Comments on: New options for low-TDP PCs https://dfarq.homeip.net/new-options-for-low-tdp-pcs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-options-for-low-tdp-pcs David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Mon, 21 Nov 2016 21:39:03 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dan Bowman https://dfarq.homeip.net/new-options-for-low-tdp-pcs/#comment-42023 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 17:11:42 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=7660#comment-42023 Steve, I’ve been running two El Cheapo Grande (couple of years out of date) systems for a while now on Linux Lite with Spotify and Kodi (nee XBMC) and they both work very well for media use (5.1 sound and HDMI on one); both pull my iTunes library and my YouTube downloads from local NAS.

System A is powered from an old laptop power suppluy with a converter for the mobo power plug. The other is a mini-itx board in a mini-case. Both use on-board video.

Again, a year or two out of date, but plenty of oompf for an HTPC. This newer stuff should do as well.

I’d replace my stuff, but…

]]> By: Dave Farquhar https://dfarq.homeip.net/new-options-for-low-tdp-pcs/#comment-42001 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 03:02:41 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=7660#comment-42001 Steve, I think they would be perfect for media PCs. They’d be quick enough to handle A/V while not fouling the audio with noise.

]]> By: Steve Aubrey https://dfarq.homeip.net/new-options-for-low-tdp-pcs/#comment-42000 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 02:02:04 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=7660#comment-42000 Would these systems be good for a media computer? When I saw that they would be silent, that was my first thought. I’m an audio geek, and appreciate silent computers (though my home PC decidedly isn’t one). Thanks!

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