I have a NAS that streams my blu-ray mkv backups. I want to build a box that has HDMI out for audio and video. I need it to be able to play back 1080P and would like to possibly be able to watch Hulu and some other flash or silverlight high def content. I also need to make sure the playback of the MKV files doesnt require too much that they were encoded correctly because I didn't know about the different L4 and L5 and I needed that to get hardware acceleration to work. I would like it to be as small as possible and as silent as possible. I also want to run XBMC full version along with full version of AEON skin as well. Thanks so much everyone and have a great day...
ps. the cheaper the better thanks.
acesup_11
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2011-02-11 06:46
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eskro
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2011-02-11 06:57
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i dont think i can suggest something lower than ~$375 USD...
Still good? |
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Rauf27
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2011-02-11 07:10
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eskro - why u cant suggest this build - [Mini-ITX] Atom 330 2x1.6Ghz + ION1 (BareBone) $186 -?
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eskro
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2011-02-11 07:13
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im afraid you'll run into problems when viewing High Def SilverLight stuff....
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maxinc
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2011-02-11 09:39
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And advanced skins like AEON.
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eskro
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2011-02-11 10:12
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AEON as i know it would be too heavy....
thats why i cant suggest something lower than ~$375 USD... (included RAM & SSD) |
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Rauf27
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2011-02-11 16:49
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eskro could you please make a suggestion ? i am interested too.
acesup_11 sorry for using your thread, i think we are in the same page. |
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eskro
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2011-02-11 16:56
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Like i said,
i could be wrong but, if the plan is to watch SilverLight HD stuff, im afraid the ION motherboards aren't powerful enough... till someone proves me wrong, i would suggest one of these 2 build, please note that these are BareBone builds... Meaning, RAM and Hard Drives aren't included... Those are left-out purposely so you can choose them yourself according to your needs! [Micro-ATX] Celeron 2x2.6Ghz + GT210 ($241) [Micro-ATX] Athlon 2x3.0Ghz + GT210 ($254) So feel free to swap any parts at any given time because in the end, everybody has different tastes right!?
(This post was last modified: 2011-02-11 16:58 by eskro.)
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Rauf27
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2011-02-11 16:59
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What is difference in this case between Celeron and Athlon ? which on is better ?
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bmcclure937
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2011-02-11 17:02
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I personally prefer AMD Athlon over the Celeron. If I went with Intel I would, without a doubt, purchase the Core i3 530. It has a great heat profile and solid performance.
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