Acer Aspire Revo R3700 Nettop £179.73 Delivered @ Ebuyer + Free Webroot Security
Intel Atom Dual Core D525B 1.8GHz
2GB RAM
500GB HDD
No Optical Drive
NVIDIA ION 2
HDMI Port
Linux
The Aspire Revo R3700 Nettop is an ultra-slim and compact Nettop that can stand discreetly on a desk or easily mount to the back of select Acer monitors, saving loads of space while providing HD multimedia entertainment.
Sleek any-room Nettop
Whether tucked away on a corner of your desk or nicely concealed on the back of your monitor, the Aspire R3700 makes the perfect everyday Nettop for cruising the Internet, doing your daily work, staying connected via instant messaging, and enjoying photos, music, videos and more.
Mini powerhouse
The Aspire R3700 is small but powerful, fueled by today's latest miniprocessor matched by an advanced NVIDIA graphics chipset plus fast DDR3 memory, in addition to HDMI connectivity for enjoying lifelike imagery on a large external display or TV screen. Six USB ports and a card reader (depending on model) make transferring your photos and other files as fast and easy as ever.
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Jump to unread Post a CommentIt should be able to. I got a similar type of computer to this (Zotac ZBox) and it does.
I know it says in the description, but it should be noted that this comes with Linux which is why the price is low. You can get one with windows installed for a bit more but less than the price of buying this and then forking out for Windows 7 to install.
I think the Zbox came out at less when buying it on it's own, adding ram and a hard drive and buying Windows 7 (upgrage copy) from software4students. You can install an upgrade copy on a new install like this buy installing the upgrade twice.
None of these are as powerful as a full desktop obviously, but are a great size to stick behind your tv and use as a media server. You can install various media software on it, but I use mine with itunes to run with the apple TV. Just waiting for hard drives to come back down in price now so I can replace the 500gb with a 1tb hard drive.
Good deal on this, but remember if you want windows you'll be spending a lot more money after purchase (but not this much!!! http://www.ebuyer.com/279901-acer-aspire-revo-r3700-nettop-pt-seme2-045)
If you want iplayer then you could go with the current 20% off games consoles and get a PS3 for £152 at Currys or Comet at the moment. On the PS3 you also get 4oD and ITV Player, plus a blu ray player and the best games console out there (open to debate, but no need to start that one here).
http://www.ebuyer.com/319567-acer-revo-rl70-nettop-pc-pt-sj4ec-003
Rufus.
If you want iplayer then you could go with the current 20% off games consoles and get a PS3 for £152 at Currys or Comet at the moment. On the PS3 you also get 4oD and ITV Player, plus a blu ray player and the best games console out there (open to debate, but no need to start that one here).
Bang on the money there with that advice in my opinion - I was having the very same conversation with someone at work that was undecided too.
With the 20% discount on a PS/3 you're getting so much more bang for your buck if your main interest is viewing on demand services - dont forget LoveFilm too.
Edited By: martinelsen on Feb 24, 2012 14:20
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System requirements:
Windows® XP 32- and 64-bit SP2, SP3
Windows Vista® 32-bit (all Editions), Windows Vista SP1, SP2 32- and 64-bit (all Editions)
Windows 7 32- and 64-bit (all Editions), Windows 7 SP1 32- and 64-bit (all Editions)
Intel Pentium/Celeron family, or AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family, or other compatible processor
128 MB RAM (minimum)
10 MB Hard Disk Space
Internet Explorer 7.0 and higher, Mozilla Firefox 3.6 and higher (32-bit only)
Internet access
Machine OS: LINUX
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Yes - you can run XBMC on a pi - you'd only do so if you had to.
Yes - you can run XBMC on a pi - you'd only do so if you had to.
Whut?
For media duties install Openelec. Very easy to do and runs like lightning.
What do you mean no HD from iplayer? I have the plugin for it in mine and can choose what def to use so put it to 1080p.
ATV works well but is more faff to set up (needs hacked).
Tried a WD Live before this and consider Apple TV but this just blows it away. Streaming from a Vu+ Duo and its just slick.
Edited By: rjcoolio on Feb 24, 2012 19:19
i've got the r3610 and that manages 720p mkv's ok over 200mbps homeplug, 1080p is not really watchable even from the hard disk (and wifi is useless for hd).
as far as iplayer goes, i don't think most isp's in the uk could give you a good 1080p streaming experience anyway and with linux you don't get hardware accelerated flash, so my r3610 struggles even with 480p.
Yes - you can run XBMC on a pi - you'd only do so if you had to.
Whut?
what he's saying is that the PI is going to make a crap media centre. it can only use hardware acceleration with one specific codec in 1080p, in software mode it may struggle to play 480p divx, and its limited to 100mbps ethernet, so not going to be a useful hd streamer anyway unless you want to keep using a usb memory stick instead of a nas.
As i say invest in some decent homeplugs and your away !
As i say invest in some decent homeplugs and your away !
ah well that may be the difference between the r3610's ION and the 3700's ION2 as even from the hard disk my r3610 won't play stutter-free (or audio in sync!) 1080p
Edited By: sej7278 on Feb 25, 2012 12:04