$165 media server/player. You're welcome.

Thanks anon

Or you know, a $15 HDMI cable

>>45840728
$165 botnets*
Regardless, I'm getting a Chromecast for my mom so she can watch Netflix or something on TV. Sorry but I need to embrace the botnet for those who are less computer literate

>>45840784

You could even use wireless hdmi

Plex is a 10/10 piece of software, both the media server and the home theater.

still,
>chromecast

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>>45840728
Thanks anon, could this run a plex server with a NAS drive? Also can you get a dock for this tablet? And what's the tablets name?

>>45840797
I don't use any web service or use phones or computers have friends or a job because scared of bother

>>45841062
Botnet fucking auto

>>45841025
There are docks for any tablet, this is the HP Stream 7, costs $99.

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>>45840728
Hope that 64gb EVO works, still for that price it's kinda tempting to fuck around with since it's running a full 8.1 version of windows not watered down ARM-RT.

>>45841147
Few guys on some forum tested the 64GB, no problems on it.

1GB is kinda kill though.

Idk is a dual core @ 1.8ghz and 1gb of RAM going to cut it for a plex server?

>>45841205
Quad core processor, min. requirements for Plex is 1GB I will try it when I get the Stream 7 next week, hope so.

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>>45840728
$76 media server/player

you're welcome

Or you could just get a quad core Android box for like $50.

>>45840797
fire tv stick is worth the extra five bucks over the chrome cast, it has miracast support anyway.

My Venue 8 Pro uses a 128GB SD card. Step it up.

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>>45841306
>RPi

>>45843100
it work great as media center.
It has cec so its realy great.

>>45843175
Unfortunately it can't do 1080p with 5.1

>not getting one of those bad boys
http://c.dx.com/collection/201412/guleeki8/en/index.html?utm_source=dx&utm_medium=homeroate&utm_campaign=20141223guleeki8

>>45840728
unfortunately after chromecasts latest update its caused alot of streaming lag and disconnects.

Not to mention it can barely handle anything over 720p

I still use mine but its not quite the device it could of been.

>try to add my anime library to Plex
>half of it doesn't even show up and half of the stuff that did get added was tagged/showed up as random Hollywood movies
What the fuck.

>>45840728
You're joking right?
My media player with a 1TB hdd cost me 100$.
With lan hdmi, toslink, wifi, usb connection to anything, and it runs samba and an ftp server.

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>>45840728
hell yes

>>45843541
what is your setup

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i'm really curious how this one will turn out.

>>45844441
I've always wanted one of the android hdmi sticks but really ill probably never use it.

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>>45844559
Been a while sense I looked em up but dat dual antennae is sick

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>>45840728
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856173044

http://openelec.tv/

add sodimm and usb flash drive you're good for under 120

>>45841306
>Artifacts everywhere on 1080p
>Laggy POS interface
Yeah no...

>Windows
>Google
Nice bait

>>45840728
>HP
>Win 8
>plex

No thank you, ill just hook my 5 year old PC to my PC running Arch and torrent my shit.

>$0 media server.

>>45844732
>Hey Anon, wanna watch a movie?
>Sure!
>Oh shit, X broke again. Just a moment...
And this is why nobody likes watching movies at your place.

>>45844732
>desktops
Seriously, its time to dump them.

>>45844808
>>45845189
>OP
>his thread

>>45845215
'ok'

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>>45845215
wut?

I'm using a rasp pi with xbmc and work wells since my TV isn't even 1080p, but dealing with the slow interface is shitty

>>45844808
>Damit Arch, not again!
>RMS appears on the room and says "Should've gone with gentoo"
>Everyone laughs and they start and orgy
And this is how retarded you sound

>>45845388
k

>>45842958
>Spending more on a memory card than the computer itself
It's best to wait at the moment.

>>45840728
I don't understand. Don't you need to install plex on something?

>>45845529
Yes, that's the logo on the right, PLEX.

