2014-04-11, 13:02
Hi,
Heard of xbmc for a while but never really got round to looking at it properly until now. Figured as I was moving house I would set it up in my mancave... (and if successful maybe the rest of the house).
I have downloaded it to my laptop fine and while it can be a little clunky and slow I can use it and it looks great. If I had it plugged into the TV with a remote I could just leave it on and be able to play my locally stored files as well as a few add ons I have found.
I would like a dedicated piece of kit for it though. The laptop cant quite handle it plus it is not ideal etc etc, it was more of a test before I spent any money. Looking at what to get is where I am getting confused.... I have read a lot of threads and people are recommending anything from android sticks to full blown servers to specialist media boxes. Surely the simplest solution (for me anyway) is to buy a PC of decent enough spec (or build one myself), get a remote for it (if this is possible) and set it up the same way I have with my laptop?
Seems simple enough but then I read threads of people backing up onto servers, having 10 HD's etc....
Heard of xbmc for a while but never really got round to looking at it properly until now. Figured as I was moving house I would set it up in my mancave... (and if successful maybe the rest of the house).
I have downloaded it to my laptop fine and while it can be a little clunky and slow I can use it and it looks great. If I had it plugged into the TV with a remote I could just leave it on and be able to play my locally stored files as well as a few add ons I have found.
I would like a dedicated piece of kit for it though. The laptop cant quite handle it plus it is not ideal etc etc, it was more of a test before I spent any money. Looking at what to get is where I am getting confused.... I have read a lot of threads and people are recommending anything from android sticks to full blown servers to specialist media boxes. Surely the simplest solution (for me anyway) is to buy a PC of decent enough spec (or build one myself), get a remote for it (if this is possible) and set it up the same way I have with my laptop?
Seems simple enough but then I read threads of people backing up onto servers, having 10 HD's etc....