[nickr]

I have got a DN2820 with 4 GB ram and 120 GB SSD running Windows 8.1 + XBMC Gotham and it works perfect, but when I try to play a 1080p mkv in VLC the movie is stuttering and the cpu usage goes to 50-60% (1 core 100%?) - seems like VLC is not using the gfx-hardware and tries to play the movie with software rendering?! Anyone who can help me set up VLC and Youtube (same problem with 1080 content) to use gfx hardware instead of software? I have checked the option: "Accelerated video output (Overlay)" in VLC.

Nothing to do with XBMC sorry.

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I'm torn between DN2820 and something like the Tronsmart Vega s89. The latter being quite a bit cheaper, but doesn't seem to be available yet in the UK. I've got a budget of £200
I'm only looking to stream video to the TV in my bedroom, with occasional web browsing (mostly SD) and music, but it needs to be user friendly as the GF is a total technophobe and she's never used XBMC, to be honest I only started using it a couple of months ago. It'll be replacing an ageing XP desktop.

I just get the feeling I'll regret buying an android device over the NUC.

Go with your feelings on that.