Free Geek Toronto [was: Time for Pi]

[Bob Jonkman]

Walter wrote:

> I'm about to get rid of an almost 6-year-old Core 2 machine, and haul
> it off to the York Region ewaste depot.  It still "works", [...]

If it still works (and even if it doesn't) consider donating it to Free
Geek Toronto. They'll breathe new life into it, teach somebody about
refurbishing computers, and provide low-cost computers for those who
can't afford the latest shiny. And they'll ensure e-waste is sent to an
appropriate recycler.

http://freegeektoronto.org/donate/

I think there's some Free Geeks on the TLUG list; please let me know if
I've erred.

Free Geek Toronto is at 51B Vine Ave, not that far from Dufferin and
Steeles: http://osrm.at/3i2

--Bob.



On 13-05-19 02:48 AM, Walter Dnes wrote:
> On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 01:11:49AM -0400, Nicholas wrote
> 
>> If you want to run your Pi as a media system, you should look into 
>> buying Codec licenses from raspberrypi.org -- this will activate
>> the hardware video decoding acceleration for smooth video.  Also,
>> try to use the audio-over-HDMI capability for a home theatre system
>> -- the audio-out jack doesn't have much in the way of an amplifier
>> on that circuit, so if you use it instead of HDMI-audio you may
>> need a pre-amp.
> 
> I have an Intel i3 machine as my HTPC.  It seems a waste most of the 
> time.  How good is the Pi's video acceleration for Flash?  I'm
> talking stuff like NHL GameCenter Live.  It has 4 available rates on
> the i3 machine; 400/800/1600/3000 kbits/sec.  I'm about to get rid of
> an almost 6-year-old Core 2 machine, and haul it off to the York
> Region ewaste depot.  It still "works", but can only handle the
> lowest NHL GameCenter Live speed.  And even that requires "Gentoo
> ricer" optimization.  And forget about 1080p Youtube videos.
> 

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