Although not very powerful compared to pcs of the time nvidia ion based nettop pcs such as the acer revo r3600 series and the asrock ion 330 where very popular for playing hd video. Acer aspire revo r3600 desktop pc intel atom n230 1. Between the revo r3600 and r3610 i would go for the r3610 as it has an optical audio out know its a big price jump for just an audio out but over the long run i think it would make a huge difference. Help what os to use with kodi on an old acer revo r3600. The revo is now set with the right amount of graphics memory needed for playback of hd content now we just need to install xbmc onto the builtin hdd. Using xbmc 720p and 1080p hd video decoding could be. The nvidia ion chipset was used in affordable intel atom based nettop pcs released in 2009 onwards. I got this for my mum and have installed windows 7 on it as is much better than the vista os supplied. It has an os install dialogue that will only let you install windows vista. The unit i have is from ebuyer acer aspire revo desktop pc desktops at ebuyer all i had to do is download xbmc live from download xbmc media center from create a bootable usb or sd card and extract the iso to it. Store my dvds youtube on tv music playlists my home videos and photos however came across acer aspire revo r3600 nvidia ion nettop and wondered what peoples views were as a media streamerplayer. Insert the stick in a spare usb port and switch the revo on my revo was a 2gb 160gb hdd linpus box. This feature lets you quickly set up alerts based on keywords. However now we are on the next generation of acer revo s with the acer revo rl100u1002 and the acer revo rl100ur20p.
So heres a little script, that will parse over any video files, check if a thumb file is already present, and if not generate one using ffmpegthumbnailer. The aspire revo is acers take on nvidias ion platform so thats a good. Insert your windows 7 dvd and the 4gb stick and then run the software as administrator i did this from a windows 7 machine. These libraries automatically map to your libraries inside of windows 7 so if you add a new folder in your windows library it will automatically be added inside of media center which is nice. It certainly runs better than the windows version of xbmc, which is stuttery on hd video and sound.
All hd high def content has only ever been watchable in the main on media player classic home cinema x64 and not xbmc as i would prefer 2. This video 3 of 5 details step by step to install xbmcbuntu. Only the linux version of xbmc currently has hardware decoding for nvidia. Better processor atom x5 z8300, more ram 4go, bigger ssd 64go and one usb 3 port. On the whole i have used revo 3610 and xbmc to watch most normal content files without any issues. It will now boot into xbmc live that is on the usb flash drive. It is an overall look at the basic playback and function with the beta flash 10. Linux you want to look for the option allow hardware acceleration vpuda, i believe its now supported on windows and osx from within xbmc now as well. I just spotted your comments about installing windows 7 on an r3600. After years of waiting for the price of quiet small form factor pcs to come down to a reasonable price point the acer revo 3700 has appeared. Xbmc under windows doesnt support dxva video acceleration yet, so youre not making any use of the nvidia 9400. Then came the acer aspirerevo ar36xx and now the ar3700. Guide to installing xbmc and ubuntu on an acer revo.
I did the mistake of buying an acer aspire revo 3 days ago, and almost ended up. Since your revo will be on 24 hours a day it is important to have media center run maintenance and optimization during the night. Acer aspire revo r3610 htpc vs hd media players avforums. It is one of the first desktop computers to pair the nvidia ion chipset with intels atom cpu when the aspirerevo first launched, model r1600, its basic specs were an intel atom 230 processor 1. Acer upgraded the machine to windows 7 home premium, 2gb ram and a 1. Redflagdeals for ios and android makes it easy to stay on top of the latest canadian deals, flyers and freebies from wherever you are. Also, some boxee experiences as im a moderator on their site too. Sources pointing to an lg nas over 100mb wired network dxva2 enabled dharma just works. Help what os to use with kodi on an old acer revo r3600 to get bestbetter performance. Nvidia ion coprocessor driver for windows 8 10 download. This is quite an easy fix to allow certain usb devices to wakeup xbmc kodi buntu, i will show you how to do this. Acer aspire revo how to take apart video dailymotion. Living the linux dream installing xmbc on an acer revo 3700. Acer aspire revo ar3700u3002 slim and compact desktop blu.
Build a silent, standalone xbmc media center on the cheap. Join the conversation with thousands of savvy shoppers in canadas largest online forum. I would use ubuntu with xbmc to playback pretty much everything, and windows 7 for bluray. I know i can configure windows do this and have tried it however after a while it started to cause issue making me have to reinstall everything. Living the linux dream installing xmbc on an acer revo.
