[Yokozuna]

I recently went through a similar exercise. I have decided to wait for the Ivy Bridge offerings to become more affordable and buy then.

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=139168

[KILLERNADS]

Guys, today i also came across these devices! Can i have your thoughts please, will they do the job as a standalone XBMC player, how do they compare to the Asrock units?

HiMedia HD900B
http://www.amazon.co.uk/HiMedia-HD900B-P...854&sr=8-2

HiMedia HD910A
http://www.amazon.co.uk/HiMedia-HD910A-A...p_rec-ht_1

Micca EP950
http://www.amazon.com/Micca-EP950-Digita...A0EP600+G2

I think these are all realtek devices, however in terms of price and spec they seem ideal! Unless im missing something and theres a big disadvantage to them hidden somewhere!!

Thanks

[solamnic]

There are some devices using android xbmc.. But this version does not feature lets say dts hd passthrough..

[KILLERNADS]

There are some devices using android xbmc.. But this version does not feature lets say dts hd passthrough..

ok thanks - is that the same with all the android devices? if so theres absolutely no point as i need hd audio.

If a box is android can i just not override the OS with another and get the hd audio or is it a hardware limitation?

[solamnic]

To tell you the truth i have not used those players myself...

It really depends on the chipset...

Futeko is going to bring next week some players with the m3 chipset that utilizes android...
You can ask them if those players feature dtshd( not in xbmc) ...

[KILLERNADS]

To tell you the truth i have not used those players myself...

It really depends on the chipset...

Futeko is going to bring next week some players with the m3 chipset that utilizes android...
You can ask them if those players feature dtshd( not in xbmc) ...

Do you mean that XBMC can not output HD audio? Is that true? Software limitation?

[solamnic]

Android version.... still on beta though...