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Raspberry Pi vs a 60 in 1 for a Cocktail Cabinet
TheShaner:
I think I may order a BeagleBone to do some testing. It is another option if a little more power is needed. http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/45-beaglebone-black-is-another-raspberry-pi-rival/ . For about $15 bucks more than the pi, you get 2g onboard storage, and a faster processor. I have seen at least one MAME port built for it.
sharpfork:
--- Quote from: TheShaner on June 17, 2013, 10:09:29 am ---I think I may order a BeagleBone to do some testing. It is another option if a little more power is needed. http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/45-beaglebone-black-is-another-raspberry-pi-rival/ . For about $15 bucks more than the pi, you get 2g onboard storage, and a faster processor. I have seen at least one MAME port built for it.
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In the space of cheapo android/linux boards, I like this one best for price/ performance. Make sure you get the newer black version instead of the older version. The Cubie board looks pretty nice too.
What kind of frontend are you thinking about using?
TheShaner:
Yep, definitely getting the black version. Not sure on the front end yet. I suppose it depends on exactly how I end up configuring the device.
shponglefan:
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on June 16, 2013, 04:16:35 pm ---Your two choices for video are composite, which lets face it, is awful, or HDMI, which pretty much ties you down to a widescreen display that is the incorrect aspect ratio.
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Um, you can get LCD monitors which are non-widescreen.
Rigby:
--- Quote from: shponglefan on June 17, 2013, 11:34:26 am ---Um, you can get LCD monitors w/ 4:3 ratios.
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Really? Most of the ones I find are 5:4, which is not quite the same, but acceptable. 1280x1024 monitors are becoming harder and harder to come by nowadays, though.