The kids’ non-360 XBOX running XBMC has been an amazing piece of kit. We’ve had it for over 4 years and got it second-hand for approx €60 but it maxes out at 480p content. I had thought that getting a replacement like the Patriot or WD Live TV would cost north of €80. But some geniuses have got XBMC running on the Raspberry Pi. A streaming media player with HDMI, LAN and 1080p support for £31 including VAT and delivery? Yes please.
Also, someone has already beaten me to the punch by getting a ZX Spectrum emulator running on it. We need someone to make cases that look exactly like 48K Spectrums, including a working keyboard, that the RPi can slot into. Do it!
bloody hell. I didn’t think it’d be anywhere near as smooth as that….
For some reason I thought it was a 300MHz CPU but it’s 700MHz, the same as the old XBOX. The 1080p GPU takes care of the video. I’m a bit stunned too!
I haven’t got my email telling me it’s available yet
but I know that many people did get them yesterday. I’m not one of them! Soon maybe.
I just got the mail a few weeks ago from the distie. Nothing yesterday. So it’s imminent? I’m like a kid on Christmas Eve…….
Have been drooling pretty consistently since the demo video came out a few weeks ago. I, too, didn’t get the famous email, but am sitting rubbing my hands muttering “SOON”, in anticipation.
I’ll be using it for the exact same scenario as you (to replace a noisy, bulky XBOX that has served well as nothing but an XBMC many years).
I think I’ll be buying a lot more than one if the first lives up to expectations. So many ideas, so little time.