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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 tom wrote: > Gordon Henderson wrote: >> On Fri, 6 Nov 2009, tom wrote: >> >>> Rob Beard wrote: >>>> Hi folks, >>>> >>>> Just seen this on The Register... >>>> >>>> http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/11/05/review_media_player_hisense_1080p/ >>>> >>>> It's a nice little MIPS based media player device for just over £60. >>>> According to the review it will play various different media types >>>> including OGG (no mention of OGG Theora video though). >>>> >>>> I've done a bit more digging and it appears it's Linux based. In >>>> fact there is a firmware update available which is a simple tar file. >>>> >>>> I'm wondering how if it's possible to cross-compile anything to run >>>> on this little box. It only has 16MB flash but it does have >>>> Ethernet and USB. >>>> >>>> Rob >> >>> Na - no more crippled computers for me - I'm waiting for a pocket >>> sized netbook that can the lot. Oh for a modern psion .... >> >> You'll never get a one-size-fits-all solution that's efficient, cheap >> and fast. >> >> Go back to the original unix philosophy: Do one thing and do it well. > Haven't got that many pockets. Unless you interpret the above as, each unix command does 1 thing, but it does it really well, with lots of parameters, add that to lots of unix commands, each of which do 1 thing, but again with lots of parameters, and the ability to pipe output / input around, you end up with a powerful system. But yeah, if you had a reader that just did one thing, it would be great, i have seen electronic e-book readers, but they seem expensive, need batteries, probably not good for people who like to soak in the bath with a good book, > I must admit I misread what this machine is: > "For less than £60, the Hisense is an effective way of getting your > digital media files onto you telly without having to hook up your PC" > except you have to have a PC to connect it to to get the media - and I > may as well have the PC* to do the displaying anyway so its a redundant > box already. >> >>> I'm also trying to start a campaign up for an e-reader screen - no >>> more crippled computers here just a bluetooth (hoch spit) or similar >>> e-ink screen I can use to read stuff and connect it to my >>> laptop/netbook/phone etc. >>> Remember the days when people sold you things you needed and not what >>> they wanted to plug into your bank account with... >> >> Make it as a project on the dc-hardware list ;-) Biggest problem is >> getting the material in a suitable format to start with. (i.e. >> electronically readable as text not images) Even PDF is too clumsy for >> a book IMO > PDF is useful for nothing. >> . All you need is a trivial markup language and a nice display... > Now where can we find that? > Tom te tom te tom > > So what you need is say a a5 screen for example with a processor behind, that runs say linux and a server / web browser, so it can display html. Paul - -- Paul Sutton www.zleap.net Ubuntu 9.10 is out : Visit www.ubuntu.com for details Next Lug meet - Saturday 7th November 2009 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkrz8vUACgkQaggq1k2FJq0crgCfYk3h+zAwNupgT2QwB89KmLnu KVUAn3M4a9mx5hEsMXrgMiELxnYaiSHD =5Le4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html