Hi All,
Was hoping to get some advice. Here are my requirements. HTPC will be hooked up directly to a TV via HDMI
1) Run WMC - only way to get live TV with copy once channels (thx TWC)
2) Play blu-ray backups via network also a variety of other already transcoded content
3) Have a relatively snappy processor to have a front end like XBMC or MP to run smoothly
4) No gaming
5) 3D ok, not a must
6) Exact 24p not a big deal, usually just set to 60p and leave it
7) Maybe support for sound bar expansion in the future?
8) Unsure about whether or not being able to do post processing, e.g. MADVR etc is useful on blu-ray rips. Thoughts here?
I need something in a very small form factor. I found the gigabyte Brix series. Lots of choices, AMD A8-5545, and Haswell I3 or I5 seem to be the main options. Price is a concern, so any reason to look at the I5 given my constraints? What about AMD versus I3? No Kalv options yet it looks like.
Thanks!
Was hoping to get some advice. Here are my requirements. HTPC will be hooked up directly to a TV via HDMI
1) Run WMC - only way to get live TV with copy once channels (thx TWC)
2) Play blu-ray backups via network also a variety of other already transcoded content
3) Have a relatively snappy processor to have a front end like XBMC or MP to run smoothly
4) No gaming
5) 3D ok, not a must
6) Exact 24p not a big deal, usually just set to 60p and leave it
7) Maybe support for sound bar expansion in the future?
8) Unsure about whether or not being able to do post processing, e.g. MADVR etc is useful on blu-ray rips. Thoughts here?
I need something in a very small form factor. I found the gigabyte Brix series. Lots of choices, AMD A8-5545, and Haswell I3 or I5 seem to be the main options. Price is a concern, so any reason to look at the I5 given my constraints? What about AMD versus I3? No Kalv options yet it looks like.
Thanks!