It’s no secret that Intel’s GPU driver provides a richer experience on Windows than Linux, so it’s welcome news that they are planning to take a more shared-code approach with the two OSs. Hopefully, this will translate into better HWA CODEC support in Kodi/OpenELEC where there isn’t quite the level of coverage that there is in Windows. Up to now […]
Read moreArticles like this one about how an issue with the Skylake NUC was identified, including the background, and news of an upcoming fix remind me of a couple things. First, why Anandtech is a great resource, and second (which mirrors my own experience) that Intel is very open to feedback to the community when something is identified. Even if you’re […]
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As you all know, one of the major disappointment with the Intel Broadwell NUCs was that Intel made it much harder than is should have been to leverage the HTPC’s HDMI CEC header. So when the Intel NUC6i5SYK (Skylake NUC) review unit arrived, one of the first things I did was crack the case to see if Intel had […]
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Like the rest of Intel Atom systems, home theater PCs (HTPC) based on the CPU have come a long way over the last few years. The Intel NUC5PGYH offers hardware accelerated video decoding up to 4K (HDMI 1.4b output) via the quad-core Intel Braswell Pentium N3700. Now add in 7.1 multi-channel audio support, Windows 10 preinstalled, RC6 CIR (consumer […]
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The review is really light on the critial aspects for HTPC use (read MIA), but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t contain a lot of useful information about this budget ($65) Skylake CPU. When Intel releases a new processor family, we immediately start seeing reviews and opinions on the enthusiast grade processors such as the i5-6600K and the i7-6700K, both of […]
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The ASUSTOR AS5002T is the first Intel based network attached storage (NAS) device tested at Missing Remote. So, I was very curious to see how its dual-core 2.4GHz Celeron J1800 would stack up against the strong showing we’ve seen from ARM Cortex-A15 based systems recently. With two Gigabit network interface cards (NIC), two bays, 1GB RAM, and USB 3.0/eSATA support, […]
Read moreIf you were waiting for Iris Pro to pickup a Skylake system, the prices have come out and they are hefty – although currently they are all Xeon models (so aimed more at enterprise workstation), so hopefully we’ll see some Core branded models in a more comfortable price range soon. One of our forum members, Sweepr, posted Intel’s latest pricing […]
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For most workloads, I find my PC to be I/O limited much more frequently than by the CPU, so while an NVMe SSD wouldn’t find it’s way into most HTPCs… I still think it’s cool enough to post a review of Intel’s 750 SSD :). The Intel 750 features Intel’s latest storage technology with an 18-channel NVMe flash controller. Before […]
Read moreThe review reads a lot like the last rev, at least when it comes to HTPC performance, so I am a bit disappointed. That said, it is in interesting look at year-on-year gains in the form factor. The success of UCFF PCs have made vendors realize that small and power-efficient computing platforms are here to stay. ARM SoC manufacturers, finding […]
Read moreI reviewed the original [Bay Trail] Intel Compute Stick about a year ago, and while it was neat – the media/Wi-Fi performance was a bit anemic. Of course, as is the case with many things, a little bit of time (allowing for steady march of improvement) can fix a lot. So I’m much more enthusiastic about the upcoming Cherry Trail […]
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