2013-12-13, 15:48
Hello,
So I'm new here. The last time I used XBMC was on an original xbox. I've had a first gen WD TV media player hooked up to massive external drives ever since. Now it's time to move on. I want the visuals that XBMC can offer like album artwork, meta data, etc.
Anyway, I'm not a noob but I've been solely in the mac world for the past 6 years. So my PC knowledge (like what graphics hardware is best) is not what it used to be.
My question here is simple, aside from the extra small form factor and mostly silent operation, why is everyone choosing to go this route instead of just building your own box?
As far as I can see it has just about everything you need except a decent GPU. Don't get me wrong I know Intel 4400/5000 is good enough for the gui and playing high quality HD video. But that's about it, no? Say I wanted to install Win 8 + Dolphin emulator, this would not be sufficient correct?
I totaled up a small build yesterday on Newegg and in the end it's not too much more than what this + ram + msata + wifi... Yet I'd have a much better video card.
So I'm new here. The last time I used XBMC was on an original xbox. I've had a first gen WD TV media player hooked up to massive external drives ever since. Now it's time to move on. I want the visuals that XBMC can offer like album artwork, meta data, etc.
Anyway, I'm not a noob but I've been solely in the mac world for the past 6 years. So my PC knowledge (like what graphics hardware is best) is not what it used to be.
My question here is simple, aside from the extra small form factor and mostly silent operation, why is everyone choosing to go this route instead of just building your own box?
As far as I can see it has just about everything you need except a decent GPU. Don't get me wrong I know Intel 4400/5000 is good enough for the gui and playing high quality HD video. But that's about it, no? Say I wanted to install Win 8 + Dolphin emulator, this would not be sufficient correct?
I totaled up a small build yesterday on Newegg and in the end it's not too much more than what this + ram + msata + wifi... Yet I'd have a much better video card.
