Kurt Keville wrote: > I know CuBox is shipping already... > http://www.solid-run.com/products/cubox
I hadn't heard of this one before. Any other open hardware platforms aimed at multimedia playback/set-top-box market? According to: http://www.solid-run.com/store you can only pre-order it (@$135). http://www.solid-run.com/products/cubox CuBox Developer Platform is a highly energy efficient and miniature open source development platform for different applications, like multimedia, set-top-box, NAS, automation and other applications. Named by combining the words 'Cube' and 'Box' and while being less than 2"3 in size, the platform can stream and decode 1080p content, with desktop class interfaces, all in less than 3 Watt (*) and less than 1 Watt in standby. The platform is based on Marvell Armada 510 SoC and includes the following key features # Linux based distributions like Ubuntu, Debian and others # Android # 800 MHz dual issue ARM PJ4 processor, VFPv3, wmmx SIMD and 512KB L2 cache. # 1080p Video Decode Engine # OpenGL|ES 2.0 graphic engine # HDMI 1080p Output (with CEC function) # 1GByte DDR3 at 800MHz # Gigabit Ethernet, SPDIF (optical audio), eSata 3Gbps, 2xUSB 2.0, micro-SD, micro-USB (console) # Standard Infra-red receiver for 38KHz based IR controllers. CuBox delivered package will include: 1- CuBox system inside an all-black plastic enclosure. 2- Universal power supply: 5V/2A DC Output, 2.1mm/5.5mm standard connector. 3- 2GByte microSD with Ubuntu pre-installed. So unlike the Pi you get an enclosure, power supply and 1 GB RAM instead of 256 MB. Plus 800 MHz dual-core ARM instead of 700 MHz single-core ARM. Not a substantial upgrade for $100 more. Yet for $65 more, plus the cost of some RAM (or repurpose some SODIMMs you have lying around) you could get a more powerful (AMD E-350 APU, 1.6GHz, Dual-Core) Zotac ZBOX NANO AD10, which is probably a bit bigger and will use nearly 30 watts under load - 10 times the CuBox (but probably half what your cable company box uses). -Tom _______________________________________________ Hardwarehacking mailing list Hardwarehacking@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/hardwarehacking
