[mythtv-users] Touch Screen Linux Laptop for Myth?

Ken Mandelberg km at mathcs.emory.edu
Thu Jun 8 17:54:39 UTC 2017


Would an X61 really work. The X61 has GMA X3100 graphics, a Merom  core2 
(1.4-2ghz depending on model), and 2-4GB of ram (depending on model).

I've been using frontends with more potent intel or nvidia graphics,
which handle Comcasts mpeg4 HD without skipping.


R. G. Newbury wrote on 05/23/2017 11:35 AM:
> On 05/18/2017 01:11 PM, Andrew Stadt wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 18/05/17 11:26 AM, Ken Mandelberg wrote:
>>> I have a standard dell laptop running ubuntu running a mythtv frontend
>>> on my night table. It works well except the bulky keyboard adds distance
>>> to the display, and takes up real estate.
>>>
>>> I really want to stick with Linux, not an Android tablet.

> You can probably pick up a used Thinkpad X61s for about $100. The screen 
> swivels 180 degrees and will fold down onto the keyboard. 12 inch 
> touch-screen using a 'pen'.
> 
> Thanks for the idea. I had not thought about using it as a myth 
> frontend, but it might be a good one.
> 
> 
>               R. Geoffrey Newbury
> 
> 



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