Re: Building an HTPC vs a Media Server

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TOPDAWG Premium join:2005-04-27 Midland, ON kudos:3 3 edits	reply to ekster Re: Building an HTPC vs a Media Server I got to disagree. You don't need much to have a nice little HTPC. I'm sporting a monster duel-core system and it runs everything just fine. I got a AMD Radon HD 6450 and I've no issue running HD movies. OP if you want something cheap and small look into the »www.raspberrypi.org/. I may get a ouya myself if it turns out to run XBMC well. Only issue with the pi and ouya is no digitel output port that I would need for sound if you really want something small and don't need a digital port unlike me I'd look into a ouya myself it will support netflix and all that plus XBMC. also boxee box is dead? oh I see they moved on to a new version.
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urbanriot Premium join:2004-10-18 Canada kudos:3 Reviews: ·Cogeco Cable	said by TOPDAWG: I got to disagree. You don't need much to have a nice little HTPC. I'm sporting a monster duel-core system and it runs everything just fine. ... yea, but that's not an HTCP, it's something that belongs under a desk in 2004.
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TOPDAWG Premium join:2005-04-27 Midland, ON kudos:3	ok whats an HTPC then? if you want to play games too then sure you'll need more but for watching movies it's no issue. I can run 1080P and the like no issue and everything runs smooth online like youtube HD and crap.
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urbanriot Premium join:2004-10-18 Canada kudos:3 Reviews: ·Cogeco Cable	said by TOPDAWG: ok whats an HTPC then? Usually they're more home theatre oriented, as in small form factor or mITX, and not big old desktop computers. I was more busting your balls than anything.
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TOPDAWG Premium join:2005-04-27 Midland, ON kudos:3	yeah it's dick ugly. It was the wifes old PC but we both just use my laptop so I turned it into an HTPC. It works well for what I need. I'm a jobless fuck right now so I'll replace it in the future. I got more then enough money to get a new one but I'm a cheap mofo. I also kind of want to wait and hope one day to finish my basement so that is when I will build a new HTPC mind you long as the one I'm using does not die and give it good spics to run games and the like. I like the ouya but like I said I need a new receiver as no digitel port is on the ouya and again my current one still works and it's like near 10 years old but still works and I don't want to buy one then need a new one once I do my basement. Also need to build a damn NAS and not have 6 external drives.
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