xbmc set top box question

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So I have a 42" tv in the living room with a HTPC running XBMC, and I want to extend the experience into the bedroom, currently I have an old 74cm CRT TV in there, amd don't really want to replace the TV, I have tried everywhere to get one of those GFX cards with the AV out connector, but it seems they are obselete, so now I'm on the verge to buy a mede8er or a WDTV hub, but before I take the plunge, I just wanted to find some alternatives, I have seen a few people on the XBMC forums talking about set top boxes running android, which can then take XBMC, but I have never seen them, can anyone give me some suggestions?

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If you're not looking to run Full HD content, a Raspberri Pi will do the job.
Edit: I have the WD TV Live (all my media is network accessible) - it does the job, and it does it well. The only thing I find lacking is speed of navigation.
 
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I was looking at the raspberry, but the last I heard there was a 6month waiting period.
 
ColinR said:
If you're not looking to run Full HD content, a Raspberri Pi will do the job.
Edit: I have the WD TV Live (all my media is network accessible) - it does the job, and it does it well. The only thing I find lacking is speed of navigation.
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I was under the impression that the Raspberry Pi's could handle 1080p? Am I wrong in this regard? Or would it need to be over clocked?
 
ph4t3 said:
I was under the impression that the Raspberry Pi's could handle 1080p? Am I wrong in this regard? Or would it need to be over clocked?
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It is 1080p - but it cannot decode 1080p. Overclocking might just be enough. Basically I loaded XBMC onto it and it could not run 1080p movies - it would lose half the frames.
 
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