Ive installed a genuine rl80 ir received, hooked up to the motherboard and have a genuine rl80 remote control the one with the remote on one site. I dont think you will have any problems at all with your proposed setup. It is attached to a sony hdtv 1920x1080 and works fantastically, especially with hd720p media. I had this running since launch and and willing to share my experience. Even if you drag an application like xbmc into the startup folder it wont work exactly as you expect. Type acer remote in the search box, and then select acer remote from the search results. Kodi formerly xbmc is a free and open source media player application developed by the xbmc kodi foundation, a nonprofit technology consortium. But they appear to be for the rl70 and not the l70. Xbmc is a highly capable media player that installs quickly on android devices to enable users to play a wide range of multimedia files. Ik gebruik wmc en xbmc beide ook al tien jaar, en wmc is een stuk. Im just wondering though if its worth me spending extra to get a htpc with windows.
The two main options im seeing are the acer revo rl80 cheaper and built in infraredremote and the lenovo q190 better build quality and of the two, tbh im leaning towards the acer. Jan 06, 2010 fist time booting my revo ar1600 1gb of ram. Acer revo rl80ur318 desktop the smart pc discontinued. Guide to installing xbmc and ubuntu on an acer revo. Old version of xbmc media center for windows 8 x64. Ive even updated the bios on acers website which specifically states its for linux but still have the same problem. I looked closely at several pc solutions zbox, intel nuc, zbox, raspberry pi, etc. Xbmc foundation kodi open source home theater software.
Scan the qr code with your smartphone or tablet to download acer remote to that device. Download acer support drivers by identifying your device first by entering your device serial number, snid, or model number. Build a silent, standalone xbmc media centre on the cheap. I thought this will be a breeze as i have installed windows 8 on my laptop few times but it was so frustrating as it kept coming up with bsod like yours saying irql not less or equal. Setup to boot xbmc on start up with windows 7 acer revo youtube.
Meni moj acer revo rl80 uredno ukljuci usb tipkovnica. To install simply turn off the computer and plugin the usb drive. Acer revo rl80 buttons not working on remote control acer. Xbmc can be used to play almost all popular audio and video formats around. The supplied cd was useless as it picked up np drivers from it. Old version of xbmc media center for windows 7 download. Acer revo rl80 buttons not working on remote control. There doesnt seem to be any problems with the same infrared hardware running on the rl80 in windows 8. Have windows 8 on there so will see if xbmc performs ok or if its too slow. It uses a 10foot user interface and is designed to be a media player for the livingroom, using a remote control as the primary input device. Videostreaming app for all the major operating systems. If you have the windows 7 iso or dvd simply use the windows 7 usbdvd download tool.
Feb 19, 20 ive installed windows 7 64bit on it and xbmc frodo. When installing xbmc, error this app cant run on your. This video 1 of 5 details step by step to install xbmcbuntu. I went to upgrade on my revo rl80, but it would not accept my windows 8 product key. Im completely new to htpcs, i currently have an asus o. Acer heeft een nieuwe telg toegevoegd aan zijn revoserie van minipcs. Jeste doplnim ovladani xbmc u maliny jde taky jednoduse pres android i ios skrz wifi u androida pres mobil jsem skoncil u yatse ten widget je proste neprekonatelnej a u ios ipad officko app od xbmc to pak nemusi byt videt ani na tv ani na malinu, staci byt na stejny siti, jako je malina ja to vyuzival napr na poslech hudby kdyz jsem sedel v kuchyni. Acer aspire revo owners thread part 4 page 2 avforums.
Remote not working after windows 8 upgrade acer community. Da trebao sam reci wake on usb ili key ali nazalost nista takvoga nema u biosu. I desperately created a recovery disk which requires more than 16gb for the acer image and windows update. Besides, you can manage this application remotely by using its own web server. Hd install xbmcbuntu live version acer revo r3610 part 1. Acer website only offered win8 drivers for the revo and were classified under the rl80. Restart the computer and when you see the acer screen come up press f12 to enter the boot menu and select the usb drive to boot. You wont find a better media centre than the opensource xbmc, but most people dont have the space or desire to plug a noisy pc into their tv. Kodi formerly xbmc is a free and open source media player application developed by the xbmckodi foundation, a nonprofit technology consortium. Definitely, if you want to taste a new application to manage easily all your multimedia content, then i highly recommend you xbmc media center. The xbmc foundation is a nonprofit organization, registered in the us. Uploaded on 2172019, downloaded 378 times, receiving a 94100 rating by 307 users.
Yeah its not the smallest system of the bunch but it is small enough for my needs and i. Xbmc also has a plugins and extensions section that will let you create your own scripts using python language for xbmc. Shed asked for a modern solution to watching movies on the tv and we decided to put together the best possible media playback solution, and at a very. The ethernet adapter chipset is supplied by realtek, which is indicated on the acer support site. I am currently in afghanistan, but i purchased the laptop in virginia, usa. Xbmc is an awardwinning free and open source crossplatform software media player and entertainment hub for htpcs. You can browse your entire catalog while a movie or music might be playing on the tv.
Acer revo rl80 recovery partition toms hardware forum. Now as for the performance, a friend of mine recently got the l70 with pre installed win8 os to run as a htpc with xbmc. Doing that will cause xbmc to start with windows 8, but it will be running in the desktop portion of the os. Superb little acer revo rl85 pc in excellent condition and fully working. Installed windows 8 from memory stick from dos to desktop in about 30mins. Download this app from microsoft store for windows 10 mobile, windows phone 8. This will help for anyone who wants to add a secondary hard drivessd, replace or upgrade the standard hard dricessd, replace or. Membership of the xbmc foundation is typically taken from members of team kodi, but may include non team members. Nov 09, 2018 3 ability to install 3rd party apps xbmc, games, etc. No need to say this sxx for a pc meant to use as xbmc player.
