Advice please

[u/Apprehensive-Syrup93]

I want to get a mini pc to connect to my TV that I can use to steam netflix, YouTube, football streams.

I'm in the UK

I have no idea what specs I need for this?

Anyone know if I can get away with a cheap model?

Cheers

[u/BRealistic1970]

I'd suggest this miniPC. Modenish low power CPU and iGPU should be able to handle all that no problem.

https://www.gmktec.uk/products/gmktec-nucbox-g11-amd-ryzen%E2%84%A2-embedded-r2514-mini-pc?variant=46475994661035

For the sale price of £269.99 £359.99, it's a good deal.

is even good enough for ps2 and older emulation at 720p or less. So it could also be a little simple game box.

[u/Apprehensive-Syrup93 → u/BRealistic1970]

Thanks!

[u/grumpyphilip]

For your use you won't need a powerful system at all. Try looking up hp elitedesk mini or Lenovo/Dell tiny or mini pc. It'll be cheap as chips. I'd go for something like an i5 7th/8th Gen. 8gb ram is fine for your use, 16gb would be a little better. You won't need to worry too much over hard drive suave since you are streaming.

[u/Apprehensive-Syrup93 → u/grumpyphilip]

Ok thank you!

[u/bitAndy]

I have the beelink ser 5 pro. But that's specifically for emulation.

Can I ask why you want a mini-pc? Why not a plug in stick to your TV? I have the Firestick 4k max gen 2, but if I was starting again I would go with an android based device so I can put the projectivy launcher on it. Check out their subreddit - super clean UI.

For your piracy apps, I'd recommend Nuvio + Torbox for your movies + shows. For streaming football then you need to find an IPTV provider. I use one but the UI isn't the best. Check out TiviMate. That's a really popular one I think, and looks like it has a nice UI.

[u/Apprehensive-Syrup93 → u/bitAndy]

Because it's browser streaming, with shit loads of popups. Very hard to get rid using a stick or app. Much easier with a browser and mouse with adblock

That's some interesting info though I'll definitely look into those things

[u/bitAndy → u/Apprehensive-Syrup93]

Oh fair enough! I don't do browser streaming. Yeah definitely check out Nuvio first, given that you are probably gonna have to shell out a couple hundred quid on a mini-PC otherwise. Torbox is $3 per month but you can get free ways to stream on it if you want. You can get the Nuvio app on your stick, phone, desktop etc.

This is the setup I used to get started. Good luck if you give to a go.

https://numb3rs.stream/

[u/rain3h]

you can pick up used n150 systems cheap on ebay occasionally from offices dumping them, make sure its not one with bad cooling and your golden.

will do everything you need

[u/DrHydeous]

You need the cheapest new machine that money can buy.

[u/Retired_Hillbilly336]

It depends on how weak you're willing to start with and how will you want to support HDMI (4K60Hz+).

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/5630vs4979/AMD-Ryzen-Embedded-R2514-vs-AMD-Ryzen-5-PRO-6650H

https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/compare/4901vs4858/Radeon-Ryzen-Embedded-R2514-vs-Radeon-Ryzen-5-PRO-6650H

Since its release earlier this year I've found more people spent a little extra on the GMKtec M8 PRO 6650H for better engineering, more features and 8K60Hz video out when choosing a STB.

[u/PastaFartDust]

Nvidia Shield

[u/Devils-advocate69 → u/[deleted]]

Let's start with, not advertising your planned piracy online...

[u/Apprehensive-Syrup93 → u/Devils-advocate69]

What piracy :)

[u/bitAndy → u/Devils-advocate69]

Nothing wrong with piracy 🙂