[U-Boot] Seeking ARM development platform suggestions

[Stefan Roese]

Hi Graeme,

On 08/21/2012 02:29 PM, Graeme Russ wrote:
>> http://www.j1nx.nl/xbmc-amlogic-8726-m-pivos-xios-an-initial-investigation/
> 
> Thanks for the link. Looks like it uses the same GPU (Mali 400) as the
> AllWinner A10
> 
> The Geniatech Enjoy TV series looks pretty good, particularly the ATV1000:
> 
> http://geniatech.com/pa/atv1000.asp
> 
> I can get an ATV1000 for ~AU$135 with:
>  - 800MHz Cortex A9 (not sure if it's the dual-core AML8726-MX or the
>    single core AML8726-M1)
>  - A remote
>  - 2x external USB
>  - A nicer looking case (going by the photos)
>  - No SATA connection
>  - Better FOSS support (?)
> 
> I can get a Mele A2000 for ~AU$100 with:
>  - 1GHz Cortex A8 Allwinner A10
>  - No Remote
>  - 3x External USB
>  - A not so nice looking case
>  - SATA
>  - Worse FOSS support (?)
> 
> Oh the agony :(
> 
> Considering it will probably be turned into a disk-less Linux workstation
> in a couple of years, I'm leaning towards the ATV1000 (no need for SATA)
> 
> Thoughts?

As mentioned before, my focus is on XBMC support. The AmLogic seems to
be more promising right now. I personally would go with a 1GiB board
(not sure if really needed). The ATV310B looks good:

http://www.geniatech.com/pa/atv310.asp

For ~ 120,- US$.

Cheers,
Stefan