Re: [tlug] linuxdevices for display on a tv

[Nikolay Elenkov <nick@example.com>]

On 10/05/2013 06:22 PM, Christian Horn wrote:
> I recently installed Fedora+XMBC on a Thinkpad x200 with docking
> station - just to find out that this hardware does not transport
> audio over the displayport.  Via a displayport->hdmi converter I
> wanted to connect this to a TV.  Missing audio, this combination
> will not work out for me.

I don't know how things are in displayport land, but some HDMI
resolutions don't support audio. Did you try different resolutions?
At least 1280x720@60 should both be supported by your TV and have
audio.

> I am looking for advice, considering the following requirements:
>
> - I want to control the device myself, install and run Linux etc.
> - HDMI output should be provided, including audio
> - taking all of the above into account I would take a raspberry pi,
>    a beagleboard or such.  Yet besides playing media with mplayer,
>    I would like to see Japanese ドラマ directly with a webbrowser.
>    For streaming only Adobe flash is used.. this seems to prevent
>    ARM from beeing used.

Get a small size x86 barebones kit and build on that? Like an Intel
 NUC or similar form Gigabyte, etc.