2013-11-07, 14:39
(2013-11-06, 20:14)IhuckleberryI Wrote:(2013-11-06, 15:44)evangelion Wrote: Just to add my personal twopennorth.
Raspberry Pi running OpenELEC, cost= RPi (£29.95) Power supply (£2.34) Transcend Jetflash 700 USB3 stick (£9.99) ModMyPi Case (£5.95) Total = £48.23 ($77.59) Already had, (and you probably will have too) HDMI cable, SD card, Ethernet cable.
Runs flawlessly, boot time is a tad over 30 secs, plays everything I throw at it, scrolls through Movies, TV etc very very fast.
But the absolute clincher for me is the inbuilt CEC control, so with a bit of judicious editing to the remote keymap, the Sammy TV's remote controls both the TV and the RPi, perfectly.
god that raspberry pi community is so impressive. The whole non profit, doing more with older hardware and growing exponentially into basically one huge community definitly embodies the spirit of xbmc. I hope its relationship with xbmc lives a long as the original xbox and atv 1 has enjoyed. It sure looks like the only other around that could!
Couldn't have put it better myself, yeah I absolutely adore the Pi, I'd still use an original XBOX if it could just handle HD, even the much-hated Flubber screen was like a welcome old friend each time I booted her up ... miss the old girl ...
But the Pi suits my needs (and bank balance!) To me it's just a no-hassle, hands-on, easy-peasy piece of kit to use, and the community, as you say .. is second to none!