2012-04-03, 01:11
I would like to know what are the minimum x86 specs for streaming 2d 1080p over Ethernet on a local network.
Currently, the media center in my living room also servers as a media server for the house using samba. I really want to replace the big ugly box under my tv with some hidden fanless thin box running openelec. I want to keep the server running, but change the software so that I can stream my media to my windows phone device or my blackberry playbook.
I am really hoping to not spend more than $100 on a device, and sadly the Apple TV 3 has yet to be jail-broken. I have been looking around on Alibaba.com at some cheap OEM boxes, but I don't really know what the various CPU/GPU combos are capable of. Many of the Atom based boxes have the GMA 3150 for graphics, but I am fairly certain that does not support full 1080p decoding. I have no clue what the AMD "APU" chips can handle, and I am not sure if XBMC can run on a VIA processor (I think they are ARM based). Can someone either point me to a cheap, 1080p capable mini-itx mobo, or help me figure out the bare minimum spec for playing 1080p over a network?
Currently, the media center in my living room also servers as a media server for the house using samba. I really want to replace the big ugly box under my tv with some hidden fanless thin box running openelec. I want to keep the server running, but change the software so that I can stream my media to my windows phone device or my blackberry playbook.
I am really hoping to not spend more than $100 on a device, and sadly the Apple TV 3 has yet to be jail-broken. I have been looking around on Alibaba.com at some cheap OEM boxes, but I don't really know what the various CPU/GPU combos are capable of. Many of the Atom based boxes have the GMA 3150 for graphics, but I am fairly certain that does not support full 1080p decoding. I have no clue what the AMD "APU" chips can handle, and I am not sure if XBMC can run on a VIA processor (I think they are ARM based). Can someone either point me to a cheap, 1080p capable mini-itx mobo, or help me figure out the bare minimum spec for playing 1080p over a network?
