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<blockquote data-quote="elsmandino" data-source="post: 919521" data-attributes="member: 111675"><p>Hello,</p><p> </p><p>Having used my Revo to extend mediaportal into my bedroom for the past few years, I have decided that it has had its day. The atom processor is just too laggy for my liking and freezes up for minutes while it finishes the various processes that seem to be running in the background.</p><p> </p><p>My predicament is what to replace it with.</p><p> </p><p>My real requirements are that the replacement has to have gigabit ethernet and handle high-definition video.</p><p> </p><p>My first thought was to look at building a mini-itx machine with a Sandybridge pentium/celeron processor, however, it has been quite a while since I have shopped for any new hardware and I am a little out of touch in terms of what is out there.</p><p> </p><p>What is the current situation with these new android mini-pcs that are suddenly flooding the marketplace - are any of these a viable alternative to a min-PC. I know that Linux is a definite no-no with Mediaportal but can I not run one of the android apps on something like the raspberry pi (or one of the more powerful ones that are coming out)?</p><p> </p><p>I realise that these are going to be a fraction of the power of a Sandby Bridge build but then there is the advantage that they will only be running medialportal client and nothing else (no windows, no virus checks etc.) I will not be surfing the net or anything either, it will be purely used for watching live TV/Recorded TV from Mediaportal.</p><p> </p><p>What I do not want, however, is something that will be as laggy as the Revo.</p><p> </p><p>My only other option, I suppose, is to buy a mediaplayer than can handle .ts files. The major problem with this, then, is that I would lose out on the ability to watch live TV via my server.</p><p> </p><p>I would be really grateful for any advice or to know what other mediaportal users are doing out there.</p><p> </p><p>Many thanks</p><p> </p><p>Alex</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elsmandino, post: 919521, member: 111675"] Hello, Having used my Revo to extend mediaportal into my bedroom for the past few years, I have decided that it has had its day. The atom processor is just too laggy for my liking and freezes up for minutes while it finishes the various processes that seem to be running in the background. My predicament is what to replace it with. My real requirements are that the replacement has to have gigabit ethernet and handle high-definition video. My first thought was to look at building a mini-itx machine with a Sandybridge pentium/celeron processor, however, it has been quite a while since I have shopped for any new hardware and I am a little out of touch in terms of what is out there. What is the current situation with these new android mini-pcs that are suddenly flooding the marketplace - are any of these a viable alternative to a min-PC. I know that Linux is a definite no-no with Mediaportal but can I not run one of the android apps on something like the raspberry pi (or one of the more powerful ones that are coming out)? I realise that these are going to be a fraction of the power of a Sandby Bridge build but then there is the advantage that they will only be running medialportal client and nothing else (no windows, no virus checks etc.) I will not be surfing the net or anything either, it will be purely used for watching live TV/Recorded TV from Mediaportal. What I do not want, however, is something that will be as laggy as the Revo. My only other option, I suppose, is to buy a mediaplayer than can handle .ts files. The major problem with this, then, is that I would lose out on the ability to watch live TV via my server. I would be really grateful for any advice or to know what other mediaportal users are doing out there. Many thanks Alex [/QUOTE]
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