looking to get a htpc/second pc

name='AMDFTW' said:
hmm thats quite smart,if ule use the bluray,i dident think asrock were uptomuch
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am not sure yet, it does look half decent but the review at bi-tech did it no favours so i might have a browse first;)
 
TBH reading that review if you modded the case and added a betetr fan in the system its going to bne perfect. but price wise hmm well that's another matter when you have to mod it to get acceptable cooling.
 
Someone on here has just ordered a small Atom PC. Looks amazing, priced well.. certainly second machine material. ;)
 
yeah the acer aspirerevo, only problem im having is its the single core and will stuggling loading video on my tv with a stable fps, given that u can overclock the atom from 1.6 to 2.1 with 1 click seems like it might be a good option, im just wondering if that fan issue was with just that unit or is across the board:)
 
well reading across the board reviews of it . it does get hot so i think a few slits in the top and a 60mm to 80mm slim line fan would do the trick.
 
name='ToeJam' said:
yeah the acer aspirerevo, only problem im having is its the single core and will stuggling loading video on my tv with a stable fps, given that u can overclock the atom from 1.6 to 2.1 with 1 click seems like it might be a good option, im just wondering if that fan issue was with just that unit or is across the board:)
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hey toejam, Not had any problems with it yet. Noticed a tiny bit of lag in one of the skins i was using. But media wise its been perfect. really impressed with it.

Also been using some software called "Xybers media manager", it downloads all sorts of info for you tv shows/movies. Then XBMC displays it all.
 
name='nathan' said:
hey toejam, Not had any problems with it yet. Noticed a tiny bit of lag in one of the skins i was using. But media wise its been perfect. really impressed with it.

Also been using some software called "Xybers media manager", it downloads all sorts of info for you tv shows/movies. Then XBMC displays it all.
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sounds interesting, wat size screen you using?
 
name='nathan' said:
samsung 32" input via hdmi
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hmm, im trying to find a link to the comparison on youtube, the fps on the acer seemed rather low yet at 80% or so cpu usage which resulted in lagg when watchin hd, becasue the asrock is dual core it used 20%cpu usage and no fps lagg at all, ill link up once ive found it, i would love a video of you watching a film or something to give me an idea of wat its like ;)

xx
 
name='ToeJam' said:
hmm, im trying to find a link to the comparison on youtube, the fps on the acer seemed rather low yet at 80% or so cpu usage which resulted in lagg when watchin hd, becasue the asrock is dual core it used 20%cpu usage and no fps lagg at all, ill link up once ive found it, i would love a video of you watching a film or something to give me an idea of wat its like ;)

xx
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You have to remember that most of its ofloaded onto the ION GPU. I'll try and sort out a video tonight.
 
name='nathan' said:
o yeah, i dont for a minute think the 230 is quicker than the 330. Just that media playback has been fine on the the revo. That bloke on the video is well annoying! lol

EDIT: just uploading a video onto youtube. Word of warning though, im not steven speilburg!
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lol doesnt matter,i just wanna see if its capable of downloading and playing movies:), all its going to be used for really
 
nothing wrong with atx? just dont no anything about them and i cant see to find a cheap enuff htpc which is atx and looks half decent:), prove me wrong
 
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