2014-08-20, 08:14
(2014-08-20, 04:46)TheReef510 Wrote:I got an i3 because I wanted a pure XBMC box that is only for watching tv/movies so that's all I needed. I have other PC/servers for things like gaming, torrents, sickbeard, video editing, TV backend, a NAS for file storage etc. I have one i3 and 2 celeron NUCs and all of them do a good job. I dont see any reason to pay more on a more powerful i5 when that power is not required for the tasks you need it for(2014-08-19, 23:40)scarecrow420 Wrote: My haswell i3 nuc is doing 24p output and bitstream hd audio to an onkyo 705 receiver, running Windows 8.1,I imagine the i5 would be no different
This is in XBMC, I don't use plex
why did you get an i3 instead of an i5? I want to buy another nuc, what is the i5 getting me if i do not use the nuc for anything except watching movies (full bitrate blu-ray disc rips) and live tv in WMC?