<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 2:46 PM, Andrew Theurer <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:andrew.theurer@gmail.com" target="_blank">andrew.theurer@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 2:45 PM, Dave MythTV <<a href="mailto:dave.mythtv@gmail.com">dave.mythtv@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 12:10 PM, Karl Newman <<a href="mailto:newmank1@asme.org">newmank1@asme.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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>> On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 1:11 AM, Joseph Fry <<a href="mailto:joe@thefrys.com">joe@thefrys.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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>>> On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 3:57 AM, Joseph Fry <<a href="mailto:joe@thefrys.com">joe@thefrys.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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>>>> <a href="http://www.gearbest.com/tv-box/pp_134110.html?currency=USD&gclid=CjwKEAiA5qOlBRDAn8K5qen65joSJADRvlbqblHfMdGK5RZZOy1bOh6wGTsO04j-6sa044K4ZvviBxoCpgLw_wcB" target="_blank">http://www.gearbest.com/tv-box/pp_134110.html?currency=USD&gclid=CjwKEAiA5qOlBRDAn8K5qen65joSJADRvlbqblHfMdGK5RZZOy1bOh6wGTsO04j-6sa044K4ZvviBxoCpgLw_wcB</a><br>
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>>>> Apparently there is an 8% off + free shipping code on RetailMeNot... but<br>
>>>> since this only charges at ship, I'm not sure if it will actually work and I<br>
>>>> read that they have a $5 "local return" option so you don't need to ship<br>
>>>> overseas in the event of a dud... didn't see how to request it though.<br>
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>>>> So overall, for $93, it may be a great frontend?<br>
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>>>> Before I pull the trigger, I wanted folks who have tried mythtv on a Bay<br>
>>>> Trail SOC to chime in... I like the idea of the stick in another thread, but<br>
>>>> without LAN adapter, I think I would rather just tape this on the back of<br>
>>>> the TV and have reliable bandwidth for any media I want to play.<br>
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>>> Found another site that gave me coupon code "PipoX7LM" that brings the<br>
>>> price down to $89.98.<br>
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>>> Geek Buying has it at $97, and they don't say its a preorder... might be<br>
>>> a safer bet? They have local return option for $2.99 during checkout, and<br>
>>> 3-5 day shipping via DHL is only $10.<br>
>>> <a href="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" target="_blank">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</a><br>
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>>> I really want to order a couple... but would love to hear your thoughts!<br>
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>> The ECS Liva that has been discussed actively on this list in the last few<br>
>> weeks is also a Bay Trail based system. It's very similar to this one,<br>
>> except this one appears to be a quad core 3736F which is a step up from the<br>
>> dual core N2807 in the Liva. It also has 2 more USB ports which is important<br>
>> to some people, but they look like they are all USB 2.0. It appears to have<br>
>> 32 GB flash in addition to the MicroSD slot. The power appears to be<br>
>> somewhat higher, though (12V 2A compared to 5V 3A) but that could be<br>
>> primarily to support the additional USB ports. It's missing a VGA output if<br>
>> that's important to you.<br>
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>> In short, it should work. You might have to do some research & work to get<br>
>> the WiFi operational (assuming there's a linux driver). Be aware that you<br>
>> may not have luck with the Bluetooth, though.<br>
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Thanks for that information. I'll go scan the Liva thread. I'll<br>
probably be using wired Ethernet and not any USB ports if I can. The<br>
one unknown for me is if this thing has IR.<br>
<br></blockquote><div>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.<br><br>Karl <br></div></div></div></div>