Xbmc remote is a full featured media library browser and remote control for windows 8 windows store. Many htpc enthusiast are using xbmc as a media center system and as xbmc has remote control features i thought it would be good to control my xbmc system running on a raspberry pi from my microsoft surface rt running windows rt. Xbmc through windows will not support acceleration at the moment. Using xbmc 720p and 1080p hd video decoding could be offloaded from the intel atom processor to the nvidia ion gpu, allowing 1080p high definition video to. Two problems have persisted to this day with various attempts to remedy. I sort of had my heart set on getting the acer revo aspire r3600, attaching an ir receiver using my logitech harmony and an external bluray drive. Revo htpc acer aspire revo home theater pc ion, atom. Pinch zoom and pan feature, improved remote connection, microphone push to talk, audio nvr support, open ssl 1. Setup to boot xbmc on start up with windows 7 acer revo youtube. First though, i need to install windows 7 and xbmc and get my remote control working ok. It has been tuned for acer revo 3610 nettop, but with very few adjustments, you should be able. I found only the xbmc nightly builds will play 1080p from in windows but if you boot xbmc live it will. This is when streaming across wired network 100mbps.
Today you have the choice of going for a more traditional pc or a nettop machine such as the acer aspire revo 3600 that is not only considerably smaller but costs quite a lot less as well. I have the acer aspire revo r3600 with gpu nvidia ion, with openelec 6. Acer aspire revo htpc media center setup revo htpc. Ok guys there has been alot of hype about this and xbmc is one of the best media centres i have ever used. Since there isnt a dvd drive you will need to load the install on a usb drive. Uninstall and remove programs and other unwanted software in windows with revo uninstaller pro easily. The htpc seem to be far more versatile, i have xbmc boxee on my atv but that struggles with hd.
Hi i have been considering a wdtv live for the following. Best flavor of linux for an acer revo 3600 as media server. Ill duel boot this with ubuntu soon and compare performance between windows 7 and the ubuntu installed. Press f12 during boot up, and select to boot from the usb drive. I already had a working installation of windows 7 rc, so heres how i swapped the hard drives. Well, i have a few movies and series that aint represented in tmdbtvdb. I also purchased an add on external usb dvd drive as i also. If youre using a revo r3600 then i believe the cpu will support 64bit, but the question is why would you want to use it.
Kodibuntu kodi wakeup from windows media center mce. Hd instal xbmcbuntu live version acer revo r3610 part 3. Guide to installing xbmc and ubuntu on an acer revo mutelight. The acer aspire revo r3600 is the way to go, its a very small nettop with the nvidia ion which allows hardware decoding of hd media, xbmc can play 1080p content perfectly on it. Awesome machine for the best media center out there.
A good media center interface and support for some media codecs. By continuing to browse this site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. There is only one piece of additional software running on it, prismatik unofficial which requires windows, which runs the lightpack backlight. You will get the same functionnalities, but on latest precise 12. I have the acer revo r3600 which has a single core 1.
First build a 4gb usb stick with a boot sector and the windows 7 install files. Since we want to use windows 7 media center we will need to completely wipe the windows xp on the machine. Windows 10 updateinstall on acer revo hangs at 32%64% i have an acer revo rl70 with 500gb free space, 6gb ram, and a 60mbs internet connection. The acer aspirerevo was a line of nettop computers from acer inc. I spotted a special offer on a iomega prestige 500gb portable hard drive which contains in my case a seagate momentus 5400. This video shows an acer revo booting xbmc live from a 8gb sandisk usb stick.
Im assuming thats a software issue but it doesnt affect xbmc or boxee on my sons. Ive got an old acer revo, running windows 10, plugged to my tv, but lately ive been thinking about changing the os on it to get a faster response. Download nvidia ion coprocessor driver for windows 8 and 10 32bit edited link to zip file download nvidia ion coprocessor driver for windows 8 and 10 64bit edited link to zip file to install the driver extract the associated zip file 3264 open device manager right click on start device manager right click on coprocessor update driver browse. Having recently investigated a variety of the top home theatre packages, i immediately suggested xbmc, a software package originally. Details guide to install xbmcbuntu live version eden into acer revo r3610. It worked fairly well, but lacked two really key things. So if the revo can run xbmc with hardware acceleration then that would be ideal. Its too sluggish in the menus in some of the better skins. Acer aspire revo ar3700u3002 slim and compact desktop. The acer aspire revo has a lot of potential for a home media player but the 160gb hard drive wont be large enough for everybody. Shed asked for a modern solution to watching movies on the tv and we decided to put together the best possible media playback solution, and at a very. When it comes to finding an affordable home pc then you have a number of choices available to you.
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