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Confused in what media centre to get?

  • 27-11-2010 9:29am
    #1
    Binder
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    I am confused to what i should buy....

    I have alot of media on my pc such as mkv and blueray rips, some of them are up to 15gb each. I would like to stream them wirelessly from pc if possible to my TV (42" philips)

    Now i want something that will play these at no problem but also want to watch online content when possible and a small bit of internet.

    My options are

    mac mini - worried about price and how easy it is to change settings (VPN etc)
    boxee - seems to be good
    revo 3610/3700- will it play blueray rips @ 1920x1080 ok/slow performance
    apple tv - powerful enough?

    What you guys think the best bang for the buck is that will match my needs


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  • #2
    andy1249
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,403 ✭✭✭andy1249


    I have alot of media on my pc such as mkv and blueray rips, some of them are up to 15gb each. I would like to stream them wirelessly from pc if possible to my TV (42" philips)

    Now i want something that will play these at no problem but also want to watch online content when possible and a small bit of internet.

    First off , wireless will struggle with 1920 x 1080p rips , have you considered homeplugs ? Wired is much better at this type of thing , and even homeplugs will outdo the best wireless connection.
    mac mini - worried about price and how easy it is to change settings (VPN etc)

    Its expensive , yes , but will handle almost anything , however it wont do HD audio if thats important to you.

    boxee - seems to be good

    This is more of a Software platform than a hardware device , it will do what you want provided you have the correct hardware to run it on , the mac mini is a good choice for this , it will also run on a Revo , but obviously the Revo has a lot less horsepower under the hood and may struggle with the higher bitstream content.
    revo 3610/3700- will it play blueray rips @ 1920x1080 ok/slow performance


    Ive seen this struggle with high bitstream content , such as 1:1 BD rips , but should handle most content.
    apple tv - powerful enough?

    No its not , and its limited to 720p , that and you'll have to transcode the majority of your content to a format playable by this device , its one of the weakest on the market.
    A WDTV live is a similar device for approx the same price and outdoes the Apple TV is every respect , you wont have to transcode your content either as the WDTV can play most formats as is.


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