[mythtvnz] Pine64 as a frontend

[Austin Green]

On Tue, 19 Jul 2016 19:24:12 +1200
skooobie doo <skooobie at gmail.com> wrote:
> ...
> 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.

I'm very tempted!  Any thoughts as to RAM needed?  Options of 512MB, 1GB or 2GB; makes quite a difference in the price ($38, $45 or $60, incl shipping)  Is 1GB enough for Ubuntu running mythfrontend?

Price of Pi2 (1GB) is about $67 shipped.

Austin.