Asus Tinker Board – An Inexpensive Home Theatre Solution

Posted by sde on May 5, 2017 2:35 AM EDT
OSSBlog.org; By Steve Emms
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The Asus Tinker Board is a computer designed for Single Board Computer hobbyists, makers [he] Internet of things enthusiasts. One of the highlights of the device is its multimedia support - it’s a tremendous prospect for the multimedia enthusiast on a budget. The computer has a respectable 1.8GHz ARM Cortex-A17 quad-core processor. It’s only 32-bit (unlike the Raspberry Pi 3) but it has a higher clock speed. The Tinker Board also sports an integrated ARM-based Mali-T760 graphics processor (GPU). It’s available to purchase from Amazon (and other retailers), and currently priced at $59.99.

At the time of this review of the Tinker Board, an Android image wasn’t available. Instead, the review was carried out using an initial release of Asus’s TinkerOS, a customized version of Debian. This initial release didn’t really let us explore whether the Tinker Board is a home theatre solution. The Android image now lets us assess the device’s merits from this perspective.

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