[mythtv-users] 800 MHz P3 for HDTV

Bob spam at homeurl.co.uk
Sun Mar 4 10:10:27 UTC 2007


Brian Wood wrote:
> On Mar 3, 2007, at 8:09 PM, Bob wrote:

8< snip GP2X chat

> I bought it with an eye towards trying to use it as an SD-only  
> frontend. The main problem right now is that any sort of networking  
> requires bulky power-draining external devices or a connection to  
> another machine via USB.
> 
> There is apparently hardware support for SDIO devices in the SD slot,  
> but so far no software drivers to take advantage of that ability. If  
> that changes it might be a practical portable F/E, obviously with  
> limited capability but perhaps on a par with the MediaMVP or the like  
> but wireless and battery-powered.

That would rock, I thought about getting an Archos 604 Wifi to try build 
a mini mobile SD-FE with but at the moment I have to many projects.

With any luck in a year or to we'll be able to get PalmPCs with digital 
AV-I/O that will make all this trivial, but I'm not going to hold my breath.


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