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Hi,
I am new at building up on a barebone machine, ZBOX-ID18-U, if I understood properly all what is needed is an msata or sata drive not sure, and laptop memory and I am good to go?
If so, I would appreciate any suggestion with the drive/memory to buy. Might run windows 8 on it, if it will struggle then definitely openelec.
Thanks
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Actually you can forego the hard drvie if you want. You can boot directly from a usb drive (using openelec for instance) if you want. I guess you could also boot from the memory card slot.
If you boot from usb drive, you can acces your media files by network or external hard drive if you have one.
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I'm also looking at ZBOX-ID18-U. I have a lot of Asian video in RMVB format (some are 720p). I'm wondering if ZBOX-ID18-U + OpenElec can handle that?! Does it have enough power to process them? If not, any alternatives?
Many thanks!
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Oxize
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I am using an Zotac Zbox ID82 with OCZ Vertex 3 120GB an 8GB memory, which is a verry nice combination. My zbox is wired connected on my netwerk, and gets its movies from my main pc which runs mostly 24/7. Using an SSD in combination with XBMC/Windows is verry nice.
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fritsch
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Use the 64 bit version generic nightly.
Have fun.
First decide what functions / features you expect from a system. Then decide for the hardware. Don't waste your money on crap.
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Finally I got a chance to play around. Added a 4GB DDR3 1600MHz Ram and I'm using a 4GB USB thumb drive with OpenELEC 3.2.3 which I set up previously for a netbook and everything is working & FAST! I'm really impressed.
I'll try a fresh install of latest nightly later!
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I recently got the Zotac zbox id-18. I put a kingston 60GB SSD and 4GB 1600MHz RAM in it and installed openelec.
Everything works very smoothly with the Aeon Nox skin and it plays everything I throw at it.
So, I'm very happy with the box and its pricetag. I've payed just under 200€ for the whole.
Keep in mind that it doesn't come with a remote or a built in infrared receiver and no wifi.
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litfoo
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Guys - am looking to get this unit.
Can it:
- Handle HD 1080p mkv Video files, including Bluray playback or Lossless Video (Remux), VC-1,
- Handle HD audio (DTS-HDMA and True-HD) passthrough - either through HDMI and/or Optical cable
Thanks,
litfoo
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fritsch
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There is not Bitstream Audio via SPDIF.
Yes concerning the other question.
First decide what functions / features you expect from a system. Then decide for the hardware. Don't waste your money on crap.