Dolby Vision Hardware

    Quote from MatteN

    My simple Intel J5040 with LE13 DV boots from remote.

    Same for my NUC11. USB can wake from S5 state. A trait shared by many NUCs but by far fewer mini PCs. Some of them can boot through HDMI CEC, the one that supports that out of the box. An USB CEC adapter doesn't work because the USB, in S5, receive no power at all (in the systems that don't support booting from USB event, that is).

    With power absorption on these boxes, though, I doubt that booting from S3 (standby) could be a real problem for anyone.

    Quote from Meridius

    Someone mentioned a bout 8bit only and cannot do 10bit ? Not sure if all these 4K Dolby vision HDR are in 10bit.

    Been looking at passive pc cases and they seem like gold Dust to. Nothing in stock and you can get a passive cpu heatsink for normal pc cases but are all to bulky.

    The intel seems like the best bet and strip it and get a passive heatsink case but not cheap

    The problem with 10 bit is specific to the NUC 11 line. It shouldn't exist on following series (I'm not even sure it concerns the whole 11 line but there are some reports online, aside from mine).

    Akasa cases are the best for the NUC line, by far. I have one for my miniserver and one for the NUC 11 I use for LibreELEC. They are of excellent quality and offer perfect thermal dissipation.

    For a NUC14 Pro, look no further than:

    https://akasa.co.uk/update.php?tpl=product/product.detail.tpl&type=FANLESS%20CASES&type_sub=Intel%20ASUS%20NUC&model=A-NUC102-M1B

    It adds to the cost of the machine, obviously. And if you need WiFi/Bluetooth you need to buy external antennas (which the case supports) and cabling.

    It'll be interesting to see what boxes like Firebat F1P with Ryzen H 255 is like with thermal and noise. In stead of spending so much on NUC and expensive case, lets wait to see how noise levels are with this H 255. especially at normal distance from a TV/Projector. I have a feeling it will be inaudible. and even if you hear slight noise, you have many options to cool it further like add Noctua Fan.

    we also have these boxes
    GMKtec K15 Barebones Mini PC Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
    15W, that shouldn't make any noise. and cheap in UK

    GMKtec K15 Barebones Mini PC Intel Core Ultra 5 125U / 3x M2 / Dual 2.5GbE / USB4 Oculink with code at GMKtec Direct Store
    This preview deal goes live on the 11th Wednesday at 8am!We worked with Aliexpress to get this exclusive code for the community.Specification:CPUIntel Core
    www.hotukdeals.com


    asking AI it's saying motherboard + 5 125U cpu + your case cost £449.13

    while the K15 cost £194.24
    so not worth it. just get the K15 if you want to guarantee complete silence as it's 15W SOC

    for anyone from america, the_jaguar found this deal

    FIREBAT AM02 Mini PC AMD Ryzen 7 H255 DDR5 16GB RAM M.2 PCIe 512GB SSD Barebone PC WiFi6 BT5.2 1000M LAN Windows11 Desktop Computer - AliExpress 7
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    It's not dual channel - it's a single 16GB stick. I will have to buy another stick to enable dual channel.

    New user pricing is $471. There is a coupon for $90 off $459 on Rakuten (USAFF90). This along with the $35 Paypal coupon brings the price down to $346 + state tax - 30% cashback.

    shipped from local warehouse in America (couple days delivery) brilliant deal. I don't think it would last long with rakuten discount, maybe till 18th. his cashback tracked to. I think it would be dual dim, even if it's single 16GB dim, the box would crunch through everything no problem, and you can upgrade when ram prices have come down (maybe in a year or two lol)

    that's all from me posting deals

    Dual channel is not important for LE

    Quote from CroqueMr

    Dual channel is not important for LE

    thanks, yeah but doesn't the GPU get gimped, like 30% and the GPU has to work slightly harder to crunch through everything, not that it matters on the H255 since it's so powerful but with full dual sim, it wouldn't have to clock as high? lower heat and lower thermals?

    Quote from the_jaguar

    If the box doesn't have CEC, I believe WOL (wake on lan) should work to wake the box up. I feel we should be able to automate this with harmony remotes or apps on the phone

    Can you not wake the K12 with WOL ? I know you cannot wake a pc with the remote flirc dongle well my old pc you could not

    I have been looking at them cases the thing is time you buy a nuc and strip it you can actually buy a cou and motherboard and get the Akasa case to fit it at the same price.

    Quote from Meridius

    I have been looking at them cases the thing is time you buy a nuc and strip it you can actually buy a cou and motherboard and get the Akasa case to fit it at the same price.

    Usually with a different size but yeah, that surely is an option. You probably lose CEC and other niceties too. But, again, it is an option.

    Appreciate that. $236.26 assuming the Rakuten cashback goes through. 50/50 whether it'll be full of counterfeit components but that's what paypal was invented for.

    I am starting to really look at the Beelink SER9 as this system seems to have the best quiet solution or even the SER10 a lot more cash but this is the only options left for me if I want the best possible quiet machine


    Anyone had a beelink what they like they do look quality to be fair

    Quote from nissel

    I have a K12 arriving soon, so I can let you know about my experience with it.

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    nice, where did you get it from, are you uk?

    Appreciate that. $236.26 assuming the Rakuten cashback goes through. 50/50 whether it'll be full of counterfeit components but that's what paypal was invented for.

    crazy good price, it shouldn't have counterfeit stuff

    Quote from Meridius

    I am starting to really look at the Beelink SER9 as this system seems to have the best quiet solution or even the SER10 a lot more cash but this is the only options left for me if I want the best possible quiet machine


    Anyone had a beelink what they like they do look quality to be fair

    the SER9? it costs an arm and a leg, are you serious about buying a machine? I've helped you so much on kodi forums, and you just think of another box. a box like K12 or Firebat, won't be so loud. they are running a 4nm node, they have quiet mode, and the work these machines will be doing is so little. you even have examples of how to make them even quieter, if you really dead set on quiet machine get the K15

    GMKtec K15 Barebones Mini PC Intel Core Ultra 5 125U / 3x M2 / Dual 2.5GbE / USB4 Oculink with code at GMKtec Direct Store
    This preview deal goes live on the 11th Wednesday at 8am!We worked with Aliexpress to get this exclusive code for the community.Specification:CPUIntel Core
    www.hotukdeals.com


    that's 15W TDP. should handle everything DV FEL you can throw at it, only thing is I don't think it does 3d as you need AMD chipset. it's far more capable than the 3500U that dev said would be fine.

    you don't have access to the k12 anymore either.

    and these are the prices for a SER9


    You could have gotten a K12 and added the fan mod to have it literally silent
    but way to late for that, if you don't buy anything in the next couple of days, you won't have anything on offer and looking at $500 rather than the $300 you could have had