Ok so based on the comments here I sprung for a Boxee box. Will install this week and report if it (hopefully) solves my problems.
Thanks again for all the advice.
Ok so it looks like the Boxee Box might fit the bill after all, deals well with all kinds of MKVs, is versatile, and firmware updates seem to be fixing things pretty fast.
To all the Boxee Box owners, the only things i want to make...
Thanks again. So i guess the consensus narrows it down between the PCH and the Dune. Of these two, which is the most reliable? Also, which one has the best UI/ease of use?
Thanks. Which one is the most local media-friendly: the PCH-A210 or the popbox? (I think they're from the same company, I'm not sure I understand the difference).
Thanks for all the advice. i've actually been contemplating the Boxee Box but i'm worried that, due to its apparently immature firmware, it might not resolve all the little problems I listed earlier (framerates, codecs, sync etc). I'm...
Hi everyone,
I'm getting more and more frustrated with my HTPC for media playback. No amount of tweaking, upgrading etc can make it run 100% like it should. So I'm seriously considering a media server instead, to (hopefully) fix all...
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Yup. Configure it like I show in this post and you're good to go.
Sorry to hijack the discussion like this but I also have problem getting bitstreaming to work with my Radeon 5570 and TNT3. I set...
I tried again to make the core i3 work with little success. So i just ordered a Radeon 5570 on Newegg and see how it goes. i guess I'll try all the recommended software one by one, first W7MC with Shark codecs, then if it doesn't work...
Thanks again for all these answers, they're very helpful.
So now the question is whether I should revert to the core i3 for bitstreaming or get a radeon. Obviously the i3 would be simpler since i already have it, however I never got it...
