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On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 10:36 PM, Noam Rathaus <noamr at beyondsecurity.com>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I can't understand one thing, people hate it when I, unintentionally,
> promote
> Apple, but find it unstrange when there is apparent lack of a decent device
> which compares to Apple's device.
>
> I don't say go with close source, I don't say use proprietary products, but
> at
> least give me a decent alternative
>
> Excuse me, but FIT-PC2 is, at least from looking around:
> 1) Expensive for the Spec you get - and I am not even sure it works ok on
> movies, just because it has HDMI doesn't mean it will work properly on
> movies
>

The price is expensive. But the HDMI does not the thing that makes it
support movies, but the sotware is !
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.



> 2) No apparent user base - if it doesn't work or doesn't work properly, you
> are in the dark
>

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

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).

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 !



> 3) Proven technology, Apple TV , with all my feelings (not positive) for
> Apple, works, and works quite nicely
>
> There are US solutions that are non-Apple to do what I am looking for, but
> I
> can't find them in Israel.
>
> On Monday 09 November 2009 21:21:14 Tom Goren wrote:
> > somewhat blasphemous to promote apple products on a linux mailing list...
> >
> > the fit-pc2 looks awesome, i am already making inquiries now, interested
> in
> > buying one myself.
> >
> > tom.
> >
> > 2009/11/6 Marc Volovic <marc.volovic at swiftouch.com>
> >
> > > Yes, there is such a unit. It is called Mac Mini, iMac or Mac Pro,
> > > whichever is your poison.
> > >
> > > ---MAV
> > > Marc. Volovic
> > > +972-54-467-6764
> > > marcvolovic at me.com
> > > Sent from my iPhone
> > >
> > >
> > > On Nov 6, 2009, at 14:29, Amos Shapira <amos.shapira at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >  2009/11/6 Noam Rathaus <noamr at beyondsecurity.com>:
> > >>> Hi,
> > >>>
> > >>> I am looking for a "pre-built" system that I can seamlessly and
> easily
> > >>> install Boxee on it.
> > >>>
> > >>> I am not interested in building one from scratch, as my goals are:
> > >>> 1) ease of installation
> > >>> 2) silence - the computer has to be dead-quite
> > >>> 3) everything just there - i mean, I don't want to buy X, Y and Z
> from
> > >>> three
> > >>> different places
> > >>> 4) has to be small and look slick
> > >>>
> > >>> AND most importantly
> > >>> 5) Has to have/come with a remote control
> > >>>
> > >>> Does anyone know of such units being sold in Israel?
> > >>
> > >> Sorry no answer from me about this one.
> > >>
> > >> But if you are like me - I suspect that you might be looking for
> > >> something to allow you to watch Internet media as well as digital TV
> > >> on your large screen TV in the living room, right?
> > >>
> > >> I recently learned about DLNA (dlna.org) - there are apparently
> > >> thousands of devices supporting it and the TV's among them which do it
> > >> properly should allow viewing of media over LAN (or even wireless LAN)
> > >> and there are apparently some open source efforts to support its
> > >> server-side on Linux too.
> > >>
> > >> My current (mid-term) plan is to get my hands on one of these TV's,
> > >> get a proper Digital TV tuner card on my desktop Linux and serve media
> > >> from the Linux over Wirless N or wired LAN to the TV.
> > >>
> > >> I have absolutely zero experience with actually implementing this or
> > >> even seeing/reading about someone who did. I just read a bit about it
> > >> in the last few weeks.
> > >>
> > >> Cheers,
> > >>
> > >> --Amos
> > >>
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