2011-11-03, 10:01
Well, we maybe will be able to see if it works on it in a few weeks : http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/raspb...r-2011112/
gobbledigook Wrote:i've been following R-Pi for a while now and will be getting one regardless of if it can be a HTPC or not... just because its cool
baldmosher Wrote:$25!!? That is a seriously competitive price point for any plug-in device. If it does what's promised, that could be revolutionary. Memory perhaps a bit short for serious levels of spod hacking, but meanwhile, back in the real world, you could easily install a vanilla device in your car as an ICPC..... possibly an untapped/unconsidered market right there??
Android smartphones are overkill for that purpose, and I'm thinking about how to install my Desire permanently into my car when I replace it with a Sensation next year... but that's a $300 phone right there.... an R-Pi with a small touch screen and a custom PSU for moderated 12V supply would surely be a LOT cheaper?
ebenupton Wrote:Hi. Can you give me an idea of how much CPU grunt you need to run your skins? We have somebody looking into porting XBMC once we get our next batch of prototypes back, and I'd like to know if it's remotely feasible.
To give you a (very, very) rough idea of the GPU performance, we run common shader-heavy benchmarks at roughly 3x the speed of an OMAP 4430.
Cheers
Eben Upton
Director, Raspberry Pi Foundation
http://www.raspberrypi.org
bluray Wrote:well- if it can playback bd iso in 1080P with dts-hd/truehd using two hd playback options in my signatures, i'll say that it is ready for the market.
illusionuk Wrote:Been following this on both forums for awhile now.
If this work seamlessly with 1080P content running Aeon MQ themes, then this will be a bargain IMO!
touser Wrote:My biggest concern with the first generation of the rasberry pi isn't if it can start xbmc and play back hardware accelerated video, it's if it can handle a large xbmc library without taking an eternity to navigate menu's. I really hope in the future they release a significantly more powerful version (tegra 3, Krait, etc.) to compliment the insanely cheap version, even if it costs $99 that's still an incredible bargain!
MrTourettes Wrote:Think you are missing the point of what the Pi is about. Its not designed to be a cheap media rig its for kids to learn how to program on. Also considering the head guy works for Broadcom who make the soc its using I somehow dont think you are going to see 3rd party soc's like nVidia ones in there lol.