Timothy Legge wrote: > I see it seems to be available from amazon > http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003FMUPKU for a pretty good price...
Wow, they kept the same remote. :-) Check the list archives. It has come up several times. I believe it was based on one of the Sigma Designs chipsets. For some of us, there is limited enthusiasm for hacking a box that uses chips that can't be supported by open software. Take a look at: http://www.iboum.com/artkill/chipsets.php where I read: In early April 2010 HDX are launching a player based on an ARM 11 series chip. The HDX-Bone uses an ARM1176JZ(F)-S ARM chip as previously found in car entertainment systems, the Apple iPhone, and Zune HD. This chip is clocked at 500mhz so should offer performance on a par with the established names. ARM 1176, Wiki ARM 11 Series Intel has long promised to release it's own range ('CE') of Media Player chipsets. The first player announced with such a chipset was the Conceptronic Yuixx in mid 2009, although almost a year later there is no sign of the Yuixx. What we do have however is the promise of Google TV using the 'Intelo Atom CE4100'. It tanspires that this is a combination of an Intel Atom CPU and Intel GMA500 graphics, with the GMA500 running at 200Mhz. We are yet to be convinced of how this will stack up against the existing dedicated Media Player chipsets. If one of these platforms built with more general purpose CPUs materializes, then they might offer a good alternative to mini-HTPCs[1]. Otherwise, unless you're happy with the software that comes on the appliance, spending a bit more for a mini-HTPC is probably the better way to go. 1. http://www.iboum.com/nettop-htpc/hd-mini-pc-comparison-grid.php -Tom ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Mvpmc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mvpmc-users mvpmc wiki: http://mvpmc.wikispaces.com/
