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Djfalconer · 2013-07-23, 02:44

(2013-07-17, 16:50)thomasjay Wrote: Not sure if people have seen this:

http://venturebeat.com/2013/07/15/new-co...costs-100/

Any thoughts on its suitability for XBMC?

You've literally just posted a link to the same device the whole thread has been about. At least read the thread and what you're linking.

artrafael · (This post was last modified: 2013-07-23, 04:34 by artrafael.)

(2013-07-23, 02:44)Djfalconer Wrote:
(2013-07-17, 16:50)thomasjay Wrote: Not sure if people have seen this:

http://venturebeat.com/2013/07/15/new-co...costs-100/

Any thoughts on its suitability for XBMC?

You've literally just posted a link to the same device the whole thread has been about. At least read the thread and what you're linking.

The reason that post seems a bit oddly placed is because I merged yet-another-thread-on-this-device-started-by-someone-else into this, the original thread... so don't be too harsh on the poster. Wink

ext23 · 2013-07-29, 09:28

(2013-07-16, 10:41)Katch Wrote: This box could actually turn out to be the holy grail...

god i hope so! adding storage and RAM could push the price up into a the next price tier though.

hmally123 · 2013-07-29, 14:35

prices

http://utilite-computer.com/web/utilite-models

ext23 · 2013-07-30, 04:55

oh! they come with RAM and storage. excellent. Smile

MediaPi · (This post was last modified: 2013-08-01, 05:07 by MediaPi.)

too pricey!! wandboard quad http://www.wandboard.org/

$139

same SOC

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...pid1455498

benchmarking

http://www.cnx-software.com/2013/07/25/w...o-project/

thoughts...?

nickr · (This post was last modified: 2013-08-01, 12:14 by nickr.)

Thoughts? It very very much depends on how much of the video acceleration hardware is opened up to open source APIs. Show us the board playing 1080p at 23.976, 24, 50 and 60 Hz. Not to mention 1080i boradcast with decent deinterlacing. Also show us it passing through DTS-HD and TrueHD audio.

~~j1nx~~ · 2013-08-01, 12:48

I like the dual NIC, for routing purposes. So do not agree it is to expensive.

glypto · (This post was last modified: 2013-08-01, 12:56 by glypto.)

Can XBMC use more than one core? Does it make sense to use dual/quad core version if it is XBMC only device?

~~Ned Scott~~ · 2013-08-01, 13:00

XBMC can use more than one core in the general GUI. The more power you have there, the more you can use heavy skins, etc. For video playback it will be a moot point, since hopefully it will be using hardware video decoding, so it won't be using the CPU. If it is using the CPU/software decoding, it won't matter because XBMC will only use one core for video. It can still make quite a difference just for the GUI, though.

d1dd1 · (This post was last modified: 2013-08-01, 14:09 by d1dd1.)

VPU accelerated 1080p video playback in Ubuntu
https://plus.google.com/1132101852686652...bixwVRsNbw

kamal22 · 2013-08-01, 18:47

expensive indeed if u just need it for xbmc.
i'll stick with my newly bought R-Pi.

Utilite Value:
Freescale i.MX6 single-core Cortex-A9 @1GHz
512MB DDR3-1066
Micro-SD 4GB
Wireless not included
$99 +shipping, duty & VAT

Utilite Standard:
Freescale i.MX6 dual-core Cortex-A9 @1GHz
2GB DDR3-1066
Micro-SD 8GB
WiFi 802.11b/g/n + Bluetooth 3.0
$159 +shipping, duty & VAT

Utilite Pro:
Freescale i.MX6 quad-core Cortex-A9 @1.2GHz
2GB DDR3-1066
SATA SSD 32GB
WiFi 802.11b/g/n + Bluetooth 3.0
$219 +shipping, duty & VAT

MediaPi · 2013-08-01, 21:23

(2013-08-01, 12:13)nickr Wrote: Thoughts? It very very much depends on how much of the video acceleration hardware is opened up to open source APIs. Show us the board playing 1080p at 23.976, 24, 50 and 60 Hz. Not to mention 1080i boradcast with decent deinterlacing. Also show us it passing through DTS-HD and TrueHD audio.

wolfgar has a Preliminary XBMC Image Available, I believe it can play 1080p video playback

thread here

(2013-08-01, 12:48)j1nx Wrote: I like the dual NIC, for routing purposes. So do not agree it is to expensive.

Agreed but I believe this impacts a niche audience and therefore for most is not needed and I stand by my point that its not a box for the masses.

(2013-08-01, 18:47)kamal22 Wrote: expensive indeed if u just need it for xbmc.
i'll stick with my newly bought R-Pi.

Same here, I'm sticking to my Pi but the other board wandboard quad is for $129 +postage... Considering you will have almost all the parts from your RPi, its not bad for a major speed bump and the wandboard has more options...Sata...optical output.. I'll stick with my Pi for now Smile

~~j1nx~~ · 2013-08-02, 09:41

Yes, you might be right. It's direct comparison is wandboard. And we are at the XBMC, so indeed, it might be expensive for xbmc use.

allan87 · (This post was last modified: 2013-10-16, 20:56 by allan87.)

(2013-08-01, 21:23)MediaPi Wrote: ... I'm sticking to my Pi but the other board wandboard quad is for $129 +postage... Considering you will have almost all the parts from your RPi, its not bad for a major speed bump and the wandboard has more options...Sata...optical output.. I'll stick with my Pi for now

The wandboard is a board. Add $20 for the case and wifi antenna. I am not sure about power supply and storage.

The cost of my first Pi (all in) was pretty close to the $99 price of the all-in Utilite value.
$35 Pi
$23 On-board power supply with 9v wall wart - this has been clean and stable power source and
functioned miles better than any of the phone charger type power supplies I have tried.
$17 Case (big enough to hold the Pi and on-board supply)
$10 SD card
$85 Total

It seems to me that, comparing apples to apples, the $99 Uitilite is similar to the Pi, except it has a faster processor, gigabit ethernet and more USB ports. Of course, the Pi has tremendous XBMC support that does not currently exist for Utilite. If the Utilite achieves a good level of support for XBMC, it would be a very good option.