16 May
2013
16 May
'13
9:09 a.m.
On Thu, May 16, 2013 11:38 am, Dan MacDonald wrote:
I asked on this list recently if anyone had come
across one of the USB
pendrive-sized ARM/ Android devices but with a headphone jack and got no
response but it seems such things do exist already, or at least there is
one such model, the MX3 RK3066.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MX3-Camera-8G-Android-4-1-Mini-PC-RK3066-Google-T…
More details on this page:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/MX3-Camera-8G-Android-4-1-Mini-PC-RK3066-Google-…
At ~70GBP its twice the price of similar spec devices
that lack the AV
port
and the (likely totally useless) webcam
Not totally useless. With the extension cable you can position the device
near the TV to use the TV for video chat.
so its a bit of a risky purchase
for me until someone confirms that the AV port works with regular ALSA.
Why wouldn't it?
If the audio driver is supported it will "just work"(tm)
If there is a bug it will be quickly fixed so it seems there is no risk
involved at all.
Should the temptation to get one of these overcome
anyone, please let me
know how you get on with the AV out under Picuntu (or whatever non-Android
Linux distro you may install on it). If it works I suspect I won't be able
to resist the novelty factor.
Looks like a very cheap way to build a complete home entertainment system.
--
Patrick Shirkey
Boost Hardware Ltd