Looking for hardware guidance for Openelec /XBMC
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Hi all,

And Happy New Year!

Am new to the XBMC scene as was previously using a Popcorn Hour which died on me over the Christmas period (typically)

I have been playing around with the Raspberry Pi running Openelec but unfortunately it cannot pass through HD audio over HDMI – In addition I felt there was some stutter of HD video playback.

Am looking to get a new device to run XBMC as smoothly as I can.

My requisites would be:

• Openelec as a main preference, but not an absolute must
• Handle HD 1080p mkv Video files, including Bluray playback or Lossless Video (Remux)
• Handle HD audio (DTS-HDMA and True-HD)
• Small form factor as opposed to a tower

Budget would be in the £200-£300 ($300 - $500 USD) range if possible.

Am looking for some suggestions of people who have actually got this setup working flawlessly

Thanks very much in advance.

litfoo
Intel NUC DC3217IYE, 8GB Corsair RAM, Crucial 120GB mSATA, Windows 8.1 - XBMC Jarvis 16.1 - Aeon MQ 7, JVC HD-550 Projector, Beamax M Series 10015 Screen, Synology DS1812+, Qnap TS-410, Logitech Harmony Ultimate, Flirc+ USB dongle

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Zotac ZBOX ID18 is worth a look, should tick most of not all of those boxes. Can pick them up for about £100 and about £20 for some ram.
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(2014-01-06, 16:51)prae5 Wrote: Zotac ZBOX ID18 is worth a look, should tick most of not all of those boxes. Can pick them up for about £100 and about £20 for some ram.

Thanks for this prae5 - will take a look

If anyone has this box, would be great to here from you and or other similar devices that could cater for my needs

cheers

litfoo
Intel NUC DC3217IYE, 8GB Corsair RAM, Crucial 120GB mSATA, Windows 8.1 - XBMC Jarvis 16.1 - Aeon MQ 7, JVC HD-550 Projector, Beamax M Series 10015 Screen, Synology DS1812+, Qnap TS-410, Logitech Harmony Ultimate, Flirc+ USB dongle

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