How powerful is an ION HTPC?
#16
My Setup:

Zotac IONitx-g-e
4gb ram (don't remember what kind)
WD 1.5tb Green drive, partitioned off with 20gb, 5gb swap, and the rest for movies.
XBMC-Live Dharma.

Had this for almost a year now.

Runs sabnzbd in the background just fine. Sometimes a little bit of hesitation when unpacking/repairing/checking downloads, but it will still play 1080p just fine. I oc'd to 1800 (just matched the FSB to memory clock), so that may help a little bit. I was using a usb drive for a boot device for a while, and that was hella slow. Spring for a decent HD, or use another comp as a media server if you want to use usb for a boot device.

Also, make sure your SATA settings are right. I realized after almost a year of using this setup that I was set for IDE, and not AHCI mode. Makes a big difference when your SATA bus is running at full speed.

As far as memory intensive skins, IDK. I have to keep a high WAF (wife acceptance factor) on this, and confluence seems to be the one she gets the easiest.
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#17
My lenovo D150 idea center is working great, Mounts to the back of my $300 panny plasma i got during xmas. I use xbmc remote for android. Works flawlessly at 1080p/24, BD playback over ISO from WHS works great too. Using Arcosoft TMT5 for that task.

The ony issue i have is exiting XBMC, causes a lockup, Not sure why. Might have something to do with bluetooth dinovo edge which is also connected at times.

I will probally swich to Gmote and XBMC for android full time for mouse duties. The dinovo mini has its own issues with the down arrow locking up after some duties.
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#18
I have 2 Acer revo 1600s and they work great for my needs. Playback 1080p without a problem and have IR receivers for remote support. I can wake and suspend them directly from the remote. have an xbmc live install on both.
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