[Hampshire] What XBMC Hardware?

2014-04-22 Thread Imran Chaudhry
Hi All, I'm putting my Xbox systems slowly out to pasture as we move to a hi-def world. I'm after decent hardware to run XBMC on, I've already tried OpenElec/Raspberry Pi but was not satisfied with it. I've bought a WD Live Media Player which I am similarly not 100% happy with. My requirements

Re: [Hampshire] What XBMC Hardware?

2014-04-22 Thread Ally Biggs
Build a mini ITX rig put in a i3 doesn't have to be the latest and greatest revision wise. Get yourself 4 gig of DDR_3 and a mid range graphics card. That way if you get bored of XBMC you can reuse it as a server you can get a few decent mini ITX cases that can house a few 2.5 drives. I like

Re: [Hampshire] What XBMC Hardware?

2014-04-22 Thread Imran Chaudhry
Thanks Ally, I'll consider that but I'd prefer something ready made even if I had to mod/jailbreak it. Another requirement: * fast startup and shutdown On 22 Apr 2014 20:23, Ally Biggs bluechr...@hotmail.co.uk wrote: Build a mini ITX rig put in a i3 doesn't have to be the latest and greatest

Re: [Hampshire] What XBMC Hardware?

2014-04-22 Thread Ally Biggs
There is a thread on xda_developers site about XBMC best box? Some good info on there ;) When you do eventually get one let me know how you get on with it. Currently I am running XBMC on top of Win 7 which isn't ideal like yourself would like to get a dedicated box. Sent from my Windows