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I want to put together a new XBMC box. I notice some instability issues on ATV1 and Eden. I'm looking for some advice from an experienced user on which device/operating system offers best performance and stability. Should I use Linux, Windows, Mac, ATV2? Thanks in advance.
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2012-01-09, 17:34
(This post was last modified: 2012-01-09, 17:38 by kadeschs.)
Well, I've seen moderate performance on ATV1 with slim skins, but worse performance on Ubuntu with better hardware. Some say it needs tweaks to be made such as turning compiz off, etc. I'm looking for an XBMC setup that just works well out of the box with decent hardware. I was wondering if anyone out there has tested XBMC on different operating systems and has found one to be better overall than another esp. with respects to stability?
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if you dont need 1080p, i would say the atv2 is great...
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Awesome info. This will be hooked up to a 720p TV so 1080 is not necessary. I was already considering an ATV2. Reading the forum here made me think that maybe XBMC wasn't extremely stable on ATV2 yet. I was also considering a Mac Mini.
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ATV1+BCHD (BCM970015)+Crystalbuntu will run better than ATV2. Hotter and more watts pulled, plus no Netflix, but still more hardware video decoding support, more umph in the CPU, better skin response (especially with
Dirty Regions turned on), etc
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I'm interested in trying out the dirty regions functionality. I've seen discussions in the past on BCHD. Maybe I should take a closer look at this again. Thanks.
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I'm intrigued by the ATV options, but I'm worried about having to use a remote with so few buttons (basically just the up/left/right/down/select if I recall.)
Is it possible to use an ATV as the base platform but use a more full featured remote instead?
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Pretty sure you can't plug usb stuff into it cos it doesnt act as a host?
Hense why you can't plug a usb hard drive straight into it
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Not natively. But with the right kexts loaded, you can. I use my wireless keyboard and mouse on it all the time while watching Hulu or browsing in Firefox on my big screen. Also FYI, an external USB drive and USB bluetooth adapters are also possible with the right customization.
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Sorry my bad, confusion between aTV's.
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It sounds like u already have an atv1. If so, try crystalbuntu. It is very ez to try out, just install to USB drive & it runs from it without disturbing the atv software. Worth a try. I'm very happy with it. Much better than atv running osx.
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brucek2 Wrote:I'm intrigued by the ATV options, but I'm worried about having to use a remote with so few buttons (basically just the up/left/right/down/select if I recall.)
Is it possible to use an ATV as the base platform but use a more full featured remote instead?
I use a Boxee Box remote on mine.