what is the best OS to run XBMC on this device?
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XBMC has a pre-built Ubuntu based distribution available. Otherwise, I would recommend any Debian derivative. Ubuntu is probably the easiest option.
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I can tell you that Win 8.1 Pro with 8GB RAM runs well, and XBMC runs well on it as an app. Kind of a pushy, take-over-everything sort of an app, actually. Windows is expensive at $140 for the builder's version, but I like Microsoft and Windows. I had XBMC as an OS on my Raspberry Pi, but it was underpowered and prone to crashing. This NUC is its replacement, and I love it. Excellent graphics. I'm a computer enthusiast with two overclocked desktops, yada yada, with graphics cards and a $180 ASUS 24" LED monitor (nice and bright with 300 candlepower, but obviously not a super-quality monitor), and the color on the NUC/plasma is remarkably better than the computer/monitor. The great thing about plasma TVs is color, and the NUC takes full advantage of it.
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I think it's a matter of preference but since it's a relatively powerful little device I run windows 7 without any problems. If all you want is XBMC, you can install XBMC as your OS.
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It comes with an Android operating system, with XBMC preloaded for media playback
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Just got the box and opened it up you would need an usb tuner card that is xbmc approved. xbmc shows the 32 gig ssd as a user space so i dont see why not.
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It works with Ubuntu 12.04 and the device is recognized as a keyboard and mouse, so it should work with xbmc, provided you are running a newer kernel version with the drivers. I don't know exact version required, but like I said Ubuntu 12.04 (Linux kernel 3.2) works great, and so does Raspbian.
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I own this exact model and the stock XBMC distro from xbmc.org does indeed have audio issues. If you want to run "OpenElec" distro of XBMC, I can confirm that this distro does not suffer from the audio issues the stock distro does. I have this unit, running OpenElec (latest build 3.95.4 or something), and it works fine.
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I use the m350, have had it since December with the A-U board and I love it, absolutely no problems running XBMC decoding 1080p video. Here is my complete build:Zotac A U2x2gb Corsair XMS 2320gb caviar blue HDDRosewill Media Center Remotem350 enclosureXBMC Live
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My advice is stay with XBMC current version. I tried Kodi and it seemed to have too many bugs in it. I am currently using XBMCbuntu, which is simply Xubuntu optimized for XBMC. Upgrading to new versions of anything isn't always a good thing to do. I've been using this Matricom for about a year and it's been very reliable. I did replace the original OS with XBMCbuntu as mentioned before.
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I am using it with Xbmcbuntu Eden version. Worked out of the box for me. Still not convinced about the device range though. but that does not seem related to the OS.
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This is an android computer, and as such candidates stream or play anything an android Phone or tablet can. You would need to check specific sites or if they have an app you can download it from google play store, your other option would be to see if they have or are in a xbmc add-on.
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I own this model and the Android MX2 G-Box. For $98.00, The MX2 G-Box performs 400% better and worth the extra expense. The Sanoxy mini tv box plays sketchy video that pauses frequently. XBMC is the free media app you want to run to enjoy streaming TV and movies. It's free but you must download it directly, as it's not available in the Play store. As for local programming, depends on which city is local for you and which networks you are trying to watch. NBC-Universal is very pro-active with policing and shutting down feeds for all it's affiliates.
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Yes, XBMC installs and runs fine in general. There are many different sub builds of XBMC available, however. Codec support for certain video playback is hit or miss. Some builds work exceptionally well , and some do not work as well.
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Sorry I only use this board in an HTPC running XBMC (Linux OS) but it works flawlessly for video.
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I am currently using it on a Raspberry Pi running XBMC. it has full functionality but is limited to the features of the device. For instance the Pi hasn't developed a good fast forward or rewind. The Win7 PC might have a better set of features but I haven't tried it.
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I'm using XBMC with a Linux backend, I use a hwplug option for sound and it works fine.
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The T428 running the latest version dated June 16, 2013 runs XBMC quite well. Obivously, there is not Dolby digital surround pass through and the video quality of this stick is still not up to the quality of say my boxee box. Also, it seems to run most of the newest versions of XBMC.
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Hi,I never used it on XBMC, but it run the 1080P movies very well. It is pretty fast, run swift, but the only problem I had is out of the 3 I purchased 2 of them it constantly freezes and needs to restart, and one of them just went dead. But otherwise when I now got it and it was working okay it was pretty awesome.
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Hi, It has root access to all the apps in the US. xbmc has pre installed. Smays