[olug] Tiny computers

[T. J. Brumfield]

If you don't install the firmware update, you keep Linux on it just fine.

Also, you don't need to install Linux on it to play YouTube on the TV.
Out of the box, the PS3 has a web browser and Flash. It also supports
Netflix, plays BluRay movies, and has a video rental service. It also
streams video files across your wireless network.

You could build a small home theater PC, but if you install Linux you
won't be able to watch BluRay movies or Netflix streaming.

I'm a fan of Linux. I hope to see BluRay and Netflix support on Linux
soon. But if you want a box to play media on your TV, a PS3 may be the
best current solution.

-- T. J.

On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 2:58 PM, Joe Gulizia <jrguliz at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Not a PS3.....
>
> http://www.fsdaily.com/search/node/sony+ps3
>
>
> "Sony has announced that a new firmware upgrade for the PlayStation 3,
> to be released on April 1st, will remove the "Install Other OS" option
> from all versions of the  console. The announcement in the company blog cites "security concerns" as the reason for the removal. "
>
>
>
> More at:
>
> http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Sony-to-block-Linux-from-all-PS3-systems-965674.html
>
>
> Joe
>
> --- On Mon, 4/5/10, T. J. Brumfield <enderandrew at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: T. J. Brumfield <enderandrew at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [olug] Tiny computers
> To: "Omaha Linux User Group" <olug at olug.org>
> Date: Monday, April 5, 2010, 2:39 PM
>
> A tiny Linux media-center box would work.
>
> But a PS3 can also do the job. If he owns a 50" Plasma, and doesn't
> have a BluRay player currently, then the PS3 makes a lot of sense.
>
> -- T. J.
>
> On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 2:31 PM, Kevin D. Snodgrass
> <kdsnodgrass at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> I remember some time ago talk about little computers like the Marvell Sheeva Plug.  I also found the fit-PC.
>> http://www.legitreviews.com/article/976/1/
>> http://www.amazon.com/fit-PC-Slim-Linux/dp/tech-data/B001L18ED2/ref=de_a_smtd?ie=UTF8&m=A3J2VUK9571N8X
>>
>> Anybody get one?  Or something like these?
>>
>> My neighbor asked me about setting something up so he could watch youtube on his 50" plasma.  He has an 8 year old PC at the other end of the house, and wifi setup.  (Not sure why the wifi with only one computer...)  Simple is better, and something like a Sheeva Plug sounds like it would work.  Any other ideas?
>>
>> Kevin D. Snodgrass
>>
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