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YES, I ordered one. I would like to know what best to install os on a Pi??
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For just XBMC, with no package manager,
OpenELEC (wiki).
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2014-08-01, 08:13
(This post was last modified: 2014-08-01, 08:14 by noggin.)
Worth knowing that the B+ has a slightly different Ethernet/USB implementation (as may some of the newer Bs). This means any distro you install needs to have recent firmware which supports the newer hardware. The latest OpenElecs do apparently. However other distros may not.
I've got a B+ running RasPBX - but a new build with B+ compatible firmware only appeared yesterday for it.
The new B+ board is a very neat evolution. The Ethernet socket now has activity LEDs in it, and having 4 USB sockets is a significant improvement, as is the MicroSD slot.
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I have bought the NOOBS card. Would you recommend removing NOOBS and just install the latest openelec version.
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You can install OpenELEC from NOOBS, too.
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Anyone know if the Pi Plus suffers from the same bitrate limitations when streaming from a SAMBA share as the Model B?
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(2014-08-03, 22:11)smitbret Wrote: Anyone know if the Pi Plus suffers from the same bitrate limitations when streaming from a SAMBA share as the Model B?
I have not seen any bitrate limitation with my rev2 B or my B+ when using SAMBA and my various video files. If someone wants to point me to a test file then I can see if it has an issue or not.
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Nice find I've been on the fence 35.99 shipped 2 day delivery can't go wrong. I will be installing openelec.Only way to go.
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(2014-08-03, 22:11)smitbret Wrote: Anyone know if the Pi Plus suffers from the same bitrate limitations when streaming from a SAMBA share as the Model B?
(2014-08-04, 02:03)Topken Wrote: Try the Birds and HDDVD video tests from here
http://www.auby.no/files/video_tests/
It does stop to buffer a couple of times. It seems just right on the edge, because sometimes I can play it almost without buffering sometimes. This is with SAMBA. I'm betting NFS would be enough of an improvement to make it playable.
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Thanks for digging into this, guys.
From everything I had read, it was limited to SAMBA shares. When I ran test clips through the network I would start getting the Freeze-Frame and stuttering between 30-35Mbps. If I plugged a Flash Drive in and played it back locally then it was fine well over 50Mbps. Unfortunately, I'm not skilled in Linux and don't have anything shared via NFS.
Sounds like it is still a limitation, though.