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Gary
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5th Jun 13 at 13:51   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Dug out an old 2.4 ghz Celeron powered Dell shitter which I might use as a media centre jobby.

Reckon it'll be laggy as hell?
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With AEON skin, 100%.

With the standard, or any of the 'minimal' ones, should be OK.

That is, until you try and play something...
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Go with one of linux all-in-one versions of it and it'll be 'reet with a minimal skin
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Fuck it i'll stick it on and see what happens
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Started playing with this on Raspberry Pi yesterday. Makes me wish I'd have took notice sooner!
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Just for anyone wondering. It runs XBMC fine. Until you want to stream something

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quote:
Originally posted by PhilC
Started playing with this on Raspberry Pi yesterday. Makes me wish I'd have took notice sooner!


I have a Pi with this on as well.

Soundcloud app is on it......can play a tune from phone and select to airplay it across to the XMBC

I am new to this but it really is a boss interface....now to find a large hard drive and fill the fooker with movies
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Originally posted by Gary
Just for anyone wondering. It runs XBMC fine. Until you want to stream something



Get a cheap £290 graphics card...
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quote:
Originally posted by noshua
Get a cheap £290 graphics card...
Not sure if trying to be funny, or...?
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quote:
Originally posted by Gary
Just for anyone wondering. It runs XBMC fine. Until you want to stream something


XBMC on Windows i assume?
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quote:
Originally posted by Balling
quote:
Originally posted by noshua
Get a cheap £20 graphics card...
Not sure if trying to be funny, or...?


Was on my phone
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That makes a bit more sense then.

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Get a HD6450 in there, they're cheap and play HD stuff nicely.
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Could be AGP, if it's AGP get yourself a HD 3650, you can pick them up for not much now.
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Good thinking there. I've opened up old Dell's in the past that have no AGP/PCI-E slot at all, just the contacts on the board there!

 
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