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well GJones, that answers it then, if i can only get HD audio on windows, then thats what i'll stay with. as i have an Onkyo TR-NX3007, i'm upgrading my vid card so that i can do that.
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On the exact same hardware (2 Eee Boxes EB1501)
First installation running Ubuntu Minimal. Boot time 15-20 seconds.
Second EB1501 has Win 7 Home, set to open XBMC automatically. Boot time 70 seconds or so.
Depends on what you want to do though. I like Linux because it feels snappier (subjectively) and acts like an appliance. Wife prefers things to be simple as well.
My Dad uses the Win 7 Eee box, since he also wants it to be a general computer when he's not using XBMC.
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Yep
Properly set up XBMC Live = Wife friendly XBMC appliance
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I use mine as a settop with HTPC case sitting in the entertainment center so it all looks good. live is all I've ever needed. HDMI passthrough, nv9800gt, 2gb ram and 6000+ amd proc and plays everything I throw at it with 5.1dts sound via hdmi to my stereo. Don't care if it's capable of more, I like it, sounds great and 100% of everything works out the box.