Anyone running XBMC on this? How does it perform? Any issues?
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I own this exact model and the stock XBMC distro from xbmc.org does indeed have audio issues. If you want to run "OpenElec" distro of XBMC, I can confirm that this distro does not suffer from the audio issues the stock distro does. I have this unit, running OpenElec (latest build 3.95.4 or something), and it works fine.
372473
I can confirm. XBMC works flawlessly with this nuc. The IR is perfect as well when paired with the microsoft dvd player. I don't have any audio sync issues. I have made 4 i3 nucs for others. None have reported the problems mentioned above.
372474
XBMC is not running well.... have tried both Frodo and latest Gotham and both have audio sync issues... sync gets worse as the movie progresses.
2094336
I stopped Using it, slow very slow, XBMC takes forever to load, I have Fios at 85mps. not enough ram in it.
456915
Yes, it works like a charm. I have it installed on a Windows 7 64-bit system. It`s plug and play windows will automatically find the drivers needed. Also works great with XBMC.
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I am using Plex on it for 2 months now. Transcoding is not super fast, my old HTPC with AMD Hudson M1 is 3 times faster to transcode! When there is no transcoding it is very nice, I used to have my XBMC library shared on mysql on it and it was the same no lag on 100Mbps network. I switched to 1Gbps and I am only watching 1080p movies, some in 3D and from my HTPC running XBMC with the plex addon I have no issues at all. From my new Nexus 7 it is the same, it just takes time when I cast to my chromecast but I am not sure what is the issue, it takes 30s to load and then it is ok! Now the question is to know if you hesitate between a NAS or building your own NAS with a powerful CPU for transcoding! I believe in the NAS world this one is one of the fastest in its category for transcoding (but I might be wrong). Anyway it is a very good product I do not regret the money I spent on it! I also use Plex on my Samsung smart TV and it runs very well. FYI on my NAS I have sickbeard installed that download my series using Transmission and then move them to the proper folder, rename the file and Plex sees it and update its database! everything works fine!
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Im sure there are other apps out there but I play my files from my NAS using XBMC. The only ones I have problem with are 1080p 3D movies and I think thats more of the A100 itself and not so much XBMC.
902852
Definitely. Whether its with OpenELEC or XBMC under windows, this will get the job done for you
984470
I still have a problem with this unit myself. I can't get my xbmc working. It keep give a message it couldn't connect to network server.
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It's a little low on RAM, but with another 2GB stick it should be able to run Windows 7 fairly well. I'm running Ubuntu 12.04LTS on mine with XBMC using Aeon MQ5 skin and I have zero complaints. Runs quiet and reliably. The only time I ever have to restart it is when one of my add-ons has an issue (not the machine's fault).
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It has an older version of XMBC on it, so you can launch that - you'll have to navigate the file sources from inside the menu to find the mkv file, but generally yes. There may be issues with accelerated decoding, HD video from a usb thumb drive may be choppy.I would heartily recommend you install the latest version of XBMC, it was recently renamed to Kodi http://kodi.tv/download/
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The only other thing I would HIGHLY recommend is the Keyboard, the controller falls short of controlling everything. The XBMC is not really based on channels, but on add-ons. Each add-on will provide you with certain entertainment. For example: The Mash-Up add-on has a very wide range of movies, TV show, sporting events, documentaries; Sports Devil is all about sports; Video Devil is all about adult movies; Ice Films is movies and TV and there are hundreds more, including international channels, radio, etc. that you can download from different repositories. Just Google XBMC repositories and you will find YouTube videos explaining how to do everything. I hope this helps =)
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I originally was going to use this as an HTPC but it never made it to my TV. I run ubuntu/fedora and develop (node,php,python,go) on it everyday. I recommend 16G of ram. My one issue is running bluetooth latency on my speakers. I'm using logitech k810 bluetooth keyboard, microsoft bluetooth mouse, bose soundlink2 mini bluetooth speakers and I run into sound latency playing youtube videos. It's fine if just use regular (non bluetooth) speakers.
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My advice is stay with XBMC current version. I tried Kodi and it seemed to have too many bugs in it. I am currently using XBMCbuntu, which is simply Xubuntu optimized for XBMC. Upgrading to new versions of anything isn't always a good thing to do. I've been using this Matricom for about a year and it's been very reliable. I did replace the original OS with XBMCbuntu as mentioned before.
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Yes, I've got it set up that way, and it's working fine for me. I run XBMC, so I've remapped it for that, but before that, I tested it with the built-in Windows Media suite, and that worked out of the box.
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I am using it with Xbmcbuntu Eden version. Worked out of the box for me. Still not convinced about the device range though. but that does not seem related to the OS.
2277106
yes you can install xbmc. I would use beyond XBMC or SPMC. Those work the best. Beond XBMc was designed to run on the rockchip processor in here. I have sold several and the work well. Roku or chromecast are not near what XBMC is.
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Well I purchased one about a couple weeks ago and it's great, I've been using it for showbox, xbmc etc....check Internet connection
1526510
That's correct. You have to download and install XBMC in order to play your media.