Re: [PLUG] Where's the best place to learn about mini-PCs?

On Fri, Jun 26, 2015, 10:29 Keith C. Perry <kperry@daotechnologies.com> wrote:

Oooh, that intel stick is nice!

I didn't know about that one. I don't see the Ubuntu version on Amazon but the Windows version is around $149.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Gavin W. Burris" <bug@wharton.upenn.edu>
To: "Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List" <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
Sent: Friday, June 26, 2015 9:42:30 AM
Subject: Re: [PLUG] Where's the best place to learn about mini-PCs?

There is also this. For your consideration, the Intel Compute Stick...
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/compute-stick/intel-compute-stick.html

The product PDF proudly touts Ubuntu support! Nice.

On 01:17PM Thu 06/25/15 -0400, Lowell Higley wrote:
> *> It would be killer to get Netflix, Amazon Prime, Youtube, and local>
> media, all on one Android stick in an HDMI port. Anyone doing this???*
>
> Probably not what you were getting at but... I've purchased both a
> Chromecast and an Amazon Firestick. For $4 more, the firestick is well
> worth the $39. Not only do you get Prime (not available on Chromecast) you
> get a remote. As much as I like my smartphone.. just not as
> easy/convenient to use as a real remote with real buttons. The firestick
> also works on hotel wifi networks (I travel a lot).
>
> I did resist buying the firestick for awhile because of Amazon's refusal to
> play well with others but finally gave up.
>
> On Thu, Jun 25, 2015 at 1:08 PM, Gavin W. Burris <bug@wharton.upenn.edu>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi, Greg.
> >
> > Android may be the way to go. And yes, XBMC/Kodi is awesome for local
> > media, but many of its add-ons for streaming services are wonky.
> > Breakage is to be expected, because these add-ons are not supported by
> > the service providers. Many of them amount to web scrapers. When a
> > website change, as they often do, the add-on breaks. It's really hard
> > to compete with the user experience of a first-party app that uses a
> > supported API.
> >
> > It would be killer to get Netflix, Amazon Prime, Youtube, and local
> > media, all on one Android stick in an HDMI port. Anyone doing this???
> > Maybe the Roku stick is able to do all of this. Can all these apps be
> > installed on a generic Android device that has HDMI, I wonder? Or would
> > you be in side-load hell?
> >
> > Cheers.
> >
> > On 11:33AM Thu 06/25/15 -0400, Greg Helledy wrote:
> > > Gavin,
> > >
> > > It sounds like an Android-based device might be better for my wants,
> > because
> > > I can run Kodi and Netflix official apps, instead of having to call up
> > > Google Chrome to watch it on linux and having to deal with a UI that's
> > > awkward when not at a keyboard and mouse.
> > >
> > > When you write "XBMC is the best for a local media library", do you mean
> > > that I should be looking at something else for accessing online
> > content--is
> > > there something better than Kodi?
> > >
> > > Greg
> > > >
> > > >Hi, Greg.
> > > >
> > > >XBMC is the best for a local media library. Great experience running it
> > > >on various Linux boxen for years now. I'd recommend an Intel Atom
> > > >processor with NVIDIA graphics for that. The video acceleration and
> > > >quality output are choice. Take a look at the Asus EeeBox offerings.
> > > >Noiseless and low heat is perfect for the tv cabinet.
> > > >
> > > >http://www.asus.com/us/EeeBox_PCs/EeeBox_PC_EB1503/
> > > >
> > > >Be warned that the Netflix integration on Linux with XBMC is really
> > > >wonky. I don't use it because you lose control of the interface when
> > > >XBMC launches Netflix in Google Chrome fullscreen. I haven't poked it
> > > >in a while, but I just couldn't get it to go properly fullscreen and
> > > >keep remote control.
> > > >
> > > >Cheers.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >On 06:55PM Wed 06/24/15 -0400, Greg Helledy wrote:
> > > >>I use a Wii to watch Netflix in the living room. I recently found out
> > about
> > > >>Kodi (formerly XBMC) and would like to be able to watch all this
> > additional
> > > >>content available on the internet from my couch.
> > > >>
> > > >>After poking around a little, it looks like these mini-PCs come in
> > both ARM
> > > >>and x86 versions, the ARM ones with Android and the x86 I'd have linux
> > on.
> > > >>I don't want an Amazon device because they have their own store (and
> > have
> > > >>banned Kodi, at least for now). There are many products on ebay,
> > > >>aliexpress, and of course Amazon. But which one to choose?
> > > >>
> > > >>What are good sites to visit to learn my options: hardware features,
> > OS and
> > > >>applications, etc.?
> > >
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