBMCbuntu or Openelec and enjoy your library.
(2012-06-08, 05:54)poofyhairguy Wrote: I recommend just building an ION box (of course). You can get the mobo for pretty cheap now:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-ZOTAC-IONITX...806wt_1236
Get a cheap Mini ITX case with a PSU like this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ark-2-Bay-Mini-I...555wt_1141
And some cheap RAM:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-1gb-Kit-...500wt_1251
And a cheap SSD:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kingspec-8GB-2CH...321wt_1236
Throw on XBMCbuntu or Openelec and enjoy your library.
(2012-06-08, 08:01)bulkymicrowav Wrote: What about the build in this thread?
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...pid1117165
(2012-06-01, 04:42)RealDealNeil Wrote: I'm building a basic budget HTPC for my bro-in-law who needs it to run XBMC and occasional web browsing. He'll mostly stream videos online in XBMC and Netflix, very little full 1080p video playback. He won't use it extensively, maybe a few hrs a day. Here's the build so far:
CPU: Intel Celeron G530 2.4 GHz ($44.99)
http://www.directron.com/bx80623g530.html
Motherboard: ECS H61H2-M2(1.0) H61 HDMI Micro ATX ($14.99 AR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6813135288
Ram: G.SKILL NS 2GB DDR3 1333 ($12.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6820231395
Case & PSU: Apex DM-318 includes 275W PSU ($36.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6811154062
SSD: Waiting for a deal on any 64GB SSD like this one (around $44.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6820227794
All in all, looking at a basic build for about $154.95. Looks like enough power to stream video in XBMC and use the browser occasionally. Any feedback or see any problems? I am considering upgrading to 4 GB RAM and maybe a Pentium instead of Celeron.
(2012-06-10, 05:32)Mick1152 Wrote: The Raspberry Pi is making progress towards being a decent, low end, cheap media player.
(2012-06-05, 19:35)DJDJDJDJ Wrote: Hi,
I am looking for an inexpensive (not cheap) device to act as my XBMC front-end. Currently, I have a server with all my media. I have a few netbooks connected to my TV playing XBMC. All seems to be working find except that some of my 1080P videos stutter with one of my Netbooks. I have verified that this computer is CPU bound. It cannot process full HD video.
So, I am looking for a small device with HDMI output that can run full HD videos. Also, I know a lot of you will frown upon this but I would prefer to use a device running Windows. All my systems are Windows based with server running Server 2008 R2. It just makes it simpler for me to manager my network.
BTW, I am in the UK. Are there any devices under £100.00?
If some of you on the other side of the pond want to recommend something from the US, that would be fine as well. I have have someone purchase it and ship it over as long as it uses dual power.
Thanks a bunch.
(2012-06-09, 15:39)DJDJDJDJ Wrote: Thanks guys. Would you be able to recommend some makes/models that I should check out on ebay?
If not Windows, I would rather go with a Linux based system than ATV. I just like that fact and a fully functional PC will give me more options that a simple TV box such as Apple TV.