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Please rename the title of this video. This is not fair to the Mini PC vendors and you might affect consumer choice. The issue is a content provider feature limitation. I will watch to see if you are more concerned with clicks or well-balanced content. As a suggestion, redo the video to show how the content providers limit consumer choice on non locked-down systems. Promote change, not misinformation.

I don't want to pay extra for HDCP. If the product didn't advertise supporting HDCP, then it's not a hardware problem. You have DRM problem because you didn't pirate, blame your streaming service.

This isnt a hardware issue with mini PC's, or any laptop/desktop style computer running windows, linux or macos. This is an issue with the streaming services themselves not allowing higher than 1080p playback on those operating systems.The title of this video is extremely misleading, makes it seem like the miniPC's themselves are the issue. If I watch netflix on Windows with an RTX 3080, I still have the same issue you are stating here. It isn't even a HDCP issue, it's just the streaming services themselves. Even UA-cam lock down video resolution to 1080P (and sometimes 720p) when watching content you have purchased from them, such as movies and TVshows on windows, linux and macos. Almost all video streaming services only allow higher than 1080p resolutions to be used on Android, ios, or other highly locked down systems.

Thanks for the info. I've been considering a mini-PC for media.

There are a few mini PC's that have separate Nvidia graphics hardware. Perhaps, those might be more likely to be compliant. Don't know.

4K????? I'm not even going to have 4K-capable hardware for another 5-10 years. Maybe my TV can do 1080P, that's about it.

4k is overrated, 1080P is often super-up-sampled to 4k and in very rare times will I even know the differences. The upside is less lag, no buffering and my internet is free to do downloads in the background. Toss in screen sizes, 1080P is good to 75" but at <60" 1080p is more than enough resolution, then toss in distance to screen and motion (makes a way bigger difference) and as I professional photographer and youtube content maker, unless its nature/sports, I upload at 720P video. Buy a better TV, learn how to colour correct and all the fancy settings before giving 4K the be-all-&-end-all speach as its not all the important as our eyes, motion and distance (light/reflections) 4k is like 3D, marketing to take more money out of your pockets! Now 8k @>75" is a real thing but again, no 8k content worth a damn and they have to codec the shit out of it anyway to get the filesize down to streaming friendly sizes anyway. My happy place is 1080P and a laser projector to 120-140" wall and nice 5.1 sound system... Size matters, the rest is marketing away your savings... Nice video, just WRONG... Right about the scumy way DHCP treats paying customers though

sooo wheres the mac mini m4

Time to bring my tricorn hat out of retirement.

Haven't confirmed it myself, but when I was looking at GMKtec miniPCs with N100 or N150 CPUs, I found reddit comments claiming that they support HDCP

Did you check the bios if there is an hdcp enable option? I know beelink do not support hdcp when i asked in their shop.

Thank u for discussing this, its been months im encountering this issue even with apple devices.

Pay your subscription, and use the product: get inferior services and inadequate product. Your service provider reserves the right to alter the deal and revoke what they suffered to give you at any time. Pirate the content: get a superior product, and a superior experience. what lesson am I to learn from this unfortunate reality?

Don't be blaming the hardware, you should be blaming the content provider. Netflix, to use your example, will not allow anything but a Netflix approved (telemetry transmitted and locked down) device to access its 4K streams. The Netflix servers are what is downgrading the stream not the hardware you are trying to use to view the stream. This in itself IMO gives justification to piracy. If you pay for 4K premium playback you should be allowed to receive said playback regardless of device providing it is compatible to display the premium stream. It is not that the device lacks HDCP compliance, it is the company, Netflix in this example that is only allowing the user to receive a maximum 1080 stream.

Oh wow, HDCP, I haven't heard that acronym in ages. Was my must feature when I was picking my new monitor back in the 2009 because I was sure I would buy a bluray for my new PC sometime in the future and wanted to be future proof. Picked Samsung 2333sw.

That is one of my.... minor frustrations with HTPCs is the fact that major streaming companies won't play nice with them, because they don't want site ripping to occur, people can do that on other devices.... using screen capture tools, but they don't shoot them in the foot. So someone paying for their 4k service can't use them on the best device for the job... so then what happens? People go find the 4k files other ways on PC. It's the Streisand effect of streaming lol.

Want to kill with the sound? Get an FXAudio FX-03 DAC, Aiyima A07 amplifier and a pair of Elac Debut 2 F5.2 or F6.2 floorstanding speakers. The limiting factor in most of the HTPC systems is the tendency to still think in terms of "computer speakers"... which are actually the last thing you want. You want a true hifi system that just happens to be fed by a computer.

I'm right there with you. Listening on the Klipsch Pro Medias right now haha. Also a Cheap Audio Man fan. That said I've been considering the Debut 3.0 as well. FYI I noticed the Polk R200 is on a deep discount right now for about the same price and the reviews sound very compelling.

I feel you on this journey, I had an Logitech Z333 basic 2.1 speaker. Then I upgraded to Eidfier R1700DB wich was awesome with vocals and clarity, but i wanted more power, so I pull the trigger on the bigger brother R2000DB. Now, I'm rocking a PSB Alpha 5 with an oldschool NAD 3240PE AMP and a topping E30 DAC for remote control and I love it. I just had them for 2 weeks and I'm looking through websites and deals for the next upgrade, this hobby it's wild...

