2014-07-30, 14:27
Which one is the best to go for, basic xbmc needs.There are loads of these types of pi boards coming out so we spoilt with choice.
(2014-07-30, 14:38)noggin Wrote: Raspberry Pi is by far the best supported. It may not be the most powerful, but it has a "works out of the box" solution.
Hummingboard could be interesting - but is still quite leading edge. There are OpenElec builds for the Cubox-i, and the Hummingboard is very similar. (The irony that they made the Hummingboard case compatible with the Pi, and then the Pi B+ comes out with a new board design that means new cases...) You might want to look at the Cubox-i if you want a boxed solution?
Banana Pi is based on Allwinner chipset, which historically hasn't been well supported with OpenSource drivers - and those that were released had incomplete codec compatibility ISTR. There appears to be a renewed interest in the platform though.
Bottom line - Raspberry Pi works today and has huge amounts of support.
(2014-07-31, 14:56)Starstream Wrote: CuBox-i or Hummingbird is better long term option in my opinion, despite it's alpha status it is quite usable and stable running Openelec or Geexbox but thats not to say you wont encounter some glitches.
More codecs supported via hardware decoding then the R-Pi and much faster in operation.
However getting a CuBox-i is another issue, I think they make them in small batches and due to high demand there is a long waiting time, I waited at least 2 months for mine.
(2014-07-31, 15:02)Starstream Wrote: Been using Openelec for the past month or so and it's been my primary playback system, no problems of any kind but then again I'm using ideal videos H.264/mp4/mkv so nothing goes wrong.
Bought it direct from the SolidRun website if you have a paypal account, not sure were else you can get them from.
(2014-07-31, 15:02)Starstream Wrote: Been using Openelec for the past month or so and it's been my primary playback system, no problems of any kind but then again I'm using ideal videos H.264/mp4/mkv so nothing goes wrong.
Bought it direct from the SolidRun website if you have a paypal account, not sure were else you can get them from.
(2014-08-04, 17:46)yaqh Wrote: whats the best remote to use with pi, are these any good.Thats the remote I use, its super light, lots of keys, and battery lasts for around half a year easy! I love it to bits.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Remote-Control...1291516897
(2014-08-04, 19:25)MediaPi Wrote:(2014-08-04, 17:46)yaqh Wrote: whats the best remote to use with pi, are these any good.Thats the remote I use, its super light, lots of keys, and battery lasts for around half a year easy! I love it to bits.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Remote-Control...1291516897
If you want to get the best out of the remote you would need to learn to map keys (really easy) to get other functions. I also use a GPIO ir reciever and done away with the USB reciever. But without all that I still recommend it. The keys have good feedback.
(2014-08-04, 20:40)yaqh Wrote:I wont bother with a GPIO IR reciever, it has a USB reciever of its own. I have my own reason for wanting one but really get the remote and your good to go and then you'll need to learn how to set the buttons on remote to do what you want, things like context menu (not that hard)(2014-08-04, 19:25)MediaPi Wrote: [quote='yaqh' pid='1765822' dateline='1407167179']Thats the remote I use, its super light, lots of keys, and battery lasts for around half a year easy! I love it to bits.
whats the best remote to use with pi, are these any good.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Remote-Control...1291516897
If you want to get the best out of the remote you would need to learn to map keys (really easy) to get other functions. I also use a GPIO ir reciever and done away with the USB reciever. But without all that I still recommend it. The keys have good feedback.