Maybe this is the thread to ask. What tablet is decent if the heaviest you want to run is a youtube video??
I want a physical button on the front to wake the device and the screen should be as large as possible without making it cost more than $400
Is there anything android that fits this or am I doomed to get an old iPad??

>>45845890
>I want a physical button on the front to wake the device
What's wrong with double tap to wake?

>>45840728

I use a old android tablet for everything. Just basically makes it a smart TV. $100 tab, $20 mini keyboard with a touchpad built in = super tv

I built a E-350 HTPC for that price including everything needed beside a remote / wireless keyboard couple years ago in 2010.
It wont be more expensive nowadays

>>45842958
Can I use the venue 8 pro for gaming, and by gaming I mean games like CS, Deus Ex and System Shock 2.

>>45850007
It can run Skyrim on low with 25fps, so it should run that no problem.

You guys might be interested in this thread, didn't realize we had a thread like this already.
>>45851609

>>45841025
The only port on that tablet is microUSB, not sure if MHL works on it or not.

>>45851689
well if its your thread, delete it, and repost the content into this one

>>45850007
>CS, Deus Ex and System Shock 2.
I like you. I have a friend with a Venue 8 Pro, I'm sure it'd run all that fine. But the 8 Pro is a bit pricy, consider other 7 inchers. I personally prefer smaller, but if you don't swing that way I'm sure there are cheaper 8"ers than the 8 Pro, that thing's getting kinda old now.
>>45851712
I-I can delete my threads!
OH FUCKING YAY!

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>>45851712
Okay, repostang.

Well /g/, you've been talking about a dockable portable that can work as a phone, laptop and desktop for a while, see >>45846673, >>45846738, and >>45848153.
Well ubuntu phone's not happening, motorola webtop was far too fucking early for it's time, but I think I found something.
A couple weeks ago I posted about an intel HDMI stick, see pick related, costs $100, 1-2GB RAM (Depends who's asking), 16GB eMMC, HDMI out, comes with windows. All that shit.
Well, I think I found something a little more impressive...

Funny enough i was just looking up the ODROID -C1 to see how good it would be for an XBMC/Kodi setup

http://www.hardkernel.com/main/products/prdt_info.php?g_code=G141578608433

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>>45851762
15x8x1cm, 2GB RAM, 16GB eMMC, WiFi (n), 2 full size USB 2.0 ports, HDMI, SD card slot.

Fucking $100. And oh yes, it has a god dammed mother fucking 3000mAh battery.
Age of the dockable confirmed beginning, these 2 devices in the span of a month, and $99 7" windows tablets.
It's fucking happening.

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>>45851778
Look at this motherfucker, he's using his god dammed phone to stream his boxy thing's screen. Has that fucker in his pocket, nigga being all using android, fucking miricasting in to this bitch when he wants actual shit done.
You drop this in a fucking Motorola Lapdock and you have one fine ass laptop.

>>45843313
Fuck, beat me to it by 12 hours, 34 min and 46 seconds.

>>45844671

Get a real speaker system that handle audio decoding.

Your welcome.

>>45843313
>It's running 3Dmark06
HAHAHAHAHAHA
oh god my sides

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>>45851852

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2" x 2" x 2"
i.MX6 Quad
2GB RAM
140 USD

Pretty much the perfect OpenElec device

>>45852029
MUHG x86!

>>45844808
This is why I use MediaPortal on Windows. Actually works and I can watch my BD rips without quality loss.

>>45844624
this thing is looking pretty badass. I might try this openlec linux thing on some shit hardware to give it a test run. would be nice if it could netflix.

>>45840728
>that pathetic amount of storage
>a media server
Get fuckt.

>>45843434
Name your shit right, faggot. You need proper show names, and episode numbers. Not to mention, you need to split up your movies and TV shows into separate folders.

How do you seriously fuck up Plex? How much of a mental degenerate are you?

>>45852029
interfaces?

>>45851724
>>45850007

Unless something's changed you can't run games from the SD card. Learned that the hard way with my 32gig version and Civ 5.

Still mad.

