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Re:$35 Quad Core ARMv7 PC by AdmiralAsshat on Wednesday January 07, 2015 @08:29PM (#8854527)
HTPC has been the most common use I've seen. I use my Raspberry Pi to run XBMC. It gets the job done although the menu can be a little sluggish; I've been thinking of upgrading it for awhile.
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Re:$35 Quad Core ARMv7 PC by pyrocat on Wednesday January 07, 2015 @08:51PM (#8854596)
what version? B+?
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Re:$35 Quad Core ARMv7 PC by AdmiralAsshat on Wednesday January 07, 2015 @10:40PM (#8854879)
Just a regular B, actually. I bought it before the B+. The B especially is something of a struggle with its two sole USB ports. I use one for the wifi adapter, and the other to plug in my external hard-drive. I have to control the program entirely via my phone, since I can't plug in a keyboard or an IR adapter.
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Re:$35 Quad Core ARMv7 PC by bduerst on Wednesday January 07, 2015 @09:23PM (#8854700)
Yeah the interface for XBMC struggles on a B+, though playback works fine.
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