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shponglefan:


--- Quote from: WindDrake on September 23, 2013, 04:05:04 pm ---I haven't looked in a while, but did anybody ever do anything with one of the significantly higher horsepower ARM boards, like the Beaglebone Black? Seems like for a little more money, you'd have something a lot more flexible, capable of playing more games, and a better alternative to a (ugh) 60-in-1.

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IIRC, someone here attempted a Beaglebone Black build, but encountered a number of significant hurdles and abandoned using it for the time being.

I know one of the big issues with the Black is its more limited in terms of output resolutions and has no seperate audio out (IIRC, it's all through the mini HDMI).

paigeoliver:


--- Quote from: WindDrake on September 23, 2013, 04:05:04 pm ---I haven't looked in a while, but did anybody ever do anything with one of the significantly higher horsepower ARM boards, like the Beaglebone Black? Seems like for a little more money, you'd have something a lot more flexible, capable of playing more games, and a better alternative to a (ugh) 60-in-1.

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I think it is going to be a case of "No matter where you go, there you are". As in the same basic problem is going to remain regardless of what arm board you buy. Dollar for dollar a used PC is always going to be more powerful, have wider capabilities, more storage and will be simpler to use.

shponglefan:


--- Quote from: paigeoliver on September 23, 2013, 05:52:55 pm ---Dollar for dollar a used PC is always going to be more powerful, have wider capabilities, more storage and will be simpler to use.

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And consume more energy, generate more heat & noise, take up more physical space...

yotsuya:


--- Quote from: shponglefan on September 23, 2013, 06:13:16 pm ---
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on September 23, 2013, 05:52:55 pm ---Dollar for dollar a used PC is always going to be more powerful, have wider capabilities, more storage and will be simpler to use.

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And consume more energy, generate more heat & noise, take up more physical space...

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But generally works right, which trumps everything else.

shponglefan:


--- Quote from: yotsuya on September 23, 2013, 06:33:31 pm ---
--- Quote from: shponglefan on September 23, 2013, 06:13:16 pm ---
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on September 23, 2013, 05:52:55 pm ---Dollar for dollar a used PC is always going to be more powerful, have wider capabilities, more storage and will be simpler to use.

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And consume more energy, generate more heat & noise, take up more physical space...

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But generally works right, which trumps everything else.

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Well, sure, if *that's* one of your goals...  :P    ;D

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