>>45840728
>>45841022
Plex is shit. Hp stream 7 is good, chromecast is pretty shit too.

>>45841306
>>45843100
>>45843175
>rpi as media player? It's on whole new lever of shit.

>>45852303
I haven't used plex, just curious.
It gets the data from folder structures, metadata shit ripped from the internet, shit from filenames or a combination?
>>45852309
Well that shits on my plans of buying a HP Stream 7.
Wonder if I can find a way to trick it into thinking it's internal, you try anything?

>>45852408
It uses file names to get the metadata. It uses TVDB for tv shows, so if your shows don't match up with the layout for TVDB, you'll have problems.

And like I said, you need your TV shows and movies in separate parent folders.

>>45852309
>>45852408
Why wouldn't you be able to? Other than speed.

>>45852273
Its a media server not an archive.

>>45852447
I'd imagine the game would just refuse to run, steam would refuse to install on it, some shit like that.

>>45852510
The only issue I know of, is that games will not install on removable media. >>45852309 Should be happy to know that this is easy to change.

>>45841022
9/10
it's missing the ability to use your shit WITHOUT going through plex servers.

>>45841306
This thing did more evil then good
Fuck everybody praising it

>>45852306
all that you desire

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>>45852306
>>45852596

>>45852545
>>45852510

Steam won't install to the Class 10 mSD card.

>>45852545
Steam will not install to the SD Card, but running the retail installer does allow you to install to the SD Card, that's how I got GRID, Skullgirls, Skyrim and Oblivion on my HP Stream 7.

>>45852606
What can this thing do exactly?
is it open source?

>>45852563
You are the server, you dummy. You only use their shit if you want to use plex.tv in your web browser. Before they offered the idiot proof feature for web streaming, you could just as easily forward the port used for Plex management so you could access it from outside your network.

>>45844671
>>Laggy POS interface
>not using yatse app on your fone to control xbmc

>>45852665
>you could just as easily forward the port used for Plex management so you could access it from outside your network.
You couldn't before.
You're telling me you can now?

>>45852681
What do you mean "before?" I've been doing that for 2 years. I didn't even realize they added that idiot proofing for plex.tv until I signed in one day to change my email address and noticed I could stream my content without having to go my DNS address with the port number appended to it.

>>45852644
Not him but it looks like a comparatively expensive alternative to an RPi running XBMC.
http://www.solid-run.com/cuboxtv/

>>45852699
It's been more then 2 years I tried.
You couldn't access plex from the internet without going through that godawful interface. It locked you out for not being in the local network.
>>45852708
RPi with XBMC is pretty fucking shitty
And define expensive, because you get a remote, case, adapter etc with it.

>>45852723
Well before they launched their own servers to handle the out of network stuff automatically, during the setup process it literally told me which port to forward if I wanted to access my content from outside my LAN.

>>45840797
*but everything is a botnet

>>45852626
Good to hear

>>45841205
I have a dual core amd athlon 64 x2 dual core cpu and 2gb or ram and runs plex just fine. Then again, its running ubuntu server and not windows 8, but ive never seen the ram jump above 800mb of use. your milage may vary because windows, but it should still run fine.

>>45852754
I might just try it again thanks to you.
>>45852708
It has openelec support and android support with a big community.
I think this might be good for what the raspberry was intended to do.

>>45852644
Well there isn't much to say really, its a minicomputer based on an i.MX6 cpu (it runs Linux/Android/Free & OpenBSD/WinCE...).

There are many development boards based on freescale cpu, but if you're just looking for a small, low-cost computer I really recommend this.
The cheapest one is $80 and the most expensive one is $140.

I went from RPi/XBMC to this one and it works really well.


inb4 shill

>>45852793
http://www.solid-run.com/wiki/Category:Ignition
Jezus why isn't this thing talked about in /g/?

