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PINE A64: 64-bit processor, supports up to 2GB of RAM and can output 4K - grey - 2015-12-09

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Measuring 3.125 inches by 5 inches, the PINE A64 includes a 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. PINE64 Inc. will also offer separate modules that will add a 5-megapixel camera port, 4 lane MIPI video port, touch panel port, WiFi connectivity and Bluetooth 4.0. Like other boards, it runs on 5V power through MicroUSB but can also call upon on-board power management via a battery.

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Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pine64/pine-a64-first-15-64-bit-single-board-super-comput

source: http://www.engadget.com/2015/12/09/pine-a64-64-bit-4k-maker-board/

RE: PINE A64: 64-bit processor, supports up to 2GB of RAM and can output 4K - Sando - 2015-12-09

Looks good otherwise, but isn't Allwinner suport for Kodi awful?

RE: PINE A64: 64-bit processor, supports up to 2GB of RAM and can output 4K - movie78 - 2015-12-09

Any info on the Audio output?

RE: PINE A64: 64-bit processor, supports up to 2GB of RAM and can output 4K - MatteN - 2015-12-09

Allwinner = no hardware acceleration.

RE: PINE A64: 64-bit processor, supports up to 2GB of RAM and can output 4K - noggin - 2015-12-10

Sadly Allwinner = lousy open source support for video acceleration, as Allwinner don't provide anything approaching decent Linux support for their SoCs (particularly the CedarX video decode stuff). They also have a very patchy history of promising stuff and then failing to deliver on those promises, and in some cases appear to have been GPL violators. There was a lot of excitement about Allwinenr stuff when it first appeared, now it's best ignored for Kodi.

Also the 4K support looks to be over HDMI 1.4 so likely to be limited to 2160/30p, meaning any 50/60Hz stuff (like Live/Recorded TV) will need to be output at 1080p still.

RE: PINE A64: 64-bit processor, supports up to 2GB of RAM and can output 4K - Kris77 - 2015-12-10

Anyone been able to find details about the audio output?
All I found its multi-speaker-output.

RE: PINE A64: 64-bit processor, supports up to 2GB of RAM and can output 4K - Robotica - 2015-12-10

Warning to Kodi users: Stay away from Allwinner.

(2015-12-10, 02:26)noggin Wrote: Sadly Allwinner = lousy open source support for video acceleration, as Allwinner don't provide anything approaching decent Linux support for their SoCs (particularly the CedarX video decode stuff). They also have a very patchy history of promising stuff and then failing to deliver on those promises, and in some cases appear to have been GPL violators. There was a lot of excitement about Allwinenr stuff when it first appeared, now it's best ignored for Kodi.

Also the 4K support looks to be over HDMI 1.4 so likely to be limited to 2160/30p, meaning any 50/60Hz stuff (like Live/Recorded TV) will need to be output at 1080p still.


RE: PINE A64: 64-bit processor, supports up to 2GB of RAM and can output 4K - Pander - 2015-12-10

Ordered one with 2GB. Looking forward to the 4K output (and its limitations). Hope to see a Raspbian-like distro for this becoming available.

RE: PINE A64: 64-bit processor, supports up to 2GB of RAM and can output 4K - wsnipex - 2015-12-10

(2015-12-10, 15:36)Pander Wrote: Ordered one with 2GB. Looking forward to the 4K output (and its limitations). Hope to see a Raspbian-like distro for this becoming available.

good luck with that.

RE: PINE A64: 64-bit processor, supports up to 2GB of RAM and can output 4K - swetoast - 2015-12-10

i rather flog myself then buy allwinner

RE: PINE A64: 64-bit processor, supports up to 2GB of RAM and can output 4K - Kris77 - 2015-12-10

Thanks for the warning.

RE: PINE A64: 64-bit processor, supports up to 2GB of RAM and can output 4K - wrxtasy - 2015-12-11

(2015-12-10, 22:09)swetoast Wrote: i rather flog myself then buy allwinner
You are aware what the term "flog" means in Slang terms in certain parts of the world ? Wink

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=flog

RE: PINE A64: 64-bit processor, supports up to 2GB of RAM and can output 4K - Ned Scott - 2015-12-11

I think the statement still holds true for nearly all of those definitions ;)

RE: PINE A64: 64-bit processor, supports up to 2GB of RAM and can output 4K - noggin - 2015-12-11

(2015-12-10, 15:36)Pander Wrote: Ordered one with 2GB. Looking forward to the 4K output (and its limitations). Hope to see a Raspbian-like distro for this becoming available.

As long as you don't want to watch video on it under Linux you'll be fine...

RE: PINE A64: 64-bit processor, supports up to 2GB of RAM and can output 4K - GoooF - 2016-01-18

Take a look at this, seems to have some hardware support:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Dxl9jeLyEw&

What do you guys think?