[wellylug] Asus Eee pc and Xandros

[Jethro Carr]

On Mon, 2007-11-12 at 17:17 +1300, Bruce Hoult wrote:
> On Nov 12, 2007 5:06 PM, Jethro Carr <jethro.carr at jethrocarr.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, 2007-11-12 at 16:10 +1300, Bruce Hoult wrote:
> > > The AppleTV has none of those faults and is $100 cheaper than the Eee
> > > PC in the 40 GB version.  Doesn't come with a divx codec, but is happy
> > > if you drop a standard quicktime one into the appropriate directory on
> > > the disk.
> >
> > Of course the problem with the AppleTV is that it's closed source... :-)
> 
> Only some of it.  The OS kernel and BSD userland (i.e. everything you
> get on a non-X linux system) are all fully open source.
> 
> 
> > But seriously, if you want a cheap PC platform media player, just build
> > a desktop PC, or find one on special that suits your need.
> 
> Where will you find one that offers all the ports the AppleTV does for
> less money?  Or is as small?  Or quiet?  Or low power?

Yeah, there are some advantages.

But I would prefer something I can fully control and adjust. Then again,
I'm not part of the "I just want it to work when I plug it in" crowd.

Also, how useful is the AppleTV if you aren't running itunes to feed it
media?


> > Desktops are dirt cheap, and run standard Linux, although they do have
> > the disadvantage of sometimes being a bit noisy...
> 
> Sometimes?

Not all desktops are alike - you can get small form factor PCs which are
often very quiet.

And even the average brand-name machine is usually inaudible once you
start playing music or videos.


-- 
Jethro Carr

www.jethrocarr.com
www.jethrocarr.com/index.php?cms=blog

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