Brief

Home Theater Solution Brief

This brief highlights the potential to use Intel

NUC to build a

low-cost high-performance Home Theater PC using the Linux*

Mint operating system and the XBMC media center application.

Using these components, the end-user will be able to take

advantage of Intel NUC’s small form factor, low-power, and

powerful performance, while enjoying the benefits of open

source software in this segment.

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Home Theater Solution Brief This brief highlights the potential to use Intel® NUC to build a low-cost high-performance Home Theater PC using the Linux* Mint operating system and the XBMC media center application. Using these components, the end-user will be able to take advantage of Intel NUC’s small form factor, low-power, and powerful performance, while enjoying the benefits of open source software in this segment.
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Home Theater PC Installation Technologies This section offers a guideline for the hardware and software needed to design Intel NUC into a small form factor home theater PC.
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Hardware Needed Quantity Item Manufacturer Model 1 Intel® NUC DN2820FYKH Intel Intel® Next Unit of Computing Kit DN2820FYKH 1 Memory Any 4 GB DDR3L 1066 MHz SO-DIMM 1 Storage Intel 2.5” Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive 1 HDMI Display Any Any 1 5.1/7.