[mythtvnz] Raspberry Pi as a frontend

[criggie]

...and now I realise that its hardware, not a software distro!

On 19/07/16 19:24, skooobie doo wrote:
> Sorry, didn't mean to dump. For me this is why below. But if only for
> myth frontend then Pi is easily adequate. In any case these keep getting
> smaller, faster, cheaper and more powerful.
> 
> More than just for mythtv. Better to handle an overall media system,
> incl media conversion.
> 
> Cheaper and faster
> Gigabit ethernet port
> Additional IO pins and options
> 4k Video support
> 
> Quad-core ARM Cortex A53 1.2GHz processor, dual-core Mali 400 MP2
> graphics, support for up to 2GB of DDR3 SDRAM, a microSD slot (which can
> handle cards up to 256GB), up to gigabit ethernet, two USB 2.0 ports,
> one HDMI 1.4 connector offering 4K output and both a stereo mini-jack
> connector and built-in 3.7V Lithium battery charging circuit.
> 
> Currently about half the price of Pi2.
> 
> 
> 
> On 19 July 2016 at 18:47, criggie <criggie at criggie.org.nz
> <mailto:criggie at criggie.org.nz>> wrote:
> 
>     On 19/07/16 17:01, skooobie doo wrote:
>     > Pine 64 is a better alternative
> 
>     Can you supply some supporting facts rather than just dumping out an
>     opinion ?
> 
>     Why is it better for you ?
> 
> 
> 
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