need low cost linux box

sven ha scritto:

IMHO you have to spend at least 250 euro Tell me if you find such system for that price ;-)

You maybe able to get a low end PDA for this. An IPAQ/Familiar linux distribution will probably work. It would have everything except the TV Out which you'd probably need a CF card to do.

OR you're basically describing a TIVO box. I know the TIVO Ones had 50 MHz PPC and are very hackable. Not sure about th enewer Tivos.

-Clark

Hello,

the (german?) D-Box2 might be an option, although the main specs are way too low... it is a set-top box for the PayTV Premiere Digital in Germany.

Nope, only 66 Mhz PPC

Only 10 MBit/s.

Yes, SCART (in and out), PAL is possible; driver is supported via linux framebuffer.

Yes.

Yes.

Yes, about 50-70 Euro on eBay, but not produced anymore. The IDE interface costs something, too; I think it is some 20-40 Euros. But the circuit plans and codes are freely available IIRC, so you can build it yourself.

No.

Linux - you have to "hack" the box yourself, and there is Kaffe. I don't know if the box is fast enough for more.

Via IDE interface.

No.

Yes, done in standby mode.

The price is something under 100 Euros. I don't think you can get something (new) with less money. Another approach would be to use some old notebook computers from that era. But again - you'd need additional work and most probably no support from the vendor.

Regards, Sebastian

Thanks for all the help, but I'm looking for a box that's still being produced and available in 'higher' volumes for a price around 100 Euros.

Thanks, Sven.

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sebastian schreef:

Hi, Sven I think we can suft

Rgds, Robert Kao

Below 100 euro will be very difficult, but have a look at TS7300 from