[SgtSlaughter]

Isn't the NUC a HTPC?!? This forum only tells people what they can't do.

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/n...mples.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Htpc

There's also a quite common mistake that people who decide to purchase a HTPC make:
Something being a HTPC doesn't mean it'll work out of the box, once you connect it to the TV set. No, that's how dedicated media players and traditional DVD and BluRay players work.

The NUC is a product for enthusiasts. It's a step above a hackable board, or even a RPi, but it still presumes you have the knack for fiddling with hardware, and BIOS-es, and installing operating systems on brand new, untested hardware.
Step one is setting up the hardware. Step two is installing software. And for these steps you must treat it as a computer. Nobody will handle you a solution on a silver plate if you're afraid "to get your hands dirty". Put it beside your desktop, finish installing all the software you'll need, and only then connect it to your TV set. Thus it becomes a HTPC.

The 2820 NUC is a step below a RaspberryPI/Ouya in my opinion. maybe the NUC i3s are more robust my coworkers like using them for ESXi. I am thinking about RMAing mine and praying I will get a 2830 back. I suspect the NUCs are flawed from manufacturing. I gotta say I am impressed with intel for releasing windows 7 drivers finally. maybe the 2830 will fix the outstanding issues. I have my fingers crossed that BIOS 32 will fix my problems.