Reddit reviews Intel Next Unit of Computing Kit, Black/Grey BOXDCCP847DYE
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Ultra Small Form Factor (USFF) computing platform at approximately 4 x 4 inchesDual-HDMI ports supporting HDMI 1.4a outputIntel Celeron processor 847 Dual Core 1.1 GHzDual-channel DDR3 1333 Mhz, two SO-DIMM slots, 16 GB maximumVESA mounting bracket includedWiFi / Bluetooth antenna integrated into the chassis
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00B7I8HZ4/ref=mw_dp_mdsc?dsc=1
The Celeron is more than enough power for a simple XBMC box.
Agreed. My current machine is this NUC with a small cheap mSATA SSD running OpenELEC. Has stuttered once in my entire time of having it, on a high-quality 1080p rip--and that was a while ago, on an older build of OpenELEC/XBMC.
I originally had some issues with getting it to recognize the SSD, but it's a known issue, and Intel support was great to help me solve it. I believe they also helped to address it with a subsequent firmware update.
TL;DR: Intel Celeron NUC works great, make sure you have latest firmware
Intel's Next Unit of Computing would disagree.
Also look up any number of specialty HTPCs.
This is not very powerful at all, but on Amazon it's price is $146.72
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Next-Computing-Black-BOXDCCP847DYE/dp/B00B7I8HZ4
Seems to be a good HTPC. You also need to buy a mickey mouse cord with it too like this: http://www.amazon.com/Cables-Unlimted-6-feet-Mickey-Mouse/dp/B000234TYI/ref=pd_sim_147_5?ie=UTF8&dpID=41dF5WDeuyL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=1QN7DYGPNBPP84J5R1ZN
Just picked this up for Xmas running win 7 and XMBC:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B7I8HZ4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I use it as an HTPC in the master bedroom, pulling my media from a 7tb NAS. All Blu ray rips at 1080p, no stuttering at all. My only gripe is you cannot turn it on with a remote, you'll have to play around with the sleep/hibernate settings to be able to power it on with a usb remote. I haven't seen a NUC that uses 2.5 drives so you'll have to spring for a mSSD. Prices aren't that bad, I got a 64gb for $50.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B7I8HZ4/
throw 2gb ram in that, buy a power cord, msata ssd or USB flash drive, and an IR USB device (like FLIRC) and you've got a pretty nice setup for under $250. I recommend installing OpenELEC, which is basically XBMC wrapped up in a barebones linux distro.
This one is $153 on Amazon at the time I linked: http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Next-Computing-Black-BOXDCCP847DYE/dp/B00B7I8HZ4
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | Intel Pentium G3420 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor | $70.89 @ Amazon
Motherboard | ASRock H81M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard | $69.98 @ SuperBiiz
Memory | A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | $32.99 @ Newegg
Storage | Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $87.96 @ Amazon
Case | Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case | $55.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply | Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply | $29.99 @ Newegg
| | Total
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $347.79
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-04 15:36 EST-0500 |
Intel G3420 for the CPU. This CPU is really great for HTPC usage. It only consumes a small amount of power, yet is powerful enough to stream 1080p videos and should handle emulators as well.
Asrock H81M-ITX for the motherboard. This motherboard is a great budget unit with lots of connectivity and the option to upgrade to a faster CPU/more RAM if desired.
4GB of 1600MHz RAM, which is plenty for this build.
2TB HDD, as you requested.
Cooler Master Elite 130 for the case. This is a great budget mini-ITX build that should have plenty of room for the components I chose and room to add a solid state drive or 2 in the future.
Corsair CX430M is a really good PSU for this build. 80 plus bronze certified and modular to cut down on the cable clutter that is bound to happen with a small mini-ITX case.
If you want to use Netflix, you're pretty much bound to Windows, so Linux isn't really an option. I've heard that there are some alternatives to Silverlight that you can use and make Netflix work in Linux, but it takes a bit of configuration and I don't have any experience with it.
That said, I just purchased and setup a [Celeron NUC](http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Next-Computing-Black-BOXDCCP847DYE/dp/B00B7I8HZ4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1393965307&sr=8-2&keywords=intel+nuc http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Next-Computing-Black-BOXDCCP847DYE/dp/B00B7I8HZ4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1393965307&sr=8-2&keywords=intel+nuc) with 2GB of RAM and a little 32GB SSD streaming from my main PC with ~6TB of storage. I installed OpenELEC, but have recently switched to XBMCbuntu just in case I want to open a web browser. OpenELEC was great, it booted up really quickly and was very responsive within XBMC navigating through menus and things, but every once in a while, when I was watching a TV show, it would freeze, and I would have to reboot. I have yet to have a problem with XBMCbuntu; it's similarly fast and has the option to boot into an Ubuntu-like desktop mode as well.
I use a Chromecast for Netflix and I actually prefer it for Youtube as well. It's a great little $35 streaming device, if you have a laptop or a smartphone connected to the same wifi network.
If you have storage elsewhere, or would be willing to go with a external USB drive, you could save a lot of money, space and power by going with the Intel NUC, youd also need the buy RAM, the Power cord, and a USB drive or mSATA drive. You'd be sub $250, and have no issues with 1080p in XBMC.
A very quick search I found this. I'm sure you could find a better deal if you took a little more time.
If you can swing the upfront cost, something like a low end NUC will probably save you money over a few years
Like this one? http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Next-Computing-Black-BOXDCCP847DYE/dp/B00B7I8HZ4/
Looks around my price range. Do you see any any issue installing ubuntu/PHT on one of these?
Can you find one in stock at that price? Amazon has them sold out for a month an half and any other vendor has them jacked up the price.
Also, there are more than one older model that doesn't come with ethernet, the next two cheapest don't. After that you're looking at over $250 for just the NUC not including ram etc.
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Next-Computing-Black-BOXDCCP847DYE/dp/B00B7I8HZ4/ref=pd_sim_sbs_pc_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=1NVP58ED253BMYQ45ASD
and
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Next-Computing-Thunderbolt-i3-3217UDC3217BY/dp/B0093LINT2/ref=pd_sim_sbs_pc_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=1NVP58ED253BMYQ45ASD
Thank you so much for the help! I really appreciate it. I found a NUC for $150, so I'll probably go with that.
The Lifehacker article you linked me, "The Complicated Method: Watch Your Movie Now with XBMC" only works on windows correct? So I couldn't throw on linux and do the same thing with MakeMKV and the plugin for XBMC?
EDIT:
Here is the NUC I was looking at
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Next-Computing-Black-BOXDCCP847DYE/dp/B00B7I8HZ4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407978168&sr=8-1&keywords=B00B7I8HZ4
EDIT 2:
Nvm, I'm an idiot and didn't read the article fully