kadeschs
Senior Member Posts: 164 Joined: Dec 2011 Reputation: 1 |
2012-05-12 19:06
Post: #21
I know you said no Apple, but finding a good used ATV1, buying the $45 video card, and stripping the Apple software and putting Crystalbuntu on it is one of the most economical ways to go.
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Plaguester
Senior Member Posts: 262 Joined: May 2010 Reputation: 7 |
2012-05-12 20:06
Post: #22
I just bought this and added 4GB of RAM ($25) and a 60GB Corsair Force GT 3 SSD ($80). I expected to have to go with Openelec for fast boot times, but was pleased with XBMCbuntu (not as fast, but I'm much more familiar with the innards of Debian-based distros).
HTPC - Core 2 Duo | NVidia ION | 2GB Ram | 80GB HDD | XBMCbuntu 11.0 | Aeon MQ 3 HTPC 2 - Zotac ZBOX ID41U | 4GB RAM | 60GB SSD | Openelec | Confluence Server - unRAID Server | 3 x 2TB WD Green HDD, 1TB WD Black HDD (Cache) | Sabnzbd | CouchPotato | Sickbeard |
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igot6strings
Junior Member Posts: 40 Joined: May 2012 Reputation: 0 |
2012-05-13 18:06
Post: #23
(2012-05-12 19:06)kadeschs Wrote: I know you said no Apple, but finding a good used ATV1, buying the $45 video card, and stripping the Apple software and putting Crystalbuntu on it is one of the most economical ways to go. I am starting to consider getting a used atv2 somewhere and fooling around with that. Seems like a cheap and quick way to get it done. I have my boxee up for trade on the digitalhome forums right now, and made a few offers for atv2's on other sites. I see them on ebay for a decent price already with xbmc so it probably won't be long before I grab one. Are there any major cons with an ATV2 setup that I should be aware of? |
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