I'm using xbmc on my ATV2 but now I want to move forward (need more power).
I've been looking at the zotac website but now I'm a bit puzzled: what's the best cpu/gpu combo for openelec+xbmc ?
thanks
Posted Jan 23, 2013, 9:05 AM UTC
I recently picked up a Zbox AD12 ($240 CDN) and put OpenElec on it. It's rocketship fast. I've also got a Raspberry Pi which, while incredibly cheap, is very sloooowww.
So yeah, in my AD12, I've got a 120GB cheapo SSD and 4GB of RAM. Not had a problem playing anything on there and the interface is very fast to navigate.
what about 1080p stream?
Yeah, 1080p is no problem (both on the Zotac and the Pi)
I have one and as long as you install the ATI / AMD video drivers to support hardware decoding, 1080p works like a charm.
I'll have to check out the Zotac. I have an Acer Revo 3610 which I love for size. I have no need for local storage either.
I'm using two Raspberry Pi's and I'm pretty happy with them. Menus are a bit slow but 1080p playback seems ok over my gigabit network to my home server. Because menus are sluggish it makes the experience of using video plugins (navi-x, justin.tv, etc) not too great.
The price is great for what you get.
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I think this is because they are made by Etron? I have Etron on both my desktop board and the Zotac. Neither work very well. Boooo.
I have both an ID-80U and a Raspberry Pi. I think I paid about $250 for it. It is a tiny bit sluggish for my preferences but I only have a 5400 rpm laptop drive and 2gb. With an SSD and 4gb it will be a champ though. I'd stray from the Pi for now though. As others mentioned it is slow. Fastest OS I could find was Xbian. =/
I replaced two ATV2s with Zotacs. I've got a ZBox ID80 and a ID84. Both are Atom CPU + NVidia GT520M and work great with openelec.
Thanks for the info! If my RaspPi doesn't cut it for my needs, I'm looking at Zbox. Any reason not to go with a ZOTAC ZBOX SD-ID13?
the ID13 only has a Intel 3150 GPU and according to http://knurdtech.com/intel-atom-d2700-htpc-review/
Good to know, thanks!