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PC vs. MX2 - MoorReese - 2014-02-14
I'm new to XBMC and I'm running it from my PC currently. I don't use it every day just a few times a week for movies in HD and the occasionally sports game or MMA\Wrestling PPV. I just bought a 40 inch TV and I wanted to know if I should invest into a XBMC box like the Midnight MX2 or just keep running it from my PC since my video card has HDMI output. Which is best? I have also noticed slow buffering on movies and TV shows. Is this due to slow internet connection or my video card? Would buffering times go away if I was using a XBMC box?
RE: PC vs. MX2 - BigB42078 - 2014-02-14
PC specs?
RE: PC vs. MX2 - satcabler67 - 2014-02-14
the buffering comes from the source not your pc or internet connection I have the mx2 and sometimes I have to find a source that has the least lag
RE: PC vs. MX2 - MoorReese - 2014-02-14
Win 7 64bit, 4gb RAM.
AMD Phenom™ 9150e Quad-Core Processor.
Video card is ATI Radeon HD Dual 4300 Series.
RE: PC vs. MX2 - BigB42078 - 2014-02-14
That setup should work just fine. If you wanna test your connection try speedtest. Also editing the advancedsettings.xml to allow more buffering cache can help.
RE: PC vs. MX2 - Ned Scott - 2014-02-15
Unless the PC can't run XBMC at all, it's almost always going to be PC > ARM box (well, some of those ARM boxes are getting crazy powerful, but not the MX2).
Although, it might be more convenient to get a dedicated box, depending on the situation.
RE: PC vs. MX2 - MoorReese - 2014-02-21
What is the best ARM box out there for the price?
RE: PC vs. MX2 - memeka - 2014-02-22
MoorReese - depends what you need.
140$ gets you this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUorE09cC-4
I'm running 1080p with no issues, has HDMI-CEC, is very fast, and low power. I also use it as linux server.
But it has no audio passthrough, downscales to stereo sound.