[ale] OT: hackable device

[Byron Jeff]

Your answer is a yes in theory. The practice is much more difficult. It's
June. You may not get it until July. The first batch orders were done in
March. Ordering now would likely have a September or October delivery date.

I called the local Walmart. They have a pair of RCAs sitting on a shelf @
the $48 price. Probably not worth it considering both the limitations and
the issues the machine has. However, both in theory and practice I could
have one cracked open on my desk tonight if I really wanted to...

BAJ

On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 02:14:58PM -0400, Rich Faulkner wrote:
> 
>    ...and in my case the answer is, "yes".  I've already bought a RPi.  Was in
>    the early batch of orders and tagged a couple weeks ago as next in the
>    queue...
>    Will bring it to the next meeting after it arrives.  (Hopefully sometime in
>    this decade)   RinL
>    On Tue, 2012-06-12 at 12:03 -0400, Byron Jeff wrote:
> 
> On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 11:42:43AM -0400, Rich Faulkner wrote:
> > 
> >    Didn't read too far into this but on the surface it looks like the Raspber
> ry
> >    Pi has this one beat.
> 
> Of course it does. The real question though is: Can you get one?
> 
> Does anyone know if Walmarts still have the RCA's in stock?
> 
> BTW read the bottom of the hackaday page. There are reports that the RCA
> box gets burning hot. It may need a fan. Other reports indicate that the
> remotes fail and that the box is not usable without it.
> 
> I think it's much more interesting as a mini wireless Linux box as opposed
> to a media player. Just at first glance it looks like the Western Digital
> Media Live box has more features and includes an Ethernet jack (but no
> wireless). It can have custom firmware that supports a wide array of new
> features too.
> 
> Just my two cents. I'd still buy one or two to hack if I can find it.
> 
> BAJ
> 
> > 
> > [1][1]http://hackaday.com/2011/12/03/rca-dsb772we-teardown-shows-that-this-ch
> eap-s
> > treaming-box-might-have-potential/
> >
> > References
> >
> >    1. [2]http://hackaday.com/2011/12/03/rca-dsb772we-teardown-shows-that-this
> -cheap-streaming-box-might-have-potential/
> 
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> 
>    1. http://hackaday.com/2011/12/03/rca-dsb772we-teardown-shows-that-this-cheap-s
>    2. http://hackaday.com/2011/12/03/rca-dsb772we-teardown-shows-that-this-cheap-streaming-box-might-have-potential/
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Byron A. Jeff
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College of Information and Mathematical Sciences
Clayton State University
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