So far I've been trying to use Raspberry Pi as a RDP thin client. It works well allowing full HD 1920x1080 and audio....but slow as hell.
I've tried using beaglebone black as a RDP thin client, it seems fast enough...but not software support. The bundled angstrom linux sux like hell. I've tried others like fedora arm but no audio support. I don't have time to roll my own at this time.
I need it on 24/7 so I don't want a full PC.
What embedded would you recommend for my purposes of RDP video and audio?
None at the moment. The direction I see Valve going, linux will be accessible to more consumers in the living room with their Steam OS debian based and their unique controller.
Looks like I will tinker linux again since Mint.
The intel Nuc interests me as well for mini htpc use. I like to see more computers getting smaller down to a pen in my pocket with a hybrid usb/hdmi.
The new Intel Atom with the silvermont architecture is the fastest low voltage processor according to Anandtech.
I use mint on my intel atom DN2800 mistake. Its the only one that boots off of that unsupported single board fanless pc. There are no drivers for that GMA3650 GPU. That processor lasted one year before Intel killed it. I think the atom might die off (slowly anyway). Maybe.
You want small? Buy the $25/35 raspberry pi.
just looked at silvermont. looks like its not yet released. another soc. looks like they finally figured out that there are people out there who are using linux. they lost a lot of money on those 2600/2700/2800 atoms because of the useless GPU.Is there a good linux support to other Intel GPU like HD 4600 etc ?
Intel does not make the GPU GMA3*** that they embed into their own atom CPUs. Stupid. They lost lots of Linux customers....and they lost windows customers who weren't using win7 32 bit. That's right, if you were using win7 64bit or win 8, you're out of luck.I think they used a gpu from imagination technology, which is one of the most common gpus in smartphones SOC. They reasoning must have been constraints of power and chip real estate. But anyway the Atom until the latest silvermont architecture had been dead on arrival pretty much. The latest Atom is definitely competitive in SPECS to any ARM SOC but the problem is there is no way either Samsung or Apple would use it so there goes 80% of the market.
Intel's own GPU is supported by the linux kernel (there's only one linux kernel).
What the hell were they smoking?
I think they used a gpu from imagination technology, which is one of the most common gpus in smartphones SOC. They reasoning must have been constraints of power and chip real estate. But anyway the Atom until the latest silvermont architecture had been dead on arrival pretty much. The latest Atom is definitely competitive in SPECS to any ARM SOC but the problem is there is no way either Samsung or Apple would use it so there goes 80% of the market.
Just looked into silvermont, that SoC is shaping up solid with quad core models and a low power draw. Thanks guys.
intel said they want to drop the atom name out the window. Those early single core atoms were atrocious in netbooks and nettops. I could not stand to repair those mess dealing with customers. Amd fusion came along with dual core Apus at that time and they outperformed intel.
Anyone try the firefox OS? (linux based too)
Darn it, after typing raspberry pi in my search engine, I found this quad core stick!
Perfect for traveling.
http://www.itproportal.com/2013/08/07/rise-50-quad-core-arm-based-android-powered-computers/
If I get it, I'm looking to remove android for linux.
What is it you are doing with these CPU's ACK?
The company I work for develops SoC systems providing a DSP for video/audio decoding/encoding and a co-processor (ARM) which provides the application to control the DSP. We have players designed for flat-screen displays, cable set-top boxes, blu-ray disc players, and network appliances. Our player apps work with Netflix, youTube, Hulu, and other video distribution systems.(http://www.sigmadesigns.com/uploads/library/products/product_smp8910.png)
but wouldn't it compete against raspberry pi instead?I think the raspberry pi market just went off their radar. Maybe they thought it is a small margin market they don't want to play in I don't really know. Even the Raspberry guys seem surprised at the demand and variety of users and application that sprang up.
those are selling like hot pies. I already have 5 pis and one beaglebone black (which I bought last week).
I need a thin client. Just RDP (Audio and Video). Embedded and fanless or at least fanless. A remote head to connect to various servers.
I think the raspberry pi market just went off their radar. Maybe they thought it is a small margin market they don't want to play in I don't really know. Even the Raspberry guys seem surprised at the demand and variety of users and application that sprang up.
I wanted to say they had a much lower expectations and it turned out to be a surprisingly huge hit.
huh? last I check they sold millions of boards. they've only been out a year and a month.
https://www.google.com/#q=how+many+raspberry+pi+sold (https://www.google.com/#q=how+many+raspberry+pi+sold)