Boards.ie

Cloonbigman · 07-04-2012, 14:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by livEwirE

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zilog

See Harvey Norman have a Revo RL100 on 'offer' at the moment for €429, includes Windows 7 x64 and blu-ray drive I believe. Saw one in store, has nice slide-out remote keyboard/touchpad thing. Really slim, you'd never guess it was a blu-ray PC. If it was €100 cheaper I'd be sorely tempted ...

A bit too steep for my pockets right now

The RL70 is a class piece of kit but goodluck to getting it delivered to Ireland, at least the one I'm looking at:

http://www.ebuyer.com/319565-acer-re...c-pt-sj4e2-002

It has windows, 4gb ram, 640gb hdd, wireless mouse & keyboard. The processor is the best out there too. Was going to build my own with the same specs but this is just cheaper. Unfortunately this company doesn't deliver to Ireland only mainland uk. This would make an excellent HTPC.

BrianD · 07-04-2012, 19:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by PogMoThoin

@OP, why not build a HTPC?
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/artic...4396&agid=1199
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/artic...5706&agid=1391
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/artic...8028&agid=1245
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/artic...=8644&agid=220

What else does one need?

PogMoThoin · 07-04-2012, 22:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrianD

What else does one need?

That gets you started if you don't need storage and have network storage, you can boot from USB key

armitage_skanks · 07-04-2012, 22:32

You need something to control it, maybe a USB IR remote. Or you can use an iPhone/Android app.

And you'd want a USB keyboard handy in case you need to fiddle with the BIOS the odd time. But most people have one lying around anyway.

vibe666 · 10-04-2012, 15:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrianD

What else does one need?

pretty much just a remote to control it with (or you could use an app on your smartphone) and a hdmi cable and you're sorted.

kyub · 11-04-2012, 21:35

I use my Revo R3700 as an HTPC. Since upgrading to the latest XBMC 'Eden' it is smoother than ever. It will play 1080p but I don't bother really. Pretty much all of my downloads are 720p and they play flawlessly. I use a Rii as my remote control.

I just posted this in the setup thread but might be beneficial here to show what this machine can do:

Acer Aspire Revo R3700 with 300GB HD
External 2TB HD
XBMC Eden
sabnzbd+
sickbeard
couchpotato

The Revo runs XBMC Eden, sabnzbd+ and sickbeard for automation purposes, so the box literally does all of the work for me. I also have the sickbeard and sabnzbd plugins running inside XBMC so I can monitor queues and add new shows as needed then get notification popups inside XBMC also.

Here's a few pics of my XBMC setup.

livEwirE · 12-04-2012, 12:27

Great looking setup there kyub. Have you tried netflix hd playback?

livEwirE · 12-04-2012, 12:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cloonbigman

The RL70 is a class piece of kit but goodluck to getting it delivered to Ireland, at least the one I'm looking at:

http://www.ebuyer.com/319565-acer-re...c-pt-sj4e2-002

It has windows, 4gb ram, 640gb hdd, wireless mouse & keyboard. The processor is the best out there too. Was going to build my own with the same specs but this is just cheaper. Unfortunately this company doesn't deliver to Ireland only mainland uk. This would make an excellent HTPC.

www.deliverme.ie will sort this out mate

kyub · 12-04-2012, 12:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by livEwirE

Great looking setup there kyub. Have you tried netflix hd playback?

Nope, I actually cancelled my netflix sub just recently.

vibe666 · 12-04-2012, 12:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by kyub

Nope, I actually cancelled my netflix sub just recently.

yep, not nearly enough choice. when they can give us the same selection as the US (officially, rather than using workarounds to get to the US site) it will be worth it.

kyub · 12-04-2012, 12:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by vibe666

yep, not nearly enough choice. when they can give us the same selection as the US (officially, rather than using workarounds to get to the US site) it will be worth it.

Yep, I agree completely. I think in the past month I had used it around 3 times so it was time to get rid of it for now.

digitaldr · 15-04-2012, 00:21

If you don't want windows 7 the Revo RL70 is only £178 + €22 deliverme.ie charge. The Lenovo IdeaCentre Q180 might be worth a look too.

kyub · 15-04-2012, 08:26

If you're going for either one of those you should try to upgrade to 4GB of RAM as soon as you can. I noticed a significant increase in performance on my Revo after doing this.

vibe666 · 15-04-2012, 08:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by kyub

If you're going for either one of those you should try to upgrade to 4GB of RAM as soon as you can. I noticed a significant increase in performance on my Revo after doing this.

same here on my r3610, particularly in windows.

digitaldr · 15-04-2012, 10:36

My 3610 is running xbmc live and xp so I'm guessing 2 gigs of ram is ok for me. I figured xbmc on windows 7 would just annoy the missus too much. I know there's ways to get it to boot straight into xbmc but I don't think any of these work 100% - lots of stuff could cause xbmc to loose focus. I might give XbmcBuntu a whirl but will need to change my cheapo Hama remote - it doesn't seem to be supported. Don't particularly like using iPhone as remote.

11-04-2012, 21:35	#21
kyub Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: derp Posts: 1,817 Adverts \| Friends	I use my Revo R3700 as an HTPC. Since upgrading to the latest XBMC 'Eden' it is smoother than ever. It will play 1080p but I don't bother really. Pretty much all of my downloads are 720p and they play flawlessly. I use a Rii as my remote control. I just posted this in the setup thread but might be beneficial here to show what this machine can do: Acer Aspire Revo R3700 with 300GB HD External 2TB HD XBMC Eden sabnzbd+ sickbeard couchpotato The Revo runs XBMC Eden, sabnzbd+ and sickbeard for automation purposes, so the box literally does all of the work for me. I also have the sickbeard and sabnzbd plugins running inside XBMC so I can monitor queues and add new shows as needed then get notification popups inside XBMC also. Here's a few pics of my XBMC setup. Last edited by kyub; 12-04-2012 at 02:23.

15-04-2012, 00:21	#27
digitaldr Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,157 Adverts \| Friends	If you don't want windows 7 the Revo RL70 is only £178 + €22 deliverme.ie charge. The Lenovo IdeaCentre Q180 might be worth a look too. Last edited by digitaldr; 15-04-2012 at 00:37.

15-04-2012, 10:36	#30
digitaldr Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,157 Adverts \| Friends	My 3610 is running xbmc live and xp so I'm guessing 2 gigs of ram is ok for me. I figured xbmc on windows 7 would just annoy the missus too much. I know there's ways to get it to boot straight into xbmc but I don't think any of these work 100% - lots of stuff could cause xbmc to loose focus. I might give XbmcBuntu a whirl but will need to change my cheapo Hama remote - it doesn't seem to be supported. Don't particularly like using iPhone as remote. Last edited by digitaldr; 15-04-2012 at 10:40.

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search

07-04-2012, 22:32	#19
armitage_skanks Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 114 Adverts \| Friends	You need something to control it, maybe a USB IR remote. Or you can use an iPhone/Android app. And you'd want a USB keyboard handy in case you need to fiddle with the BIOS the odd time. But most people have one lying around anyway.

12-04-2012, 12:27	#22
livEwirE Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,001 Adverts \| Friends	Great looking setup there kyub. Have you tried netflix hd playback?

15-04-2012, 08:26	#28
kyub Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: derp Posts: 1,817 Adverts \| Friends	If you're going for either one of those you should try to upgrade to 4GB of RAM as soon as you can. I noticed a significant increase in performance on my Revo after doing this.