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| Thread ID: 128849 | 2013-01-19 07:40:00 | Mini-itx HTPC project - to run XBMC | Tukapa (62) | Press F1 |
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| 1323548 | 2013-01-22 03:32:00 | OP, I just built a unit with the ASRock board and an IB i3, sweet little board, if a little low on SATA ports.....anyway, I used a Ben Prodigy pricespy.co.nz case after deciding the Elite 120 was too small for me to work with.... www.coolermaster.com However, if my eye were better and hands smaller, I would go with the Elite.....thought the Prodigy is an awesome case. |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1323549 | 2013-01-22 04:52:00 | As for TradeMe, just saw that too. But wait there's more!!!!! Ordered one with a case and that is coming from Element14. Weird?! | Hopper (14491) | ||
| 1323550 | 2013-01-22 05:48:00 | OP, I just built a unit with the ASRock board and an IB i3, sweet little board, if a little low on SATA ports.....anyway, I used a Ben Prodigy pricespy.co.nz case after deciding the Elite 120 was too small for me to work with.... www.coolermaster.com However, if my eye were better and hands smaller, I would go with the Elite.....thought the Prodigy is an awesome case. I like that Ben Prodigy case but unfortunately wouldn't suit for the environment it would be going in. I needed something a lot more compact than that (or the Elite 120). Gonna see how this Raspberry Pi goes before committing a handful of moolah towards a dedicated HTPC. |
Tukapa (62) | ||
| 1323551 | 2013-01-22 05:49:00 | I looked into buying a Pi from Element14, TradeMe is the approved retailer in NZ...What? I just went straight in and ordered one direct from the element14 website. I didn't need to do anything special. PM me if you need something purchased through them and you are having issues getting it done. |
Tukapa (62) | ||
| 1323552 | 2013-01-22 06:02:00 | Never mind, I see the $58 pi that you ordered. Using this link: downloads.element14.com which I got from searching their site doesn't work. | icow (15313) | ||
| 1323553 | 2013-01-22 06:52:00 | I think you have to click Business instead of Consumer on their site to be able to by it. | jonovw (16835) | ||
| 1323554 | 2013-01-22 07:23:00 | Yeah I figured that out eventually. | icow (15313) | ||
| 1323555 | 2013-01-22 20:33:00 | Sweet! I've had mine going for a few days now, works a treat :D Yet to try any high bitrate 1080p video, so far it's all been 720p, so I should get around to that. Apparently it'll play 30fps just fine though? I have an Onkyo receiver so I'll tell the Pi to passthrough DTS / AC3 audio to help ease the load on the processor. Hey Chill, what video formatts does the Pi play, do you need specific software installed on it to run?...Im thinking I could use this to steam video and music from my NAS box?...I too have been thinking about the WD Live player but $60 v $200 sound like a win to me, wonder if you could use wireless mouse\keyboard? |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1323556 | 2013-01-22 21:26:00 | I have a WDTV Live as well. The XBMC Pi plays pretty much everything I need. Tested with h.264 MKV, DivX AVIs... Streaming from windows networks. Wireless mouse and keyboard works (USB receiver) but I'm just using the phone / tablet app instead. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1323557 | 2013-01-22 22:51:00 | Well now, I think I might have to get one of these then.....what do you mean by tablet app? | SolMiester (139) | ||
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