2013-08-05, 14:33
Am I the only one who is sick of the raspberry pi?
Why is xbmc being developed for it? Sure. It's a nice cheap little programmers toy. But it's not cut out for xbmc! Just because it has an HDMI port and can play 1080p [sometimes!] doesn't mean it should be actively developed for should it?
Every post that pops up on here about the flipping pi and does it do uncompressed 1080p, can it decode dts-HD. Why does the skin stutter, why can't it play smooth.
Because its not for it!
If you're not going to spend £100 or more on new kit for a dedicated HTPC for xbmc. You're gonna have a bad time. Surely this has a negative impact on xbmc's profile? I've got mates who come round, stare in wonder at the software and how well it runs off a NUC. Then question in disbelief that its xbmc and not plex. Because "I had xbmc on my raspberry pi and it was crap!"
That's why it was crap!
Its the same with the pivos, TLBB, gbox, etc etc. all the people that buy them are expecting miracles! But don't visit the manufacturers forum for help. They come here questioning why the doesn't all the remote buttons work, why does it stutter etc etc.
I hate the pi for doing this. People want small and cheap and silent. But also want aeon nox, ace etc to be buttery smooth and to decode dts-HD to their onkyo HDMI amp.
Imagine all the hours used on the pi/android development had been used on the "full cream" edition that most of us use and enjoy. It'd be a very different story.
I appreciate that arm tech is the way forward. But perhaps when the chips are bit better and not 3-5 years old?
Sorry to whine and whinge. I have zero complaints with both the software and the amazing guys and gals that make it. I just wish the pi wasn't around to slow it all down!
Why is xbmc being developed for it? Sure. It's a nice cheap little programmers toy. But it's not cut out for xbmc! Just because it has an HDMI port and can play 1080p [sometimes!] doesn't mean it should be actively developed for should it?
Every post that pops up on here about the flipping pi and does it do uncompressed 1080p, can it decode dts-HD. Why does the skin stutter, why can't it play smooth.
Because its not for it!
If you're not going to spend £100 or more on new kit for a dedicated HTPC for xbmc. You're gonna have a bad time. Surely this has a negative impact on xbmc's profile? I've got mates who come round, stare in wonder at the software and how well it runs off a NUC. Then question in disbelief that its xbmc and not plex. Because "I had xbmc on my raspberry pi and it was crap!"
That's why it was crap!
Its the same with the pivos, TLBB, gbox, etc etc. all the people that buy them are expecting miracles! But don't visit the manufacturers forum for help. They come here questioning why the doesn't all the remote buttons work, why does it stutter etc etc.
I hate the pi for doing this. People want small and cheap and silent. But also want aeon nox, ace etc to be buttery smooth and to decode dts-HD to their onkyo HDMI amp.
Imagine all the hours used on the pi/android development had been used on the "full cream" edition that most of us use and enjoy. It'd be a very different story.
I appreciate that arm tech is the way forward. But perhaps when the chips are bit better and not 3-5 years old?
Sorry to whine and whinge. I have zero complaints with both the software and the amazing guys and gals that make it. I just wish the pi wasn't around to slow it all down!