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2014-03-25, 12:18
(This post was last modified: 2014-03-25, 12:18 by User 209792.)
I'm really undecided, this nuc attract me for the low price and consuption, but I'm not convinced of performance.
I don't want to buy it and discover that i cannot play without any problem what I'm actually playing with popcorn hour A200 (i have only 1080p mkv and some bluray not compressed).
Actually i already have an intel nuc D54250WYKH that I'm using as office computer, and I'm really happy with it's performance but it cost about 3 time this. I undecided between the 2820 nuc and the i3 dn4010 nuc, but if with the celeron version i could play the same things has the i3 version i prefer to safe 100/150€ or more.
Any help to make a decision?
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Get the celeron if you don't care for 3D or Hi10p anime content.
I play seamlessly anything up to uncompressed 1080p blueray with DTS-HD, and I have tried successfully better quality files.
You will only have problems with some 3D content, and Hi10p files in 1080p resolution used mostly for anime material, 720p is fine (I downloaded test files as I don't watch anime).
Spending more on the i3 would have not made it any different to me apart for my wallet being lighter.
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I have the 2820 celeron, and no problems with uncompressed BD or 1080p mkv. It played everything I throwed at it...
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Have any of you tried running Aeon Nox on the 2820?
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You convinced me to save money and buy this.
Windows 8 instead of Openelec will impact on performance? I would like to install a complete OS like Windows in this way i can have more flexibility, but only if it doesn't impact so much on movie playback performance.
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Give 2 weeks after a stable release of Gotham for addons to provide proper support
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I need to chose between these 120GB ssd: Crucial M500, Samsung EVO, Kingston SSDNow V300.
Price is pratically the same, which one do you think is better?