On Sunday, January 10, 2016 3:11:48 PM CET Dirk wrote:
On 10-01-16 14:09, Wolfgang Mader wrote:
> Dear list,
>
> right now, I run a home movie theater setup under arch linux on an arm
> device. While I really appreciate the low power consumption and the small
> form factors of arm (developer) boards, for me, arm also comes with a
> much larger maintenance burden than standard x86 hardware. Thus, I search
> for a platform which is x86 and well suited for a home theater setup.
> While browsing the internet, I go the feeling, that the Intel Atom series
> might be a good way to go. In particular, here is what I aim for:
>
> - standard boot process. No uboot.
> - standard cpu such that I can relay on standard arch repos and community
> - a graphics chip for which drivers are officially available, such as
> integrated intel graphics
> - low power consumption
> - some sort of internet connectivity, preferable cabled, but wifi would
> also be ok.
> - usb, but nothing fancy, only for keyboard
>
> Software wise, the hardware should be able to allow for browsing the
> internet and to deliver video and audio fluently. The interface I am
> targeting is kodi.
>
> Since I have no experience with low-powered x86 hardware such as the Intel
> Atom chips, I kindly ask for your experience and opinions on the topic.
>
> Thanks and have a nice week.

Be carefull, not all Intel Atom chips are supported by the open source
drivers, some use a PowerVR graphics engine.

I have an Intel NUC running Arch & Kodi. Very compact and still
powerfull. Mine even has an IR port which I can use to power it on with
a Logitech remote.

regards,
Dirk

Thanks for all your helpful replies.

Best,
Wolfgang

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