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BlackBeltHuh

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Hi All,

Got an old G7 HP Microserver which is used for streaming and watching movies etc.
It seems to be slowly but surely giving up the ghost.
Could anyone recommend a decent mini PC replacement? Or would an Xbox for instance work if it could be attached to a NAS as well?
In a similar vein, would an Apple TV perhaps do the trick (I know it can stream) if it can connect to a NAS to play movies from that too?

Thanks!
 
BlackBeltHuh said:
Hi All,

Got an old G7 HP Microserver which is used for streaming and watching movies etc.
It seems to be slowly but surely giving up the ghost.
Could anyone recommend a decent mini PC replacement? Or would an Xbox for instance work if it could be attached to a NAS as well?
In a similar vein, would an Apple TV perhaps do the trick (I know it can stream) if it can connect to a NAS to play movies from that too?

Thanks!
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Would also like to know. The little streaming boxes are not doing it for me
 
DTBA said:
Would also like to know. The little streaming boxes are not doing it for me
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No, that's not an option.
Ideally I'll replace with something small (Intel NUC looks decent), but if the Apple TV or an Xbox will connect to a NAS, then I'd rather look at getting either device in combo with a NAS and then stream accordingly or watch locally.
 
Nothing wrong with the Xiaomi Mibox. I've got 3 of them around the house and they work flawlessly. All 3 of them are connected to my NAS through Kodi without any problems.
 
Honestly a mibox with beetv, nova or any of the apps from apktime.com with a real debrid subscription (R50 a month).

Is the cheapest and best option for streaming. Mibox has 4k but you lose out on Dolby atmos which may or may not bother you.

Don't get an apple TV they have no functionality and are expensive paper weights, rather get a Nvidia shield which is the best streaming box by far if you want to spend in upper bracket of streaming boxes. Nvidia shield also takes all the apps mentioned above.

Having one remote to use all your TV makes a huge difference.
 
I have a PC and the PC has Plex and ... games.

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For me the old Telkom Lit boxes worked like a charm. Just plug in a huge external hdd.

Alternatively the HP Desktop Mini's are potent little machines, but an Telkom LIT box running VLC worked ok.

Or just plug an external hdd into your TV if you can.
 
The lit boxes supported PLEX and KODI.

Pity Netflix ran away.

The same one ironically is the EMATIC.
 
BlackBeltHuh said:
Hi All,

Got an old G7 HP Microserver which is used for streaming and watching movies etc.
It seems to be slowly but surely giving up the ghost.
Could anyone recommend a decent mini PC replacement? Or would an Xbox for instance work if it could be attached to a NAS as well?
In a similar vein, would an Apple TV perhaps do the trick (I know it can stream) if it can connect to a NAS to play movies from that too?

Thanks!
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EliteMini HM90

Minisforum HM90 is a high-performance mini PC with AMD Ryzen™ 9 4900H processor and AMD Radeon™ graphics card, opening up a world of computing possibilities for your home, office or wherever you need it. 4K visual effects, 3 displays equipped with DisplayPort, USB-C 3.0 ports and HDMI to expand...
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sorted

I have one (prev gen) that hangs behind my 4k lounge screen. Works amazing

HDR10+, Dolby HDR, atmos, PS3 emulator, runs most co-op games natively (It Takes Two is a perfect example), for everything else there is steam streaming

+ bluetooth for the xbox controllers and wireless mouse/keyboard
 
agentrfr said:
store.minisforum.com

EliteMini HM90

Minisforum HM90 is a high-performance mini PC with AMD Ryzen™ 9 4900H processor and AMD Radeon™ graphics card, opening up a world of computing possibilities for your home, office or wherever you need it. 4K visual effects, 3 displays equipped with DisplayPort, USB-C 3.0 ports and HDMI to expand...
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sorted
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$650 ... mad
 
SirFooK'nG said:
$650 ... mad
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and this one if you dont need as much GPU?
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DeskMini UM350

Minisforum DeskMini UM350 is a mini PC designed for home and office use. Powerful processor and graphics DeskMini UM350 with AMD Ryzen™ 5 3550H, integrated 4 cores/8 threads (2MB total L2 cache, 4MB total L3 cache, base clock 2.1GHz, up to 3.7GHz)
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Depending on needs:
Chromecast with Google TV (~1.5k mark)
Then Nvidia Shield, then would get an AMD or Intel nuc depending on how much you want to spend. All support kodi or plex.
 
Corelli said:
For me the old Telkom Lit boxes worked like a charm. Just plug in a huge external hdd.

Alternatively the HP Desktop Mini's are potent little machines, but an Telkom LIT box running VLC worked ok.

Or just plug an external hdd into your TV if you can.
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R16k for one of those HPs! o_O They look nice and would do the trick size-wise, but damn! That price...

I just need something cheaper than that from which I can stream Netflix/Britbox via app or browser. Preferably running Windows 10, and I'll then connect to a large external HDD or NAS. Whichever one works out cheaper.
 
Johnatan56 said:
Yeah, new Chromecast should launch this year as Google is supposedly making AV1 hardware decode mandatory with Android TV.

Current Chromecast can most likely do software side either way, the software decode has gotten pretty good (near everyone using YT uses it).
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Waiting on Google to roll that out. No thanks.
 
BlackBeltHuh said:
Hi All,

Got an old G7 HP Microserver which is used for streaming and watching movies etc.
It seems to be slowly but surely giving up the ghost.
Could anyone recommend a decent mini PC replacement? Or would an Xbox for instance work if it could be attached to a NAS as well?
In a similar vein, would an Apple TV perhaps do the trick (I know it can stream) if it can connect to a NAS to play movies from that too?

Thanks!
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Heres your profile pic you can thank me later
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