Hi everyone, this is my first post here and so far I'm loving Channels on my ATV using my Mac Mini i5 late 2012 model as the DVR/Plex server.
A local seller on facebook has this NUC machine for sale, it looks good to me as a DVR solution for Channels, as I want to build an affordable Channels solution for a friend.
https://www.facebook.com/NorthWestLaptops/posts/1726066001022077
Ideally I'd like it to be able to run as a Plex server too, but maybe that would be too taxing?
Any advice welcome 
Obviously I’d need more storage, but I was thinking of just replacing the HDD with a 2tb drive and installing Linux.
I can’t see the link, because I’m not on FB, but if you had the NUC model, that would be good.
Sorry, I didn't realise that the link wouldn't be visible, here's a screenshot of the sale post:
The CPU in that model does not support QuickSync, so it would not be able to transcode in hardware.
Since you’re looking to just replace the SSD in that with a 2tb HDD, and since it comes with WAY more ram than you would need, you’d be better off buying a brand new NUC yourself for that price.
I’m not sure about the prices in the UK, but in the US a new modern NUC of that tier is about $129 and will be way faster and support hardware transcoding. You shouldn’t need any more than 2GB of ram to run Channels and Plex, but you could always splurge.
Well I was looking at this one on amazon
Yeah that’s the one to get. It has a 7th gen Celeron in it. That’s the fastest of that tier of Nucs and is a great price. 2gb of ram will probably keep you still under the 140 they were asking.