A6-PACK ☆ ISK 300-90 picoPSU HTPC A6-3500 Very Silent!

(2012-04-29 10:18)MrKay Wrote:  The only reason i was saying that eskro was because i have been using my laptop as a htpc for playing back movies. I had a hsbs mkv file that is 18gb and it plays and all but when i forward or skip the movie it freezes for about 20mins to 30mins then plays again and that's from an external hard drive with a P8400, 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 MB, 4GB 1067 MHz DDR3 and am thinking will the a6 3500m do the same thing ?

via USB2.0 speeds,
a file of ~15GB and less should play Flawlessly...

more then ~15GB can result in stuttering via USB2.0 ,,,

best to use eSATA or USB3.0

(2012-04-29 20:09)eskro Wrote:  more then ~15GB can result in stuttering via USB2.0 ,,,

Sorry, but it is not true.... most of my 1:1 rip blu-ray files are 30GB plus and some are 40GB plus (Avatar, Car2, etc) are stores in USB 2.0 drives (USB power), and it can playback flawless......

i said it can result and not it will result.

thats 2 different things!!

and PoofyHairGuy also specified this in his HTPC recommendation thread!!
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=94268

Pooy says:

Quote:[EXTERNAL HDD's]

Please note that USB2 lacks the speeds needed
for playing Full unCompressed 1080P movies!!

As long as the 1080P movie is 15GB's or less, it should play fine from USB2.

(2012-04-29 20:18)eskro Wrote:  i said it can result and not it will result.

That's a blake comment then....anything can result in stuttering.....

In my experiences, I own two USB 2.0 drives and two USB 3.0 drives......I tried so many movies (30GB/40GB plus) on both drives, it works the same way on both versions everytime......15GB movie should be a piece of cake....

well if its a blake comment like u say,
i still prefer to notify the op of the possible stuttering.
again, HardWare GURU PoofyHairGuy also specified this in his HTPC recommendation thread!!
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=94268
he says:

Quote:
[EXTERNAL HDD's]

Please note that USB2 lacks the speeds needed
for playing Full unCompressed 1080P movies!!

As long as the 1080P movie is 15GB's or less, it should play fine from USB2.!

PoofyHairGuy makes blake comments too?

(2012-04-29 20:46)eskro Wrote:  PoofyHairGuy makes blake comments too?

Nobody is perfect, anyone can make blake comment.....

Dumb question ... how the heck does one affix the back plate to the motherboard? Seems to be some sort of flimsy metal that doesn't quite fit with small metal tabs protruding from it?

The metal plate fits into the opening on the back of the case, where it should fit snugly. The ports from the motherboard will fit into the pre-cut openings in the back plate.

(2012-04-29 21:14)Sdpbc Wrote:  Dumb question ... how the heck does one affix the back plate to the motherboard? Seems to be some sort of flimsy metal that doesn't quite fit with small metal tabs protruding from it?

It's flimsy but after you snap it in place, it will be firmly secured.....

(2012-04-29 20:58)bluray Wrote:  Nobody is perfect, anyone can make blake comment.....

oh i know who does too lol