2012-08-02, 13:18
Hello everyone,
I've been reading on this forum for a while. I've always liked the XBMC / PC either, but I never really thought about building one since I thought it would be easier to just buy / use a media player. I've been using PCH-A300, PCH-A210, Mede8er MED500X2, Dune Smart D1, AIOS and WDTV.
I love my Dune player, and I thought I had found the best media player that fits my needs. However, after Dune's price increase this changed. I also love my PCH's, but they are a PIA to set up, and the jukeboxes are rather troublesome at times. The Mede8er was an excellent player, but it was hard to maintain due to it jukebox being too slow, and the lack of BD ISO support made me sell the box. The WDTV was a nice unit, but it ended up going to my parents house since they didn't have a media player.
So, I ended up keeping the Dune and PCH-A210 only. I've been using Zappiti and YAMJ / Eversion for jukeboxes. So, far it has been alright, but I am getting a little bit tired of maintaining two different jukeboxes. So, I ended up building an UnRaid Server, which has been awesome so far. It stores all of my main movie BD M2TS files, MKV files and ISO TV Shows files.
However, the time has come where my kids (3.5 and 6.5 years old) need their own TV in their room. Therefore, I will be needing at least two more media player devices. So, I was wondering if anyone would be kind enough to help me with pricing?
Would it be possible to build an XBMC HTPC with $200? Or should I just keep using dedicated media players? Thanks for your help.
I've been reading on this forum for a while. I've always liked the XBMC / PC either, but I never really thought about building one since I thought it would be easier to just buy / use a media player. I've been using PCH-A300, PCH-A210, Mede8er MED500X2, Dune Smart D1, AIOS and WDTV.
I love my Dune player, and I thought I had found the best media player that fits my needs. However, after Dune's price increase this changed. I also love my PCH's, but they are a PIA to set up, and the jukeboxes are rather troublesome at times. The Mede8er was an excellent player, but it was hard to maintain due to it jukebox being too slow, and the lack of BD ISO support made me sell the box. The WDTV was a nice unit, but it ended up going to my parents house since they didn't have a media player.
So, I ended up keeping the Dune and PCH-A210 only. I've been using Zappiti and YAMJ / Eversion for jukeboxes. So, far it has been alright, but I am getting a little bit tired of maintaining two different jukeboxes. So, I ended up building an UnRaid Server, which has been awesome so far. It stores all of my main movie BD M2TS files, MKV files and ISO TV Shows files.
However, the time has come where my kids (3.5 and 6.5 years old) need their own TV in their room. Therefore, I will be needing at least two more media player devices. So, I was wondering if anyone would be kind enough to help me with pricing?
Would it be possible to build an XBMC HTPC with $200? Or should I just keep using dedicated media players? Thanks for your help.