The developers behind XBMC have the mediacentersoftware ported to the cheap Raspberry Pi. The small computer, of which the simplest version is only $ 25 costs, is able to use XBMC 1080p video playback.
The port was on the Scale 10X-expo presented by the developers Gimli and Davilla, writes the company behind the Raspberry Pi. From the video demo is that the interface of the Linux-based media software smoothly runs and the small systeempje also has no issues with playback of high-res video. As an example, a 1080p version of the open-source movie Big Buck Bunny is shown with a aac audio stream and video in the h.264 format.
The Raspberry Pi is a small computer built around the 700MHz Broadcom BCM2835-arm-chip and 128MB of ram. The whole is supplied as a pcb where the user may have a housing around it can build. The small motherboard is equipped with connections for rca-video, two times usb, hdmi, audio jack, a dsi connector, and headers for gpio module. Also, there may be a sd card to be inserted and the board powered by a micro-usb connector
The Raspberry Pi will come in two variants. The cheapest version costs 25 dollars and has a ethernetcontroller but no physical connector. In addition, there is a csi-connector available for connection of a camera module. The more expensive variant must have a $ 35 dollar application and has a double amount of ram and a ethernet connection on board. The production of the Raspberry Pi has been recently launched and the first copies should be at the end of January ready.
Update 23-01-2012 9:20
Developer Davilla the XBMC forum know that the demo on the more expensive version of the Raspberry Pi turned. The media software would be the 128MB memory of the cheapest variant is not enough.
