Zotac releases ZBOX nano

steve1977 Wrote:Running into yet another issue. Everything went well as long as I had the Nano connected to my 720p LCD.

Now, I connected it to a new 1080p LCD over HDMI. Everything is ok, but from time to time the screen "blinks black". Basically, <1sec of black screen and then back to the skin. Truly annoying. Any ideas?

Any idea how to solve this? I read about the need to calibrate, but have no idea what it takes to stop this occasional black blinks. Any ideas? This basically prevents me from using it as HTPC.

Arkymedes Wrote:Hello guys, can anyone tell me if I can install an external Blu-Ray drive via USB?

If yes, how it performs?

Thanks!

one of this should work- Blu-Ray USB External Player DVDRW

steve1977 Wrote:Any idea how to solve this? I read about the need to calibrate, but have no idea what it takes to stop this occasional black blinks. Any ideas? This basically prevents me from using it as HTPC.

have you up date your video driver from here- Graphics Drivers & Software. after you updated it, you can adjust the screen resolution in catalyst control center to match the actual hdtv screen. in xbmc, you can do as shown below:


you can try different options in these settings to see what work best on your htpc


if you happen to connect your htpc this way- htpc>avr>hdtv via hdmi cables, you can set avr to pass-through video.

i was going to get one of these for a friend, what are peoples thoughts on this small device, can it play most files with out any problems, and it it quiet, I would like to use openelec on this and wondering if thats advisable

Paul

Paulkai Wrote:i was going to get one of these for a friend, what are peoples thoughts on this small device, can it play most files with out any problems, and it it quiet, I would like to use openelec on this and wondering if thats advisable

Paul

Haven't heard much about the Nano except for this one who is having some problems regarding streaming over wifi.