I have used this actual NUC, don't waste your time if you want video playback, this struggles with 1080p, just about maanges it with Windows 10 installed, you'll have to go in to the BIOS and set the video RAM amount to a larger amount if I remember correctly.
I'm serious if you want video playback this is a pile of crap! The CPU is so underpowered for the job. I've had two for sale for over a year in the shop I work and and no one wants them, you can hardly demo a youtube video in 1080p you get frame drops. I wouldn't buy one of these if it was £10 and I'm not joking!
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moneybag
15 Mar 16#1
Nice
bluefish2303
15 Mar 16#2
If you look on ebay there are three Maplin stores selling them for the sane price postage free. Will save you finding a store near you. HTH.
bluefish2303
15 Mar 16#3
If you look on ebay there are three Maplin stores selling them for the sane price postage free. Will save you finding a store near you. HTH.
fishmaster
16 Mar 163#4
I have used this actual NUC, don't waste your time if you want video playback, this struggles with 1080p, just about maanges it with Windows 10 installed, you'll have to go in to the BIOS and set the video RAM amount to a larger amount if I remember correctly.
I'm serious if you want video playback this is a pile of crap! The CPU is so underpowered for the job. I've had two for sale for over a year in the shop I work and and no one wants them, you can hardly demo a youtube video in 1080p you get frame drops. I wouldn't buy one of these if it was £10 and I'm not joking!
rev6 to fishmaster
16 Mar 16#5
The iGPU should be capable of 1920x1080 playback with DXVA... Surprised it can't.
OrribleHarry to fishmaster
16 Mar 16#10
It's OK running OpenELEC it easily handles 1080p running that. But I agree it's not man enough to run windows.
PS this is a duplicate it was posted a couple of weeks ago for same price.
jasee to fishmaster
16 Mar 16#15
Did you install the 32 or the 64bit version of Windows on it? I've often been tempted by these mini pcs but it's ridiculous if they can't play youtube videos! And being hamstrung in Mint! Hah!
kup to fishmaster
16 Mar 16#25
I use 3 of these for Plex Home Theatre and they handle full 1080p with DTS absolutely 100% fine; no stutters, no buffering, no lag.
fishmaster
16 Mar 16#6
It just about can on Windows 10 which is not that impressive when you acually try it. The video memory setting in the BIOS needs upping to 32MB as well if I remember rightly. A while since I messed with it. I've also tried Linux Mint on it too and installed video acceleration and it was still poor.
nublets2k
16 Mar 16#7
Ideally you want QuickSync, but that's only available on the n2830+
wildestpixel
16 Mar 16#8
What compositor were you using ?
timefortea
16 Mar 16#9
Yeah mine struggled with some HD h.265 content, it can't play everything you could throw at it.
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The processor is twice as fast: http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Celeron-N2820-vs-Intel-Celeron-J1900/m5994vsm10898
I'm serious if you want video playback this is a pile of crap! The CPU is so underpowered for the job. I've had two for sale for over a year in the shop I work and and no one wants them, you can hardly demo a youtube video in 1080p you get frame drops. I wouldn't buy one of these if it was £10 and I'm not joking!
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I'm serious if you want video playback this is a pile of crap! The CPU is so underpowered for the job. I've had two for sale for over a year in the shop I work and and no one wants them, you can hardly demo a youtube video in 1080p you get frame drops. I wouldn't buy one of these if it was £10 and I'm not joking!
PS this is a duplicate it was posted a couple of weeks ago for same price.