2014-03-06, 23:03
When you say livetv works for you, what about the image quality issues from the beginning of this thread? The grey/washed out black problem?
(2014-03-05, 20:51)yuyak Wrote:(2014-03-05, 04:27)bogchop Wrote: Hi all,I was debating between the D34010WYK and the DN2820FYK but ultimately went with the i3. After reading your post, I'm really glad I did. I'm running XBMC w/ aeon nox skin (win8.1 w/ 2x2gb RAM) and the menu navigation is fine. This is the first time I'm using this skin, so I don't know how it compares to other systems, but seems very smooth to me. I'm running 1080p bluray rip mkvs off a NAS (Synology 214SE) through a gigabit router and the movies play perfectly.
I've recently purchased a Dn2820 and am not very happy with the unit. Xbmc menu navigation is quite sluggish, and not all 1080p files play without issue (jerking, tearing, slowdown, etc). I've unloaded it onto a family member that doesn't go past 720p, so that's ok.
I'm now considering an i3 D34010WYK with a 30gb msata drive + 2gb ram to run openelec, possibly i5.
1. Will this play all 1080p (12-15gb files) without issue?
2. What is menu navigation and general xbmc usage like? I'm currently running xbmc on a quad core i7 Mac mini, and it is smoother than butter - I love it.
3. Can the i3 handle heavy skins with ease, or is there noticeable slowness of any sort? I'm pretty picky about this stuff.
The other option is the i5 which i believe will be fine, and run xbmc interface with heavy skins (ala aeOn nox ). . I have no interest in 4k video at this time.
i3 or i5 ultimately. What do you guys think?
Cheers,
bc.
(2014-03-06, 13:30)jinkyjim Wrote:(2014-03-06, 06:46)rrahut Wrote: Has anyone got any remotes working with the Haswell NUC under windows 8.1?+1 Been looking for the answer to that as well.
I have installed the CIR drivers, but the NUC refuses to recognize any presses in the remote button.
I am using the Xbox 360 Media Remote (Black):
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/Xbox360/Access...ediaRemote
It does not work in xbmc; or in windows.
(2014-03-06, 04:09)DEcosse Wrote: Anyone running Linux on a Haswell NUC?
When I do a 'speaker test' with the output set to hdmi 5.1, it does not work properly
Both Front & Rear from each respective side point actually drive the respective side front speaker only and further the sound is garbled.
the sub does not play anything, nor does the center.
Nor will a test file - http://www.wooferbasstest.com/download/t...sound-test - play properly
It will pass through 2 channel PCM (with hdmi internal audio selected) and output surround sound clearly but will not feed 5.1 audio directly - or to individual speakers from the test screen on the PC
(2014-03-06, 23:31)ThaDraGun Wrote: I can't decide between i3 and i5. So xbmc runs smoothly on i3 but what if I also want to do more with it. I also want to use nzbget, couch potato and sickbeard as well. Those programs for sure.. but also, maybe use avstodvd for converting mkv to dvd. Too much for i3?
I was planning on getting 4gb ram.
(2014-03-07, 11:01)arokh Wrote:(2014-03-06, 23:31)ThaDraGun Wrote: I can't decide between i3 and i5. So xbmc runs smoothly on i3 but what if I also want to do more with it. I also want to use nzbget, couch potato and sickbeard as well. Those programs for sure.. but also, maybe use avstodvd for converting mkv to dvd. Too much for i3?
I was planning on getting 4gb ram.
If you're concerned, why are you even thinking about it? Just go for the i5, the price difference is tiny.
Oh, and why settle for nzbget? Check out sabnzbd it has fancy stuff such as a web interface, smartphone apps, folder sorting, script support etc etc.
(2014-03-07, 13:51)ThaDraGun Wrote: Yah I have all those NZB apps on my qnap nas right now and it's not powerful enough for them all. Nzbget runs a lot better. Probably switch back tho
Power consumption is the same for i3 and i5?
(2014-03-07, 04:19)DEcosse Wrote: Let me ask again please - things move so fast in this forum things get lost quickly
(2014-03-06, 04:09)DEcosse Wrote: Anyone running Linux on a Haswell NUC?
When I do a 'speaker test' with the output set to hdmi 5.1, it does not work properly
Both Front & Rear from each respective side point actually drive the respective side front speaker only and further the sound is garbled.
the sub does not play anything, nor does the center.
Nor will a test file - http://www.wooferbasstest.com/download/t...sound-test - play properly
It will pass through 2 channel PCM (with hdmi internal audio selected) and output surround sound clearly but will not feed 5.1 audio directly - or to individual speakers from the test screen on the PC
So - for anyone who has Linux installed - with output of a 5.1 test file directly via HDMI to amp
(leaving aside xbmc for a minute - use something like the linked test file & use the embedded player or VLC) ),
does it process each of the 5.1 speakers correctly when tested? (not via PCM - Multichannel)
If so, did it do so out of the box or did it require any additional feature loaded?
(2014-03-07, 19:10)lmyllari Wrote:(2014-03-06, 21:35)Jorgensen Wrote: OS: Ubuntu Server 13:10.Does Ubuntu Server run scripts automatically from that location? I would look into its documentation to see how to add a bootup script.
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I have created a autostart.sh located in ~/.config/.
(2014-03-07, 19:10)lmyllari Wrote:(2014-03-06, 21:35)Jorgensen Wrote: OS: Ubuntu Server 13:10.Does Ubuntu Server run scripts automatically from that location? I would look into its documentation to see how to add a bootup script.
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I have created a autostart.sh located in ~/.config/.