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<blockquote data-quote="porky996t" data-source="post: 842252" data-attributes="member: 75318"><p>Hi MPM,</p><p></p><p>I see what you mean about the EB1501P - pretty much the same as the Zbox. I such have Googled before responding. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /></p><p></p><p>I have SAF installed, but have gone back to the Win7 MS-DVD codecs as I seem to get very few dropped frames with it. I get about 90 dropped frames out of 80,000 on full HD playback over the network.</p><p></p><p>I use the latest nVidia drivers (v285 ??) I think from memory. I do find the SSD makes a huge difference. I also installed nVidia Inspector - this allows you to see if the codecs are using the GPU and also give the opportunity of over-clocking the GPU should you want to.</p><p></p><p>To be honest, I find that these two clients seem to be more reliable than the main HTPC in the lounge which is forever freezing up. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /> </p><p></p><p>I did quite a bit of reading about the Zbox and to get it running OK I had to disable the wireless adaptor and disable the IPv6 protocol and it runs really well.</p><p></p><p>If I get another for the lounge I can just cannibalise the existing HTPC to make a file & TV server. I just cannot decide what to do - if I go for the server I will 'have' to install a Cat6 network <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>M</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="porky996t, post: 842252, member: 75318"] Hi MPM, I see what you mean about the EB1501P - pretty much the same as the Zbox. I such have Googled before responding. :ooops: I have SAF installed, but have gone back to the Win7 MS-DVD codecs as I seem to get very few dropped frames with it. I get about 90 dropped frames out of 80,000 on full HD playback over the network. I use the latest nVidia drivers (v285 ??) I think from memory. I do find the SSD makes a huge difference. I also installed nVidia Inspector - this allows you to see if the codecs are using the GPU and also give the opportunity of over-clocking the GPU should you want to. To be honest, I find that these two clients seem to be more reliable than the main HTPC in the lounge which is forever freezing up. :mad: I did quite a bit of reading about the Zbox and to get it running OK I had to disable the wireless adaptor and disable the IPv6 protocol and it runs really well. If I get another for the lounge I can just cannibalise the existing HTPC to make a file & TV server. I just cannot decide what to do - if I go for the server I will 'have' to install a Cat6 network :rolleyes: M [/QUOTE]
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