[denz13]

Hi guys,
A bit of background info on my situation...

I recently sold my a6-3500 mini itx PC as I wanted something low power which could stay turned on 24/7 or at least boot extremely quickly. I also fancied something with some indie gaming potential. So naturally I started looking into buying a NUC.

I then acquired a decent i5 PC for free from work, so I thought great, get this listed on fleabay and BANG got the cash for a NUC and an external HDD to store my media.

Skip forward a couple of weeks and I've started building a gaming PC utilising the i5 CPU I was going to sell (I'm still rocking a 360 but wanted to get next gen, PC gaming seems a better long term investment).

So, instead of achieving my initial goal of a small, low power, instantly available media device, I've got a big ass, power hungry, monster of a gaming PC. At least it's indie gaming capable too though :S Lol

So, my quest to find a low power, compact device continues. So bearing in mind that I've got a gaming PC hooked up to my TV to do the fancy stuff, what would be my best option for a XBMC, 1080p, audio pass through capable, compact, low power device? Should I still be looking at NUCs? Or would they be a bit overkill?

Thanks in advance!

[mayoman]

raspberry pi, basic celeron nuc, or amazon fire (assuming it realises its potential with xbmc)

[nickr]

Chromebox?

[nooryani84]

Go x86 so you won't have to deal with DTS eating up your CPU... Will save you a lot of frustration. Get any NUC or build your own

[nickr]

Yeah the ftv, or any android box, is a toy compared to nuc or chromebox.