>>45852796
GPU acceleration? video playback?
How well does the Ignition thing work?

the fire tv stick is fucking $39 or less if you can find a deal and does xbmc and you get access to amazon prime (you do have amazon prime right?) and not to mention all of the other streaming services like hulu/netflix
and it supports casting like the chromecast
and it comes with a remote

it's literally the cheapest media player you can get that will work out of the box with barely any work

i unplugged my chromecast after i bought two of them for $19

>>45852606
not enough usb3

>>45852626
Mine's in the mail. I know skyrim is slow, how is oblivion? tried morrowind?

>>45852708>>45852708
then maybe it can play video decently unlike the pi, with thet quad CPU

>>45840728
I'm doing a similar setup myself however i wont use plex, i'll access the files on my NAS from a odroid-c1 running xbmc with a remote control as playback device, i should take a look at plex, seems interesting

>>45852912
XBMC is great if you only want to use it on one device. The main advantage of Plex is having multiple clients that all share the exact same metadata because it's all served from a central media server. Whereas XBMC is stand-alone.

It all depends on what you need.

>>45852873
Oblivion runs on Medium-High settings at Native resolution. Morrowind works great, you might want a faster SD card for it though, because saving is extremely slow on stuff slower than Class 10.

>>45852891
What? I've found that it handles 20Mbs 1080p without issue.

>>45852948
You can use XBMC as a client for Plex, which is what you should do.
Also why does nobody mention Openelec when talking about XBMC. It's like THE distro to use if you want a media player.

>>45852965
Yeah, I've heard of PLEXBMC but I've never used it myself and I didn't want to comment on something I've never used.

>>45852978
>PLEXBMC
What?
I mean simply using XBMC as a client getting your data from a plex server.
XBMC as a server is pretty dumb
Plex client is pretty shitty.
Best of both worlds.

>>45852593

>a bloo bloo computing isn't a seekrit elitist club anymore

>>45853022
New projects suffer badly under the raspberry pi's popularity. And that piece of shit is weak, outdated and shit.
Way to miss the point retard

Anyone knows if Biostar iDEQ-T1 IN2940T1 is available outside us (EU) and at what price tag?

If not does anyone knows a similar mini PC with quad core atom CPU end USB 3.0?

*Fuck this shity robot ati spam shit. Shit keeps insisting that I'm spaming even after verification.

Lp Miha

>>45852999
I thought that was the add on you used to have XBMC used as a client. What do you use? DLNA? Because that shit is awful.

And Plex as a client is pretty nice now, with the Home Theater release. Much better interface than the Media Player version that preceded it.

Chomebox w/ XBMC and Plex plugin.

You're welcome.

>>45853035
>New projects suffer badly under the raspberry pi's popularity.
How?
Last I checked GCC supported pretty much all the ARM architectures.

>>45840728
>64gb
Thats enough for 5 movies OR one TV show, GOAT media server/player.

>>45852958
Great. Can't wait.

>>45852963
>it handles 20Mbs 1080p without issue
As long as it is supported by the decoder chip sure

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>>45841306
>Timewasting 3.14159

>>45853167
Thats actually enough for 40 YIFY 1080p movies.

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0 dollar media center

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>>45853749
>Sir, you have downloaded terabytes of music and video over the past month. Did you pay for any of that?

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>>45853749
mfw .mkv is bigger than 4GB and won't fit into the FAT32

great, cant wait for my shit to be reencoded by chromecast to some quality i dont even know about

>>45853782
Welp I guess I pay 20% pirate fee on media carriers I don't even use for piracy or media at all aside from this single USB flash drive so I guess I don't need to pay double do I now. About time I got some value back. Shitty laws.

>>45851778
Can you put linux on it? It would be awesome.

>>45853782
>terabytes
>yify

>>45853956
I don't see why you shouldn't be able to.

>>45853956
The people making it are being fishy, saying they where planing on puttinn linux on it but it was "Just too slow", but I call bullshit on that, it should be fine.

>>45852303
Oh jeez, I need to rename all of my files? Fuck that, seeding all of my stuff and renaming them would mess that up.

>>45840728
Pi - $25

>>45840784
>$15
>hdmi cable

are you Australian or do you only buy Monster cables?