What Windows for Zotac Nano?
#1
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Hello,

I just bought a Zotac Nano with 4 GB RAM installed.

As a student I have access to MSDNAA.

I already used up Windows 7-64 for my regular PC, which means I can choose from following OS's:

- Vista64
- Win 7-32
- XP-32
- XP-64 Laugh

What would you recommend for XBMC?

Obviously a 32-Bit OS wouldn't recognise the whole 4GB. But would it matter for XBMC? What about boot time, compatibility etc?


Thanks in advance.
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#2
out of those in the list, you'll be happier with win7-32.
>Alienware X51- do it all HTPC
>Simplify XBMC configurations
>HOW-TO Bitstreaming using XBMC
I refused to watch movie without bitstreaming HD audio!
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#3
I just installed fresh copy of Win7 32-bit and XBMC Dharma on my home built HTPC (based on Zotac Atom 330 ION mobo. Both play very nice together. I am running on 2GB of RAM and boot time is a bit longer than XBMC Live but not that bad. I have already played some 720p content and the performance is great.
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#4
How noisy is the Nano? One of the reviews said that while not exactly noisy it was loud enough to hear from across a living room.

JR
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#5
Well, you can definitly hear it a bit. The device is not noisy but I wouldn't call it silent either.


I guess the hard disc drive I installed is significantly adding to the noise level. So, for silent freaks, SSD's a must.


BTW: I am currently configuring XBMC, and it took hours to get all the buttons to work. OoLaugh


EDIT: You can adjust the Fan Speed in BIOS but as of now I didn't mess around with those settings. I'm a first time XBMC user, so you might imagine right now I am really busy with other XBMC related stuff ^^
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#6
if you want to reduce the noise, the fan is fairly cheap to replace. if you're interesting in some tips on audio/video settings, you can visit this thread- blu-ray in 1080p with dts-hd and truehd .
>Alienware X51- do it all HTPC
>Simplify XBMC configurations
>HOW-TO Bitstreaming using XBMC
I refused to watch movie without bitstreaming HD audio!
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#7
Try openelec, the EZ tutorial is at lifehacker.

Welcome to the world of open source, well xbmc already is
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