Unguided Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Just wondering if anyone has tried using the microserver as an htpc? I realize that it would need a video card but was wondering what the opinions are? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cskenney Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 I edited the title to be a little more descriptive. There is currently another post in the forums where someone is talking about adding a video card to their N54L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russelk Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 (edited) I'm currently using an N36L as an HTPC and it's working very well. I've installed a low-profile fanless Radeon HD 6450 which connects to my AV receiver by HDMI. I can watch h.264/x.264 files encoded at up to 1080p resolution. The trick is to enable DXVA acceleration in whatever media player you use, otherwise you'll get choppy playback. I'm using XBMC and Media Player Classic Home Cinema, both of which support this feature. To control it from the sofa I'm using a Logitech DiNovo Mini, which is a keyboard and trackpad in a palm-sized device. Edited March 26, 2013 by russelk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unguided Posted March 26, 2013 Author Share Posted March 26, 2013 Great. Thank you both. Now I can look into it further. Thought I would ask, if it wasnt worth it then I wouldnt be spinning my wheels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a15457 Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 try this thread ... http://homeservershow.com/forums/index.php?/topic/4845-n40l-help-ssd-performance-issues-which-gfx-card/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reelss Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 I've recently set up a N54L Microserver as a HTPC and works like a charm. I used a SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6450 1GB 64-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card ( 100322L). You will have to make sure that the video card has a low profile bracket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagowar Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Bringing this back up because I have a question related to this.... Have an N40L that I have Windows 7 Ultimate on which serves my extenders around the house (8 gigs ram and upgraded to an SSD). Has anybody tried to run a ceton infinitv 4 usb? My concern comes with the specs on the processor only being 1.5 ghz and ceton listing 2.0 ghz as the minimum on their website. I already asked at ceton but only got the canned response. Curious if anybody runs it on the N40L and if so how well it performs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 (edited) If you're using a Ceton, I'd go with a second HTPC box. Reason being, I'd probably want some more encoding power from the CPU if you may be DVR-ing four shows at once. I think you're better off with a CPU that has AVX and QuickSync instruction support like a Core i3, then you get the bonus of Hyperthreading as well. Edited April 21, 2013 by LoneWolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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