[mythtv-users] Thoughts on this pico pc?

[Karl Newman]

On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 2:46 PM, Andrew Theurer <andrew.theurer at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 2:45 PM, Dave MythTV <dave.mythtv at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 12:10 PM, Karl Newman <newmank1 at asme.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 1:11 AM, Joseph Fry <joe at thefrys.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 3:57 AM, Joseph Fry <joe at thefrys.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> http://www.gearbest.com/tv-box/pp_134110.html?currency=USD&gclid=CjwKEAiA5qOlBRDAn8K5qen65joSJADRvlbqblHfMdGK5RZZOy1bOh6wGTsO04j-6sa044K4ZvviBxoCpgLw_wcB
> >>>>
> >>>> Apparently there is an 8% off + free shipping code on RetailMeNot...
> but
> >>>> since this only charges at ship, I'm not sure if it will actually
> work and I
> >>>> read that they have a $5 "local return" option so you don't need to
> ship
> >>>> overseas in the event of a dud... didn't see how to request it though.
> >>>>
> >>>> So overall, for $93, it may be a great frontend?
> >>>>
> >>>> Before I pull the trigger, I wanted folks who have tried mythtv on a
> Bay
> >>>> Trail SOC to chime in... I like the idea of the stick in another
> thread, but
> >>>> without LAN adapter, I think I would rather just tape this on the
> back of
> >>>> the TV and have reliable bandwidth for any media I want to play.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Found another site that gave me coupon code "PipoX7LM" that brings the
> >>> price down to $89.98.
> >>>
> >>> Geek Buying has it at $97, and they don't say its a preorder... might
> be
> >>> a safer bet?  They have local return option for $2.99 during checkout,
> and
> >>> 3-5 day shipping via DHL is only $10.
> >>>
> http://www.geekbuying.com/item/PIPO-X7-Windows-8-1-Smart-Mini-PC-TV-Box-Media-Player-2G-RAM-32G-ROM-Intel-3736F-1-8GHz-Quad-Core---Silver-339668.html
> >>>
> >>> I really want to order a couple... but would love to hear your
> thoughts!
> >>
> >>
> >> The ECS Liva that has been discussed actively on this list in the last
> few
> >> weeks is also a Bay Trail based system. It's very similar to this one,
> >> except this one appears to be a quad core 3736F which is a step up from
> the
> >> dual core N2807 in the Liva. It also has 2 more USB ports which is
> important
> >> to some people, but they look like they are all USB 2.0. It appears to
> have
> >> 32 GB flash in addition to the MicroSD slot. The power appears to be
> >> somewhat higher, though (12V 2A compared to 5V 3A) but that could be
> >> primarily to support the additional USB ports. It's missing a VGA
> output if
> >> that's important to you.
> >>
> >> In short, it should work. You might have to do some research & work to
> get
> >> the WiFi operational (assuming there's a linux driver). Be aware that
> you
> >> may not have luck with the Bluetooth, though.
>
> Thanks for that information.  I'll go scan the Liva thread.  I'll
> probably be using wired Ethernet and not any USB ports if I can.  The
> one unknown for me is if this thing has IR.
>
> Very unlikely that it has IR built-in. The specs I saw for it don't
mention it at all. But it's not a big deal to add an MCE remote.

Karl
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