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Hi All,
Am considering this option. Would OpenELEC on a USB stick be the best way to optimally run XBMC on this device? Does OpenELEC use the GPU of this model? I'd be able to take advantage of streaming files stored on the 1TB drive with that option, yes?
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You guys are no help at all. Just when I think I've decided someone mentions something else. If not for the Celeron thing here, it seems to be a lot of machine in comparison to others, and at $279. Just having a hard time getting past the Celeron.
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Dougie Fresh has a whole topic on the 847 which is a step down from the 887 in this model. It does everything under xbmc and has a 17w TDP. I think it pretty hard to beat for an x86.
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2013-03-31, 01:42
(This post was last modified: 2013-03-31, 01:44 by norbi99.)
Just an FYI
I've got my unit yesterday and had a chance to play around with it. So far I am pleased. The fan does run a bit louder than I'd like (@4k RPM) but I was sitting right next to the unit. Turning it down to about 3k PRM with speedfan made the noise almost unnoticeable. With that speed the CPU got up to about 48-50degrees C with XBMC playing a 1080p br rip with dts5.1 sound. XBMC was about 5-10% CPU utilization. Not sure if it matters, at the time it was hooked up to a small TV. It will be a while before I can connect this to the main 58", once I do I'll see how hot it gets and how low I can go with the fan setting.
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They did the same thing to me just last week. I replaced my aging wireless router with a D-Link, and it proved to be the garbage I remembered it to be, so I decided to return it and order a different one. The next day I had the new one before I even had a chance to pack up the return, and they reversed the charges before they received the return.
They make it hard to be disloyal...
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Does anyone know if you can get rid off the w8 thats included in the 279 offer, i dont want windows going to use openelec for it and if lenovo also ships to europe for free
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Thanks for the discussion on this, folks. I was looking for a basic, small HTPC and I think this will fit the bill. Just ordered the package from Best Buy with 500gb drive, 4gb RAM, DVD-RW drive and the wireless keyboard/mouse unit. Had a gift card so got it for a little under $300 total. Everyone, including Lenovo, is apparently back ordered with these, but estimated arrival is in about a week and a half.
Looking forward to it and to continue hearing about everyone else's experiences here.
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2013-04-02, 05:45
(This post was last modified: 2013-04-02, 05:50 by srinat.)
Anyone running OpenElec on a Q190 from a usb stick?
I am able to get my Q190 to boot from usb only if the usb was made from a Windows 7 machine.
But, in this case, the wifi is not working.
Had to update BIOS settings to this for the machine to boot from usb:
Bios -> Startup ->
CSM - Enabled
Boot Mode- Auto
Boot Priority - Legacy first