Category: NZTekonverse -> HTPC
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Home Theatre PC and all that…[2]
In the first post of this series I took a look at some options out there using different form factors and chassis for a home theatre PC. After a month or two of the current form factor I’m sharing some more thoughts about the form factor options. Generally when you are talking PCs, it is…
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Home Theatre PC and all that…[1]
A few years ago I purchased a Mini-ITX chassis and installed a Gigabyte board with integrated CPU in it. This was supposed to get me something like a HTPC in a compact form factor that could fit in a small space next to a TV. However that board turned out to be too low powered…
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Raspberry Pi or HPTC For Livestream Player [5]
Last time I wrote on this subject I took a look at whether to continue using a Raspberry Pi to play livestreams and video clips, or to take a look at a more conventional HPTC setup with a normal computer. Original attempts to use a normal computer were with the Mini-ITX board and chassis I…
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Raspberry Pi as Livestream Player [4]… Or Conventional HTPC?
So after recent posts talking about Raspberry Pi possibilities I am probably going to forgo using my Pi as a media player because I have pulled out an old Intel DB75EN board that used to be a desktop computer here and it plays videos very well. So that old computer can be repurposed. It needs…
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Using a Raspberry Pi as a livestream player [3]
Well since I last wrote about this I have had more time to test, the outcome of which is that the Pi’s CPU still runs very hot even with the lid removed off the top of the case. This undoubtedly continues to be relevant to display performance which generally is still challenging. I have also…