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faxesystem:
I'm currently looking at building a third system for CRT Emudriver. I already have a big and a medium system with a R9 380X and a low profile R7 250. This time I would like to go super small. I stumbled upon the HP EliteDesk 705 G3 Mini with an AMD Pro A10-8770E. The AMD Pro A10-8770E APU features an AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge). Also the 705 G3 Mini features a VGA out. Has anyone already some experience with this system or these AMD APUs regarding compatability with CRT Emudriver? Would be a nice little system that is much more capable than an overpriced and slow Raspberry Pi. :D

buttersoft:
It... might work? APU's are a bit of a crapshoot with crt_emudriver, built-in-VGA ports generally don't work, and proprietary systems and particularly proprietary GPU's (HP, Lenovo, Dell) often have an OEM BIOS that can't be changed and isn't recognised by crt_emudriver.

If you already own one of those systems, or have a genuine backup use for one, by all means give it a shot. But without better confirmation that this system will work with crt_emudriver, or at least that some of the proprietary parts inside it do, i think the recommendation would be to buy at your own risk.

Calamity:
Yes, as buttersoft said compatibility of CRT Emudriver with these older APUs is basically undefined, and with modern ones it's definitely a no-go.

Fortunately, these APUs work great on GroovyArcade (Linux), so that's the way if you want to go that route.

Check this: https://gitlab.com/groovyarcade/support/-/wikis/2-Pre-Requisites-and-Installation/2.2-Hardware-Examples

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I think the A10 is a problematic one, the A8 works better

I have a few of these EliteMiini (1 G1 with an A8, 1 G4 with a Ryzen 2200G), they work great on GroovyArcade.

faxesystem:
Thank you all for your answers. I just ordered one for science. Never really gave Groovyarcade the attention it should get. If CRT Emudriver should not work out this will become a Groovyarcade system. Are there any plans for Kodi in Groovyarcade? I often use my CRT Emudriver systems to watch movies on my CRTs. :)

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