Hi Dane and all,
Keep in mind that the NUC and its competitors are actually comparatively
large. For recording, and if you don't want much power, there are what are
called stick PCs like the Zbox pi series, the MeegoPad series, some
Asus units, etc. These are smaller than the NUC/Brix/Zbox B series,
they are powered from USB (5 V up to 4 A), and run Windows if you want
them to. I used one strictly as a recorder and it worked very well
with a USB sound card (I wanted RCA input and that was the quickest
and cheapest way to get it). They're also cheaper than the NUC/Brix
units though obviously, given the processors, less powerful. I
wouldn't transcode huge amounts of audio on them, but for recording,
their size and their running a real operating system is quite a step
forward.
Aman
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dane
Trethowan
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2018 5:26 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [all-audio] Intel Nuc
Ah so that’s what the Gigabyte models are known as Brix, I’ll follow those
up as they have a good reputation.
The other one that people might look at is the Neo Windows Box I think its
called, there’s a Neo Android if you want to go down that route which I have
also done, lovely little boxes.
Anyway back to the Nuc, I have it connected to my Yamaha AS-2000 Amplifier
via my Soundblaster Audio HD and am very much enjoying it.
I’m going to install Total Recorder on the machine later to see how well
that’s handled, I don’t foresee any problems and of course there’s some good
tests to be had with the coverage of the Royal Wedding today, something I
won’t myself be listening to but its an excuse to have a recorder running
for a PC test <smile>.
> On 17 May 2018, at 1:34 pm, Aman Singer <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> There are many boxes like this and like you, Dane, I think they're
> excellent. They're particularly good for blind users, running with no
> screen is simple and they are easy to move and run off a battery if
> necessary. My favourite are the Gigabyte Brix models, but I have used both
> the Zotac Zbox and the Intel NUC. All work well.
> Aman
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
> Dane Trethowan
> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2018 6:32 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [all-audio] Intel Nuc
>
> Hi!
> For those looking for a box to use as say a media player by the bedside or
> something to hook up to the entertainment system in the lounge then you
> might like to take a look at some of Intel’s Nuc offerings.
> I’ve built several of these machines here and what amazes me about the Nuc
> is what you get in the package.
> I have one of the basic models in front of me on the desktop now, its
> around 4 inches square by 3 inches high and yet its dripping with
> functionality all over it.
> Starting on the top lower left hand corner is the power button.
> On the front panel are 2 USB 3.0 ports On the left hand side is a SD
> card reader And on the back are 2 USB 3.0 ports, input for a power
> adapter, a HDMI port, headphones/optical digital audio out, VGA Video port
> and LAN port .
> So that’s the connectors and then there’s the built-in stuff like Wi-Fi
> and Bluetooth connectivity.
> This model is only a Dual Core unit running at 2.6GHZ but fast enough to
> browse the web, play media files, watch video and so on, I’ve not seen any
> sluggishness yet in all my tests with the Nuc machines I’ve had and again
> I’m using the very basic models.
> This particular machine I’m using has 8GB of RAM installed and a 500GB to
> boot though storage wasn’t really an issue given the connectivity of this
> machine and given I have NAS storage available.
> So a nice little piece of kit, the Nuc including parts worked out to well
> under $500.
> I had to purchase the RAM and the Hard drive.
> There are stores on eBay who will build the machine up to your particular
> specifications.
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