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Same here. In fact I've been using a fellow Ars Technica-recommended HP Stream Mini [0] as my Kodi box for many years, with an upgraded Wifi chip, extra RAM, an
by AdmiralAsshat 3y ago
Same here. In fact I've been using a fellow Ars Technica-recommended HP Stream Mini [0] as my Kodi box for many years, with an upgraded Wifi chip, extra RAM, and an SSD, but it's getting long in the tooth and Windows 10's frequent unkillable, non-deferrable background upgrade/virus scan processes make the damn thing unusable half the time. I keep meaning to blow the Win 10 install away and try installing Linux Mint or something, but it keeps falling into my backlog.
I do wish NVIDIA would release a new Shield already, as that would probably solve my problems, but the last one they released is like five years old at this point.
[0] https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/02/cheap-functional-upgradeable-hps-stream-and-pavilion-mini-desktops-reviewed/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/02/cheap-functional-upg...
- bigtech 3y agoI bought an N100 mini that looks just like the Ars picture, but it's branded from Beelink as an S12Pro -- it does all of this and more. Mine is in the living room with the HDMI attached to my TV, but I RDP into it for most things. I installed WSL and and initially ran Plex from Docker, but switched to Windows native as it is simpler to setup and maintain.
- bombcar 3y agoI used Kodi for quite awhile, but now running Jellyfin on my main (NAS) server and just using Infuse on an Apple TV provides quite the similar interface, and simpler.