From: Michael Galea via talk <talk@gtalug.org>
The latest software upgrade of my MythTv Frontend dropped support for my video card, so I guess its time to go shopping.
I would appreciate any recommendations for small form factor or mini PC style hardware.
I'm currently looking at a Beelink Mini S12 Pro Mini PC, Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake- N100(up to 3.4GHz), 16GB DDR4 RAM 500GB PCIe SSD which is going for $329 on Amazon. Has anyone had experience with this brand?
That seems expensive for an N100 system. This listing is currently $255.30 (still expensive): <https://www.amazon.ca/Beelink-U57-Processor-256G-Performance/dp/B0879KKTCB/ref=sr_1_5> This is another brand from the same company ($249 - $30 coupon): <https://www.amazon.ca/TRIGKEY-Mini-PC-Generation-Processor/dp/B0C15GD3V8/ref=sr_1_4_sspa> I'm kind of spoiled by bargains I got last year. For example, I got a Bee-link N95 system for something like $120 + tax. An N100 should be fine for this purpose, but remember that it is kind of a successor to the Atom microarchitecture. I'm kind of inclinded to Ryzen Bee-links, but Amazon doesn't seem to have bargains at the moment (they did have some yesterday). How much do you care about video resolution? Do check, but I suspect that the limit of the N100 is 3840x2160 @ 60 Hz with 8 bits per colour in each pixel. Lots of video devices support High Dynamic Range, meaning more bits of colour per pixel. If there is a Myth frontend for Android, there are cheap boxes that have better video features: lower power, better video, CEC.