[mythtv-users] Raspberry Pi now ships with 512MB RAM

[jedi]

On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 04:35:40PM -0400, Jay Ashworth wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Michael T. Dean" <mtdean at thirdcontact.com>
> 
> > +1 ... You can't consider your frontend low-power when it relies on an
> > extremely-power-hungry backend running all the time.
> 
> I rarely disagree with you, Mike, but I'll make an exception here. :-)
> 
> You can if your backend is supporting 10 or 12 $35 front ends all around 
> your house.  And I think "extremely power hungry" was a bit of a strawman,
> anyway.  ;-)

    Chances are that any frontend you have can be powered off and completely
disconnected from wall power. A machine that can make up for the weakness of
some ARM appliance will tend to be large and hot and noisy and  will bedoing
it's decoding in the least efficient manner possible.

[deletia]

     It's hard to beat 0 Watts.