2013-08-09, 19:15
(2013-08-09, 15:54)joelbaby Wrote:(2013-08-09, 05:18)DonWie63 Wrote: I currently run a Core i5 HTPC but am intrigued by the really low power mini pc's that are the size of a USB thumb drive
Stay with the Core i5 for now.
The CX-919 that somebody else mentioned runs on an RK3188 chip. This isn't bad, but it isn't perfect either. No linux for RK3188 at the moment, and no openelec. Maybe when the 'libstagefright' hardware acceleration builds work on RK3188 it will be worth another look.
Raspberry Pi, Pivos XIOS DS won't hold a candle to your i5. They are old technology.
Wait, because something good is on the horizon late this year, or early next year. I'd pin my bets on a new box from Pivos, or cheap and small x86 PCs based on the Haswell Celeron & Bay Trail Atom processors.
I agree. I tweeted Pivos a couple weeks ago and they said new hardware is on the horizon. I don't know when but I'm waiting on their stuff.
