[ale] OT: hackable device

[Boris Borisov]

I've got mine from Dallas/Hiram Walmart. There were total of 3 on the
shelf. I grab one under the supervision of my wife :) And yes it gets
hot when is working.

On 6/12/12, Byron Jeff <byronjeff at mail.clayton.edu> 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
>> Raspberry
>>    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]http://hackaday.com/2011/12/03/rca-dsb772we-teardown-shows-that-this-cheap-s
>> treaming-box-might-have-potential/
>>
>> References
>>
>>    1.
>> http://hackaday.com/2011/12/03/rca-dsb772we-teardown-shows-that-this-cheap-streaming-box-might-have-potential/
>
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