HTPC to replace the raspberry Pi

[blackice8r]

it's the light that's more disturbing than the noise.

heheh sorted from day 1 - black electrical/isolation tape on the HP logo, no light, you never know it's there

 

[Freefaller]

Of course I was just making the point that the noise isn't a big issue. If you get an SSD you can boot up in no time at all so something worth considering, which means you can turn it off if it's a big issue.

 

[FerretBoy]

I found it got noisier over time. It's now in the garage with 12tb of storage

 

[sHo0sH]

Have you tried Xbian? for me it's a lot faster than Raspbmc

 

[Freefaller]

It shouldn't be loud enough to impair a sitting room environment... But that said just turn it off when unneeded or do as you say, put it out of the way.

 

[cokecan]

I have mine on 24/7 in my front room on a shelf/rack thing behind my sofa and honestly can barely hear it.

The volume from these does seem to vary a bit it would seem

 

[Supercow]

What about the Rikomagic mk802 iv ?
XBMC should run smoothly on it shouldn't it?

 

[Freefaller]

I have mine on 24/7 in my front room on a shelf/rack thing behind my sofa and honestly can barely hear it.

The volume from these does seem to vary a bit it would seem

You're probably right.

 

[vintage-x]

I have mine on 24/7 in my front room on a shelf/rack thing behind my sofa and honestly can barely hear it.

The volume from these does seem to vary a bit it would seem

Mine is louder than my pc which has 2 graphics cards with stock coolers which is why its in another room downstairs.

 

[quassimodem]

Been looking at these for a while now, but not sure I want to move away from the likes of Roku and Plex.. (for what I need it for) So not sure if it's fast enough to stream 1080P

 

[FerretBoy]

It isn't fast enough for a plex server.