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I want to build a HTPC that I can 'download' on for <$150 (hexbear.net)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Does anyone have a good guideline for computing requirements? I'm not planning to stream like with PleX or anything, I just want something I can stick on the back of my projector and forget about except for when I want to watch something or download something.

Requirements

Small form factor
Low power draw
Enough SSD space for ~6 movies
Storage expandable by external flash device
Wi-Fi (my modem can't be moved closer)
Bluetooth AND 3.5 mm for audio out

Something like the Nvidia Shield would be perfect but its too hard to download things onto it directly. Ideally, I wouldn't have to have a personal computer other than this device. Currently, I plug my laptop in and stream, but my streaming sites no longer work well and it does not have the storage for me to download movies.

Since I am not trying to use this as a home server to stream off of, I shouldn't need a lot of computing power for transcoding or parallel sessions or nothing like that.

AS mentioned in the title, my budget is around $150 (not including external storage). Any more than that, and it's not worth upgrading from my laptop.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Raspberry Pi 3-B is $35. You can get a half TB micro-ssd for $30. Plenty of cash left over to splurge on a fancy case off etsy if you want.

You could get the latest, Raspberry Pi 5, for $80 and still be under budget but they removed the 3.5mm and HDMI port in version 4 for a single usb-c out that can do AV.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I dont think rpi3B can handle x265 encoding. rpi4 can i think. Or an Odroid is an option + coreELEC. CE supports entware and docker so you can install all kinds of stuff on it, for downloading torrents or whatnot.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Can't "handl"e x265 as in it can't "play"?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Yes