2011-06-05, 22:48
Hi All,
I am a mac man, but keen for a wife friendly small silent HTPC for XBMC so we can watch Divx from Couchpotato & Sickbeard as automated as poss. Will be to 1080p HDTV via HDMI. Sound to amp via S/PDIF. Remote control via Harmony 550. Would also like to use AirVideo server so can watch on my ipad on wifi. That is it.
Is this a good option for this (I saw it from eskro - thanks), I have no experience of setting up PCs, but can read instructions and glean info from the web and even have a soldering iron!
Zotac ZBOX Mini PC Barebone Nvidia ION, Celeron CULV SU2300
I don't have much time, hence going down the built nettop route. I originally thought of the Revo, but this seems better.
Will also get RAM Corsair 4GB DDR3 1066MHz/PC3-8500 Laptop Memory SODIMM CL7
And a 32GB Onyx SSD 2.5" SATA-II
I have a USB optical drive to install windows, keyboard and mouse to set up.
My Q's;
Can you use this set up easily with an external HDD to store the media as have 1TB?
Can I use my PS3 remote extender for the Harmony? Can I use my ipad instead of a keyboard to input into anything other than XBMC i.e. SB/CP etc?
Any thoughts on this for my needs? Am I missing something? Anything else better that I will appreciate for ~£380?
Thanks
I am a mac man, but keen for a wife friendly small silent HTPC for XBMC so we can watch Divx from Couchpotato & Sickbeard as automated as poss. Will be to 1080p HDTV via HDMI. Sound to amp via S/PDIF. Remote control via Harmony 550. Would also like to use AirVideo server so can watch on my ipad on wifi. That is it.
Is this a good option for this (I saw it from eskro - thanks), I have no experience of setting up PCs, but can read instructions and glean info from the web and even have a soldering iron!
Zotac ZBOX Mini PC Barebone Nvidia ION, Celeron CULV SU2300
I don't have much time, hence going down the built nettop route. I originally thought of the Revo, but this seems better.
Will also get RAM Corsair 4GB DDR3 1066MHz/PC3-8500 Laptop Memory SODIMM CL7
And a 32GB Onyx SSD 2.5" SATA-II
I have a USB optical drive to install windows, keyboard and mouse to set up.
My Q's;
Can you use this set up easily with an external HDD to store the media as have 1TB?
Can I use my PS3 remote extender for the Harmony? Can I use my ipad instead of a keyboard to input into anything other than XBMC i.e. SB/CP etc?
Any thoughts on this for my needs? Am I missing something? Anything else better that I will appreciate for ~£380?
Thanks