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Originally Posted by spuggy
They do, and they actually play 1080p video very well. For what they were designed to do (dirt-cheap platform to teach kids how to program computers), they're just about perfect - and a steal for $35 for the Model B (Model A just out in Europe for $25).
But they run 100% CPU on the XBMC menu doing nothing - and take far too long (forever) to update the library. Forget overclocking; they crash very quickly, even within the approved (e.g. non-warranty impacting) limits.
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You hit it on the head. Sure, MPEG decoding in hardware is nice. If all you do is watch MPEGs.
But I don't, and everything
else is painfully slow. Even simply starting up any application is slow. Basic web browsing is an exercise in premature hair loss.
Unless you plan to use the thing in text mode, you won't enjoy the experience. My phone's UI is faster by far.