2012-05-24, 23:52
I am thinking about buying a raspberry Pi (or two , and pry to god they arrive before the end of the world )
I plan on using them for XBMC machines only.
What I love about R.pi :
- cheap
- small form factor
- good support for linux, XBMC for R.pi is being developed and is in beta , AFAIK.
What concerns me :
I need to be able to run chrome, sopcast and vlc on that machine, too. I am not quite sure that these software packages will run OK on this machine.
What I use at the moment:
4-5 years old sony VAYO. It is used for
- XBMC
- watching sopcast broadcasts on vlc
- watching browser -embedded video ( some Bulgarian TVs)
I'd love my new machine to be able to do that , but I am not sure R.pi will cope. I never tried to start vlc or chrome or any other app from XBMC, I always used the Ubuntu desktop to start these apps.
My question is : should I go with the R.pi, or should I go for a different machine. I will love to hear your opinion.
I plan on using them for XBMC machines only.
What I love about R.pi :
- cheap
- small form factor
- good support for linux, XBMC for R.pi is being developed and is in beta , AFAIK.
What concerns me :
I need to be able to run chrome, sopcast and vlc on that machine, too. I am not quite sure that these software packages will run OK on this machine.
What I use at the moment:
4-5 years old sony VAYO. It is used for
- XBMC
- watching sopcast broadcasts on vlc
- watching browser -embedded video ( some Bulgarian TVs)
I'd love my new machine to be able to do that , but I am not sure R.pi will cope. I never tried to start vlc or chrome or any other app from XBMC, I always used the Ubuntu desktop to start these apps.
My question is : should I go with the R.pi, or should I go for a different machine. I will love to hear your opinion.