I use a tiny pi that cost $60. The NUC is better if you can afford it (I used my father's NUC before I got the Pi). On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 6:55 PM, Stephen Partington wrote: > you could look at this > http://www.bestbuy.com/site/intel-next-unit-of-computing-desktop-kit-intel-celeron-silver-black/7580007.p?id=1219278233066 > > I personally use a combination of the fire stick and a chromecast. > > > On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 6:16 PM, Steven wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> I ran the numbers the other day and realized I could put together a >> small form factor box for less than $300 and hang it off the back of my >> TV. Nothing too fancy, a Gigabyte Brix 1900 bare bones with a celeron >> j1900, 8 gigs ram, and 120 gb ssd, keyboardless at the moment, and >> hooked up to the TV through hdmi. Right now I have the 14.04 LTS version >> of Ubuntu running on it and connecting through VNC to control it. >> >> Does anyone here have anything similar set up? I know I can view youtube >> on the TV simply using a browser but I'm open to thoughts on alternate >> software/os-distributions/etc. If I'm reading things right then Netflix >> ought to be workable with an up to date browser and Amazon video with >> just a little effort. >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from > rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. > > Stephen > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: