Recommended USB TV tuners for Linux
Note: All of the products below work on Windows as well. However, the article is written from a Linux user’s perspective. If you want to watch live TV on your PC or media center...
Author: Olli
Installing media build drivers for additional TV tuner support in Linux
The drivers for the different devices in Linux are included in the Linux kernel. In case you want to add support for new devices, you will need to add the drivers into the Linux...
Gigabyte BRIX GB-BXCEH-2955 Review
Gigabyte offers an interesting lineup of miniature PCs that are not very different from the Intel NUCs. I chose this particular Gigabyte BRIX model for review because I feel that it fits an obvious...
Bay Trail NUC (DN2820FYKH) Review – part 3
This is the last part of the Intel NUC DN2820FYKH review that I’ve been working on the last few days. Today we look how the thing works under Windows. If you’re interested in the...
Bay Trail NUC (DN2820FYKH) Review – part 2
“Building an home theater PC (HTPC)?” is the first thing Intel says on their website. It’s clear that this NUC is designed to be the budget HTPC platform. It’s got many good characteristics for...
Turn your old wireless router into an LTE router with OpenWRT
Today’s article has nothing to do with the NUC. Instead, I’m going to show you how you can turn your old wireless router into an LTE router if you just have an QMI-compatible LTE...
Bay Trail NUC (DN2820FYKH) Review – part 1
Today I’m going to have a look at the Bay Trail NUC, that is DN2820FYKH. It is the lowest cost NUC with a price tag of approximately $140 / €120 (Check the current prize...
New NUCs are coming around New Year
FanlessTech has released interesting news regarding upcoming Intel NUC line up. At the moment they’re based on leaks, but they seem credible. All new NUCs feature 4 external USB 3.0 ports, 2 internal USB...
Haswell NUC firmware update (v27)
There’s also a new BIOS update (v27) for Haswell NUCs (D34010WYK/H and D54250WYK/H). Two interesting fixes in the release notes: Fixed issue where certain mini-PCIe devices are not detected. Fixed issue where infrared remotes...
NUC power consumption, BayTrail vs i3
Technikaffee.de site made a comparison of small barebone PCs for OpenELEC / XBMC use. It was interesting to see, that the Haswell i3 NUC is actually consuming less than the Bay Trail NUC when...