Hello,
I was searching for the perfect hardware for a MePo client, able to manage properly HD content (video and TV).
I bought the Asrock Vision 3d - 137B and it's perfect.
The specifications are:
Processeur: Intel Core i3-370M (dual core 2.4 Ghz)
Chipset: Intel HM55
Memory: 2x 2Go So-Dimm DDR3-1066 Mhz (dual channel)
CGU: NVIDIA GT 425M (MXM)
HD: 500 Go (2.5")
Combo : Blu-ray / DVD writer slim
2x USB 3.0
Card reader: (MMC/SD/MS/MS PRO)
HDMI (v1.4a)
DVI-I
entrée ligne
7.1 analog out (4 mini jack)
SPDIF out
5x USB 2.0
1x USB 3.0
1x eSATA II
1x RJ45 (Ethernet Gigabit)
Ethernet Gigabit
WiFi n
I have installed Win7x64, MePo 1.1.2 and SAF 5 unlock. I use various ffdshow treatments without any problems, CPU is powerful enough.
I first tried to use the Wifi-N for the connection with the MePo server but only divx worked fine, all "bigger" files were not playable by the client, even SD TV didn't work well. Wifi-n is not fast enough and Wifi in general is too unstable for an efficient client. So I tried with a PLC (Powerline Communications) system and everything works just fine.
I bought the Netgear XAVB5501:
XAVB5501
If you are interesting by the Asrock, there are good tests here:
Asrock Vision 3D HTPC Review - TechSpot (in english)
and here:
Asrock Vision 3D - HomeMedia.fr (in french)
The only bad point I see for the Asrock is the price: around 800€.
I was searching for the perfect hardware for a MePo client, able to manage properly HD content (video and TV).
I bought the Asrock Vision 3d - 137B and it's perfect.
The specifications are:
Processeur: Intel Core i3-370M (dual core 2.4 Ghz)
Chipset: Intel HM55
Memory: 2x 2Go So-Dimm DDR3-1066 Mhz (dual channel)
CGU: NVIDIA GT 425M (MXM)
HD: 500 Go (2.5")
Combo : Blu-ray / DVD writer slim
2x USB 3.0
Card reader: (MMC/SD/MS/MS PRO)
HDMI (v1.4a)
DVI-I
entrée ligne
7.1 analog out (4 mini jack)
SPDIF out
5x USB 2.0
1x USB 3.0
1x eSATA II
1x RJ45 (Ethernet Gigabit)
Ethernet Gigabit
WiFi n
I have installed Win7x64, MePo 1.1.2 and SAF 5 unlock. I use various ffdshow treatments without any problems, CPU is powerful enough.
I first tried to use the Wifi-N for the connection with the MePo server but only divx worked fine, all "bigger" files were not playable by the client, even SD TV didn't work well. Wifi-n is not fast enough and Wifi in general is too unstable for an efficient client. So I tried with a PLC (Powerline Communications) system and everything works just fine.
I bought the Netgear XAVB5501:
XAVB5501
If you are interesting by the Asrock, there are good tests here:
Asrock Vision 3D HTPC Review - TechSpot (in english)
and here:
Asrock Vision 3D - HomeMedia.fr (in french)
The only bad point I see for the Asrock is the price: around 800€.