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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 10:36 PM, Noam Rathaus <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:noamr@beyondsecurity.com">noamr@beyondsecurity.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi,<br>
<br>
I can't understand one thing, people hate it when I, unintentionally, promote<br>
Apple, but find it unstrange when there is apparent lack of a decent device<br>
which compares to Apple's device.<br>
<br>
I don't say go with close source, I don't say use proprietary products, but at<br>
least give me a decent alternative<br>
<br>
Excuse me, but FIT-PC2 is, at least from looking around:<br>
1) Expensive for the Spec you get - and I am not even sure it works ok on<br>
movies, just because it has HDMI doesn't mean it will work properly on movies<br></blockquote><div><br>The price is expensive. But the HDMI does not the thing that makes it support movies, but the sotware is !<br>It arrive with preinstalled ubuntu with custom kernel however, I also installed on it on my own a newer ubuntu, and it worked out of the box without any issues what so ever. I was able to play video, listen to internet radio and I also was able to run on it apache server with custom based application. It's plain Linux.<br>
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2) No apparent user base - if it doesn't work or doesn't work properly, you<br>
are in the dark<br></blockquote><div><br>First of all you have a support from the manufacture that also provide you with it's own repository for packages, if you are using the preinstalled ubuntu that arrives with it<br>
<br>Second, All of it's hardware is supported out of the box in Ubuntu (I did not test it with other distro), including composite (that require opengl accelerator using the screen adapter).<br><br>So if you decide that you are not looking to use the payed support, you still have a whole community of Ubuntu and Linux users to help you !<br>
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3) Proven technology, Apple TV , with all my feelings (not positive) for<br>
Apple, works, and works quite nicely<br>
<br>
There are US solutions that are non-Apple to do what I am looking for, but I<br>
can't find them in Israel.<br>
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On Monday 09 November 2009 21:21:14 Tom Goren wrote:<br>
> somewhat blasphemous to promote apple products on a linux mailing list...<br>
><br>
> the fit-pc2 looks awesome, i am already making inquiries now, interested in<br>
> buying one myself.<br>
><br>
> tom.<br>
><br>
> 2009/11/6 Marc Volovic <<a href="mailto:marc.volovic@swiftouch.com">marc.volovic@swiftouch.com</a>><br>
><br>
> > Yes, there is such a unit. It is called Mac Mini, iMac or Mac Pro,<br>
> > whichever is your poison.<br>
> ><br>
> > ---MAV<br>
> > Marc. Volovic<br>
> > +972-54-467-6764<br>
> > <a href="mailto:marcvolovic@me.com">marcvolovic@me.com</a><br>
> > Sent from my iPhone<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > On Nov 6, 2009, at 14:29, Amos Shapira <<a href="mailto:amos.shapira@gmail.com">amos.shapira@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> > 2009/11/6 Noam Rathaus <<a href="mailto:noamr@beyondsecurity.com">noamr@beyondsecurity.com</a>>:<br>
> >>> Hi,<br>
> >>><br>
> >>> I am looking for a "pre-built" system that I can seamlessly and easily<br>
> >>> install Boxee on it.<br>
> >>><br>
> >>> I am not interested in building one from scratch, as my goals are:<br>
> >>> 1) ease of installation<br>
> >>> 2) silence - the computer has to be dead-quite<br>
> >>> 3) everything just there - i mean, I don't want to buy X, Y and Z from<br>
> >>> three<br>
> >>> different places<br>
> >>> 4) has to be small and look slick<br>
> >>><br>
> >>> AND most importantly<br>
> >>> 5) Has to have/come with a remote control<br>
> >>><br>
> >>> Does anyone know of such units being sold in Israel?<br>
> >><br>
> >> Sorry no answer from me about this one.<br>
> >><br>
> >> But if you are like me - I suspect that you might be looking for<br>
> >> something to allow you to watch Internet media as well as digital TV<br>
> >> on your large screen TV in the living room, right?<br>
> >><br>
> >> I recently learned about DLNA (<a href="http://dlna.org" target="_blank">dlna.org</a>) - there are apparently<br>
> >> thousands of devices supporting it and the TV's among them which do it<br>
> >> properly should allow viewing of media over LAN (or even wireless LAN)<br>
> >> and there are apparently some open source efforts to support its<br>
> >> server-side on Linux too.<br>
> >><br>
> >> My current (mid-term) plan is to get my hands on one of these TV's,<br>
> >> get a proper Digital TV tuner card on my desktop Linux and serve media<br>
> >> from the Linux over Wirless N or wired LAN to the TV.<br>
> >><br>
> >> I have absolutely zero experience with actually implementing this or<br>
> >> even seeing/reading about someone who did. I just read a bit about it<br>
> >> in the last few weeks.<br>
> >><br>
> >> Cheers,<br>
> >><br>
> >> --Amos<br>
> >><br>
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