Looking for a cheap mini PC for TV

[lansing]

I'm looking for a small mini PC for TV in my living room. All it needs to do is be able to stream 4k youtube videos, and playing back videos from my NAS. I also want the navigation to be responsive. Should I build one myself or looks for a prebuilt one? Though I couldn't find an mini ITX case that was as small as the prebuilt.

[Wolly9102]

5 minutes ago, lansing said:

I'm looking for a small mini PC for TV in my living room. All it needs to do is be able to stream 4k youtube videos, and playing back videos from my NAS. I also want the navigation to be responsive. Should I build one myself or looks for a prebuilt one? Though I couldn't find an mini ITX case that was as small as the prebuilt.

something like a nuc?

 

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/121572/intel-nuc-11-pro-kit-nuc11tnhi30z/specifications.html

[IPD]

NUC box and BT or RF for K/M?

[lansing]

5 minutes ago, Wolly9102 said:

something like a nuc?

 

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/121572/intel-nuc-11-pro-kit-nuc11tnhi30z/specifications.html

Yes like this. Are there any cheaper one? 

[Wolly9102]

11 minutes ago, lansing said:

Yes like this. Are there any cheaper one? 

probably depending on where you live. i wouldn't buy directly from intel and something like an 8th gen i3 would do just as fine.

[IPD]

I got an ASRock 11g one.

[lansing]

56 minutes ago, Wolly9102 said:

probably depending on where you live. i wouldn't buy directly from intel and something like an 8th gen i3 would do just as fine.

Will something like this do?

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/224824697557?hash=item345898a2d5:g:68IAAOSwaQZh43JI

[lansing]

I have looked through the listing on ebay, they doesn't seems to drop much in price

[Wolly9102]

44 minutes ago, lansing said:

Will something like this do?

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/224824697557?hash=item345898a2d5:g:68IAAOSwaQZh43JI

Yes,  that will do fine. That I3 is more than capable to handle your needs.

[Stagea]

On 2/11/2022 at 2:48 AM, lansing said:

Will something like this do?

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/224824697557?hash=item345898a2d5:g:68IAAOSwaQZh43JI

 

For something this old, I suggest looking for one with Thunderbolt. Intel's thunderbolt chip is what enables HDMI 2.0 on these older machines. Without it, the HDMI out is version 1.4. With intel blocking chroma subsampled output, HDMI 1.4 means 4K30 max (unless you get the right DP to HDMI converter that enables 4K60 w/o HDR).