Interesting video. I saw that you use the motherboards Asrock bios to set fan curve. I can really recommend getting Fan Control, which is lets you do fan curves from windows and has pretty cool features. I use it on both my gaming ITX pc and my mAtx HTPC and only my HTPCs PSU fan is audible, but I'm considering swapping the PSU fan for a Noctua I have lying around. Fan control can control mb fa headers and even some gpu fans and read many temperature sources to control from.

Watched the video on my HTPC. Keep showing us the good stuff.

I use this case for my living room pc. @6:02 did you reinstall the fans on the front as exhaust?

Needs to be called a HTG(aming)PC with that PC

Great video! I'm in the process of doing an HTPC build myself using an ITX case. Do you have any recommendations on what software to use for Live TV (Plex, Jellyfish, or other)?

Many thanks for this video. Excellent content and high production values. Very impressive. I wasn't aware of the Grandia 11, as the only ones I could see over here in the UK store I use were the 9 and 10 series - which don't have the mesh front (and some of them also have the now redundant optical drive bay..) Looks like the version 11 of this case will fit the needs for my new HTPC build perfectly. All the best.

This is exactly the content that I'm looking for. When is the next video?

Hey, by any chance do you still have any to sell?

Can’t believe I found the original version of this video 10 years later. Nice Cheerios box at the end too lol

What case is that? Thermaltake?

This is amazing! Thanks for sharing ❤

Will you ever cover the software you use and how you set it up???? I also listen to music and sometimes watch movies

SOMEFA!! Welcome back! Looking forward to great things in the HTPC space!

I didn't see where you listed what motherboard you used. Really liking this setup for movies more than music. That's my primary focus as we don't play games at all on our current one. Do like that dual monitor setup though. Thanks for putting this out there. Subscribed!

Nice setup, I'm using an Asrock A300W Ryzen mini PC hooked up to a TCL 46" 4K TV from 2018. I've got all my media backed up to a Plex server and a Sony X700 4K player hooked up to the TV when I want to watch a disc directly. I moved back in with my parents when the pandemic started so for now I just use headphones for audio. I've been wanting to squeeze a 2nd TV in and will have to consider that vertical mount.

Hmm... There's a problem here. If the UJ265 or ST-OB2 is installed, where do you put the M.2 NGFF Key M to PCIe? That optical slot is the only real opening for anything wanting to escape outside of the case. I have a Magewell Pro Capture Dual HDMI, HD60 Pro and... LIVE GAMER HD 2?! HOLY CRAP I CAN GO FULL LINUX IF I WANTED TO! I wonder if I could somehow make a hole... Wait, the bluray drives don't have plastic caddies underneath the discs, I can just cut off a portion of the bottom edge plastic.

my htpc(s) evolved in last years.. Started with: A320m and 3200g 16gb ram and ssd B450m, 3100 oc 4.3, 1650 16gb ram nvme Asu Tuf B550m plus, 5600x, rtx 3050 (VSR, guys!!!), double nvme 25gb+ 1tb, ssd 1tb and hdd 1tb! My old pc gaming with 3070 replaced with 3050 was turned on this monster htpc! Now my main build is a strix b550-a, 5800x3D, 3080 12gb, double nvme, double ssd, lian li o11xl, rm 850x, omen x35, ecc ecc ecc! Pass from my main fraim to my htpc is fast and easy and i can play some games from my bed on 4k tv 55"!! my girl friend ask me to play resident evil 2 remake.. 60 fps in 4k! Now I can play in my gaming room meanwhile she's playing in bedroom!

Ah man, Amazon store is empty. Need to replace my cideko after dropping it. 😭

Such a great video! Enjoyed watching :)

The fact that you had time stamps in the description box is everything for me 🙌🏾

I had to watch this to see how the mini PSU worked, never seen one of those before.

HTPC gaming is like the best of both worlds. Console couch comfort with PC level graphics and frame rates. It's a win!

Those are very reasonable uhh reasons! Great work and great vid :)

What size tv is that?

In 2018, a lot of what you are saying re gaming consoles may have been true, but I guess we'll know in November how that holds up. I'm also a massive fan of the NVidia Shield TV as a 'do everything other than standard PC tasks' appliance, but there's no denying that the FLEXIBILITY of a PC that can literally do it all is tough to beat. For those who simply must play the Crysis Remastered on ultra settings, no HTPC build that I've seen is going to get you there but that's an edge case - for virtually everything else, I still believe there is a viable case (no pun intended) for the HTPC at the center of a home theater / living room setup.

NO VIDEO NO PC!

Great vid man. Thats one of the nicest mini htpc cases out there ;) its the 80mm height i think coz im trying to find a 60mm one

Thx for the video! I was inspired and built some. The computer for working on Ableton 10 - i5 9400, 32Gb Ram, and Hackintosh Catalina 10.15.5. Feel free to view, but the language is RU(( But subs will soon - ua-cam.com/video/8HpWJXdZUqE/v-deo.html

Hey mate good video just one thing i want to comment on is you can download ear trumpet from the windows store to route audio too :)

Cool case

Ehrm... that's not the middle! You're sitting to the left. 🤪