2009-09-21, 09:03
Before buying new hardware to run XMBC on, i tested it on my old rig with the Live CD. I got version 9.04.1.
My old P4 with integrated intel graphics ran it no problem. To get a feel for its use i scraped my large 'Movies' share from my NAS and was very impressed. All the menus responded quickly and the movies loaded without delay and played well.
I have now purchased a Zotac ION-ITX-A and a M350 case. I decided not to get a hard disk - i thought id run XBMC from a USB drive. I have a SanDisk Cruzer Micro 16GB USB Flash Drive drive so installed the Live CD to that using my pc.
http://www.sandisk.com/products/usb-flas...drive.aspx
Running the system from the flash drive, it performs ok - but not nearly as well as the pc did. I get that the pc was storing all its info in RAM, which provides much faster access than USB, but im having 5-6 second delays between menus.
For example, if i change the 'list' option on the left of my library from 'list' to 'full list' i have to wait 6 seconds for a response.
The also happens when browsing through the library - selecting a season to access the episodes for example. The libary will respond well for a few selections, then freeze for 5-6 seconds.
This is not the end of the world, but it certainly takes the edge off the feel of the system. Is this slow performace something usb users have to deal with? Would this improve with a different USB Flash drive? I dont really want to get a hard disk just to store OS and the database info.
My old P4 with integrated intel graphics ran it no problem. To get a feel for its use i scraped my large 'Movies' share from my NAS and was very impressed. All the menus responded quickly and the movies loaded without delay and played well.
I have now purchased a Zotac ION-ITX-A and a M350 case. I decided not to get a hard disk - i thought id run XBMC from a USB drive. I have a SanDisk Cruzer Micro 16GB USB Flash Drive drive so installed the Live CD to that using my pc.
http://www.sandisk.com/products/usb-flas...drive.aspx
Running the system from the flash drive, it performs ok - but not nearly as well as the pc did. I get that the pc was storing all its info in RAM, which provides much faster access than USB, but im having 5-6 second delays between menus.
For example, if i change the 'list' option on the left of my library from 'list' to 'full list' i have to wait 6 seconds for a response.
The also happens when browsing through the library - selecting a season to access the episodes for example. The libary will respond well for a few selections, then freeze for 5-6 seconds.
This is not the end of the world, but it certainly takes the edge off the feel of the system. Is this slow performace something usb users have to deal with? Would this improve with a different USB Flash drive? I dont really want to get a hard disk just to store OS and the database info.