I need to that fucking thing in my life!Holy shit this Mi Box mini from Xiaomi is miniature.
http://en.miui.com/thread-77289-1-1.html
Mi Box mini - an impossibly small set-up box for ¥199 ( around32$) thats 1/4 the size of Mi Box and fits like a power adapter. It packs a punch with
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- Cortex-A7 quad-core 1.3GHz
- 1GB RAM,
- 4GB Flash.
- 1080P resolution,
- Dolby,
- DTS audio
- dual band Wi-Fi 802.11n
. If I want to stream Steam & Origin games from my computer upstairs to the living room TV downstairs, in 1080p and 60fps, would the Pipo X7/Mi Box things suffice? Baring in mind my internet connection is about 5mpb/s down and 0.5 mbp/s up?I don't understand any of this at all, so I'd appreciate it if someone could help me out a little (dumb question inbound)
Kind of related, but I tried the official app on iOS and for some reason it crashed Kodi twice while I was using it to jump to different parts of videos. Maybe it had something to do with my connections, not sure. I was going to buy the full version of Unified Remote regardless since I need it for other remotes, just mentioning it in case someone else faces the same kind of thing with the official one.
HTPCs are nothing new so i'm likewise suprised about the few offerings regarding couch pc gaming "boards" so far.
Took a bit to figure out manual set-up (use settings info for IP and webhosting settings for port), but man is it awesome now.
Yup. Using this for over a month with my big rig. Almost perfect couch PC gaming
Some extra stuff that i use:
Launching explorer straight from big picture using .bat file(this way your online status will change for only a second till .bat file will close itself) .
To add bat files to your steam library you need to add random .exe or .lnk file first then change its name, "target" and "start in" directory to your .bat file name and working directory!
Examples:
Steam properties ( Target: "C:\Fixes\explorer.bat", Start in: "C:\Fixes\" )
Start Windows Explorer:
Kill Windows Explorer( shutdown explorer from big picture, though all programs that were launched with it will still stay in memory ):Code:@echo off cd "C:\Windows\" start explorer.exe exit
TV_RefreshRate_FIX( MGR: Revengeance i am looking at you ) - http://sourceforge.net/projects/forcefix/ with set option to launch minimized( create link to executable-> right click->window->minimized-> apply ). Launch before launching game with 24hz issue:Code:@echo off taskkill /F /IM explorer.exe exit
Code:@echo off cd "C:\FIXES\" start ForceFix.lnk exit
Might want to add this - https://nirklars.wordpress.com/xboxmouse/ to your autostart list (loads after launching explorer.exe), this way i am able to control regular windows interface without touching mouse. Add XBMC link in you your steam library and you almost set.
Have problems with 3D content playback. XBMC launching all 3D movies in 2D mode and not figured out yet how to auto start third party media player in this case.
Thanks for everything in this post, but most of all the above. Been looking for something similar, but that might just about take care of it. I fucking hate the "mouse" on the Logitech keyboard.
It's not so much the computer as a whole, but the integrated video that does almost all the musclework when watching video. I think yours has this in it, which would explain why it's handling things so easily.
I use to love consoles for the plug and play but a TV PC is so much more rewarding (to me) once you've got it all set up exactly as you want it.I bought three of these as case fans:http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=productview&products_id=56&lng=en. I read they're genuinely silent but still waiting on delivery.
Your options:
1.
Force windows 8.1 to boot to desktop, then set steam to auto launch on Start up in BP mode and add your Dolphin games as Shortcuts to Dolphin with a command line argument of the game. Then make custom banners for them or find some, there are loads.
2.
Force windows 8.1 to boot to desktop, set up XMBC to launch on Start up and have steam games + dolphin games as shortcuts in a game folder
3.
Install xbox controller for windows 8.1 and make shortcuts on the Start Menu of everything you want.
I go with option 1. Sits on the desktop for about 1/2 seconds before Steam boots so I use a solid black theme, no transparency and this is as background image.
I've tried auto hiding the task bar but this doesn't seem to work unless there is some sort of micro mouse movement on the desktop on start up (Grrrrr!)
Now once you're into controller emulated games to the real fun begins
Not tried it my self but there is Emulation Station, which is apparently pretty awesome
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=963169&highlight=emulation+station
http://www.emulationstation.org/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVQVmsFOclM
Yup thats a pain. Only thing i found is /B and /MAX commands.What i was able to do is show explorer window on top of steam big picture. Seems like it has keyboard focus, but gamepad is still focused on big picture. To do this you just need to launch explorer twice or update .bat file ->
@echo off
cd "C:\Windows\"
start /B /MAX explorer.exe
sleep 200
start /B /MAX explorer.exe
exit
Still waiting for it to arrive. Will take another weel i guess
Not tried it my self but there is Emulation Station, which is apparently pretty awesome
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=963169&highlight=emulation+station
http://www.emulationstation.org/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVQVmsFOclM
Yup thats a pain. Only thing i found is /B and /MAX commands.What i was able to do is show explorer window on top of steam big picture. Seems like it has keyboard focus, but gamepad is still focused on big picture. To do this you just need to launch explorer twice or update .bat file ->
Code:@echo off cd "C:\Windows\" start /B /MAX explorer.exe sleep 200 start /B /MAX explorer.exe exit
Other thing that can be done is close bp with a script then start explorer after that it should be a pain-free xboxmouse navigation. Should be easy to do( .bat file -> launch script file which executes hotkey command(alt + f4 closes bp, but steam client remains opened) or closes steam bp process(havent found this specific process
EDIT: Oh..... if script will launch alt+f4 then it probably will close command prompt window instead of bp overlay..... #logic :-(