(2013-04-04, 10:42)JesusOnEez Wrote: Can't see the FreeDOS version at all and it seems Amazon are the only place I can find selling it in the UK at the moment.

£249 - ( http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-VE74AUK-Ultra-Factor-Desktop/dp/B00AXYAXU0/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1365064665&sr=1-1&keywords=Lenovo+Q190 )

That's as cheap as I can find it at the moment and is what I paid for it.

Brilliant little box though!

(2013-04-04, 20:15)Trooperlooper Wrote: Any particular reason you want to go openelec? I'm running xbmc on the pre-installed windows install with no issue, and you can then use speedfan to control the fan speed.

(2013-04-04, 20:26)slim75 Wrote:

(2013-04-04, 20:15)Trooperlooper Wrote: Any particular reason you want to go openelec? I'm running xbmc on the pre-installed windows install with no issue, and you can then use speedfan to control the fan speed.

I thought if I used openelec, then it would be more user friendly (for the mrs and kids) - think they'd prefer to just turn something on with a remote and it boots straight into xbmc.

I'm not very tech savvy, but they're worse than me

(2013-04-05, 14:57)Trooperlooper Wrote:

(2013-04-04, 20:26)slim75 Wrote:

(2013-04-04, 20:15)Trooperlooper Wrote: Any particular reason you want to go openelec? I'm running xbmc on the pre-installed windows install with no issue, and you can then use speedfan to control the fan speed.

I thought if I used openelec, then it would be more user friendly (for the mrs and kids) - think they'd prefer to just turn something on with a remote and it boots straight into xbmc.

I'm not very tech savvy, but they're worse than me

Fair enough, however I have my box booting into XBMC with no issue on Windows. I never turn it off though, so not sure how well it will turn on from remote, but I imagine it wouldn't be tricky to setup.

(2013-04-05, 15:23)slim75 Wrote: Never turn it off! Think even that would work with my mrs

Does it not get hot and noisy (even with fan control)?

Do you use a remote with your setup, if so was it easy enough to set up?

I'm thinking of buying a cheap windows remote and getting a Logitech Harmony 900 to take over the rest using the cheap IR Receiver.

(2013-04-05, 15:34)Trooperlooper Wrote: It is very power efficient, so turning it off doesn't save you that much.
I've put mine behind my TV so it is out of sight, what your wife can't see, she may not notice

The fan runs at a constant speed, so leaving it on for a long time wont make in any noisier. (in fact i've had no issue stepping the fan down to 3k over the past few days, so i'm going to drop it to 2k to get it completely silent and see what happens)

I have this remote
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Windows-Control-Infrared-Receiver-Ultimate/dp/B003ZV3J72/ref=pd_sxp_grid_pt_0_0
Which has a very handy mouse control pad on it if I need it. However most of the time I use a Harmony 755 remote with that IR receiver. Took a little bit of setting up in XBMC, but all the instructions for setting up a media remote are online somewhere. Can't recall how to do it off the top of my head, but I think I had to swap a couple of the button assignments to get it perfect. I've never needed to touch those settings again, so I have conveniently forgotten

(2013-04-05, 15:49)Trooperlooper Wrote: I've dropped a link to XBMC into the startup folder of windows, so it boots into windows, then automatically loads XBMC with no input needed from the user.

(2013-04-05, 12:15)noggin Wrote: For those in the UK, the non-Windows 8 (it comes with FreeDOS) Celeron version is back up for pre-order at Ebuyer for £199. http://www.ebuyer.com/482910-lenovo-ideacentre-q190-nettop-57315414

4GB RAM and 1TB Hard drive with Celeron 887