Desperate, because windows 8 would randomly crashes and reboots. Play but im looking to purchase one of the two units mentioned to use as an htpc running xbmc. Currently xbmc can be used to play almost all popular audio and video formats around. Acer introduceert nieuwe revominipc computer nieuws. How to low cost, high power media center pc htpc part 1. Yeah its not the smallest system of the bunch but it is small enough for my needs and i have the perfect space for it. Created in 2003 by a group of like minded programmers, xbmc is a nonprofit project run and developed by volunteers located around the world. I like the form factor of the acer although its different from the rl80, the keyboardmouse of the lenovo, and the price of the asus. The problem is that i get random and constant blue screen of deaths. There are no windows 7 drivers for the rl80, but the windows 8 ones work fine. Wake on lan on acer revo 3700 networking spiceworks. Identify your acer product and we will provide you with downloads, support articles and other online support resources that will help you get the most out of your acer product. There is bluetooth connectivity, faster cpu, bluray dvd player and more ram.
Loaded with fully fleshed features, the open source app acts as an entertainment center, a hub for watching. Jun 05, 2011 hi all, i got wol working on a revo rl80 via all of the above suggestions bios settings windows 8 power settingslan card settings and the latest version of the bios software via the acer site. Ive even updated the bios on acer s website which specifically states its for linux but still have the same problem. This will format the flash drive correctly for installing via usb. Also worth noting that the current acer revo rl80 range has been cpu bumped from the celeron 887 sandy bridge to the celeron 1007u an ivy bridge model and is currently. Guide to installing xbmc and ubuntu on an acer revo this year as a christmas gift, my dad bought my mom an acer aspirerevo, a tiny desktop computer particularly wellsuited for life as an htpc.
I keep a copy of xbmc on a pc running vista and wol works fine with that machine. Kodi is a free and open source media player application developed by the xbmc foundation, a nonprofit technology consortium. I personally have the acer aspire revo r3610, which i picked up off ebay for. Sep 12, 20 one of bay trails key selling points is the ability to run either fullfat windows no rt here or android. See my initial post, cpu usage on a 12gig mkv was 2545% with hardware acceleration turned off. Supporting an almost endless range of remote controls, and combined with its beautiful interface and powerful skinning engine, xbmc feels very natural to use from the couch and is the ideal solution for your home theater. Kodi is available for multiple operatingsystems and hardware platforms, featuring a 10foot user interface for use with televisions and remote controls. Acer aspire revo rl80 desktoppc intel core i3 2377m, 1, 5ghz, 4gb ram, 500gb hdd, intel hd, win 8. Download acer support drivers and manuals in products in support in press. Purchased the revo to run xbmc, hd was repartitioned, windows 7 installed to. With kodi, you can intuitively and quickly browse and organize all of your multimedia from all sources, whether its local storage, network storage, external drives, or the internet. Acer lache donc les amd fusion pour passer le cap dun processeur intel core i3 davant derniere generation.
Dec 15, 2015 this video tutorial shows how to open up an acer revo one rl85. With the included 2gb, it handles xbmc and all media just fine. Eventuallly shut down system and deinstalled on restart. Awesome machine for the best media center out there. Xbmc remote is a full featured media library browser and remote control for windows 8 windows store. I am using an acer revo rl80 as my media centre pc. Acer revo rl80ur318 desktop the smart pc discontinued by. Il sera commercialise a 449 ttc prix public sous windows 8. Purchased the revo to run xbmc, hd was repartitioned, windows 7 installed to replace the native windows 8.
The app features a large 10foot user interface designed for tvs in home theaters, to. Before i installed windows 8, i installed windows 7 just to test the machine, it ran fine. In the windows 8 microsoft is making sure users see the metro interface first thing when the os boots up. Essentially, i had uninstalled the ui, deleted the alpha user in windows, downloaded a proper xbmc build, customized the skin, allowed to boot directly into xbmc, can run steam, emulators, movies, music and all the benefits of a networked media center. Much like the strategy adopted for tablets, windows 78 compatibility comes first and. I have installed xbmc frodo under windows 8 on an acer revo rl80 using the xbmchub wizard and it is working perfectly. For the base unit that the rest of this build is going to center around, we need to look for a device like this, the acer aspire revo. At the bottom of the acer remote screen is a qr code. I have no clue what to try next, other than finding an iso of windows 7, installing xbmc, and then upgrading to w8 all over again. It is faster than the acer rl70ur10p which i also own and it has a few additions compared to rl70ur10p. My acer revo rl80 is a fantastic xbmc box the other day i was recording 3 hd streams whilst watching a 1080p movie with 5. While xbmc functions very well as a standard media player application for your computer, it has been designed to be the perfect companion for your home theater pc. Excellent condition, and perfect to use as a kodi media centre intel celeron 2957u. Im personally running a couple compact form factor windows pcs for my kodi streaming.
Opening up an acer revo one rl85, memory ram upgrade, hard. The xbmc foundation is the nonprofit organization that operates the kodi project by handling monetary as well as iprelated issues. Ive installed windows 7 64bit on it and xbmc frodo. Doing a complete reset of windows, the kind that deletes all your files, programs and settings. Even when asking windows to load a driver for the ethernet controller directly acer acers product range includes laptop and desktop pcs, tablets, smartphones, monitors, projectors and cloud solutions for home users, business, government and. Kodi is a free and opensource media center application designed by kodi for windows, mac and linuxbased computers. Acer revo rl80 driver for windows 7 32 bit, windows 7 64 bit, windows 10, 8, xp. Browse and control your entire xbmc media collection from your windows 8 tablet.
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