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<blockquote data-quote="deadmonty" data-source="post: 1141829" data-attributes="member: 88322">Okay, so unpacked and set up my JUSTOP G-PC Quad Core Windows 8.1 Mini PC this afternoon.&nbsp; Firstly, it is HDMI only.&nbsp; Not really that much of a problem for most people planning on setting this up as a TV Client, but if used as a basic PC with a VGA monitor, it won't work.Despite being £30 cheaper than the Sumvision Cyclone, I found it to be of equal quality.&nbsp; Win 8.1 Bing is pre-installed and the computer launches straight into that with an American set up - so a bit of an adjustment required to correct the region and time zone settings.&nbsp; Nearly 900 Mb of Windows Update later it was good to go.&nbsp; Might be down to my house network topology, but the Ethernet connection seemed much quicker than the Sumvision's, despite both being 10/100.&nbsp; They do have different network chipsets though.&nbsp; In fact, the PC as a whole felt more responsive than the Sumvision.&nbsp; That aside, once MP was set up it worked like a charm and played all the different files I had, and HD TV without any dropped frames.Interestingly, it also supports S3 perfectly, whereas my Sumvision Cyclone doesn't, although I do wonder if it is because it is connected via HDMI to an AV Amp.&nbsp; Switching off, or changing inputs on my AV amp upsets the Sumvision and it either locks up or turns off whatever it is playing and goes back to the home screen, albeit with either overly large or smaller than normal fonts. That aside both units work well, but my money is on the JUSTOP G-PC as being the better of the two.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="deadmonty, post: 1141829, member: 88322"] Okay, so unpacked and set up my JUSTOP G-PC Quad Core Windows 8.1 Mini PC this afternoon. Firstly, it is HDMI only. Not really that much of a problem for most people planning on setting this up as a TV Client, but if used as a basic PC with a VGA monitor, it won't work. Despite being £30 cheaper than the Sumvision Cyclone, I found it to be of equal quality. Win 8.1 Bing is pre-installed and the computer launches straight into that with an American set up - so a bit of an adjustment required to correct the region and time zone settings. Nearly 900 Mb of Windows Update later it was good to go. Might be down to my house network topology, but the Ethernet connection seemed much quicker than the Sumvision's, despite both being 10/100. They do have different network chipsets though. In fact, the PC as a whole felt more responsive than the Sumvision. That aside, once MP was set up it worked like a charm and played all the different files I had, and HD TV without any dropped frames. Interestingly, it also supports S3 perfectly, whereas my Sumvision Cyclone doesn't, although I do wonder if it is because it is connected via HDMI to an AV Amp. Switching off, or changing inputs on my AV amp upsets the Sumvision and it either locks up or turns off whatever it is playing and goes back to the home screen, albeit with either overly large or smaller than normal fonts. That aside both units work well, but my money is on the JUSTOP G-PC as being the better of the two. [/QUOTE]

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