http://cpc.farnell.com/asus/90mb0qy1-m0eay0/tinker-board-2gb-1-8ghz-4k-gb/dp/SC14363
Is it feasible that RASPLEX could be ported to this?
Allegedly, it already has DEBIAN and KODI support.
Quad core 1.8GHz ARM Cortex-A17 CPU
2GB Dual channel LPDDR3 memory
Gigabit LAN and Bluetooth 4.0 + EDR connectivity
802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi
4x USB 2.0 ports
40-pin Internal header with 28 GPIO pins
Contact points for PWM and S/PDIF signals
1x 3.5mm Audio jack connection
CSI port for camera connection
DSI port supporting HD resolution
1x HDMI 2.0 port to support 4K resolution
Micro SD port supports UHS-I
Supports Debian OS with KODI
Power supply: 5V/ 2A Micro USB (not included)
I’ve just seen it and would be amazing if could be Plex server installed.
Waiting for mine
I’m hoping Plex Server could be installed on this. The processor isn’t too shabby and could handle some light transcoding without an issue. I’m hoping PMS can be installed, and if so, I’ll definitely buy one of these to run my server 24/7.
hopefully it will be faster than VIA apps
There’s no sata or usb3 as far as I can tell, and also because of the gigabit lan and hdmi 2.0 I think it’s an ideal Plex Client.
@tbrasser said:
There’s no sata or usb3 as far as I can tell, and also because of the gigabit lan and hdmi 2.0 I think it’s an ideal Plex Client.
It’s definitely more than powerful enough for a client, but the processor is pretty powerful for the price, and USB2.0 isn’t a deal breaker for server applications. Gigabit ethernet is definitely a plus for use as either a client or a server.
Once LibreElec is running on it, it might be possible for an OpenPHT client. The team is super small though, so there isn’t much time for pursuing new devices that require additional time and effort to support. Sometimes there are resource choices between working on the bugs we have or pursuing new shiny hardware pieces.
From a server application perspective, I bet it runs PMS pretty swell. USB 2.0 will limit the number of direct streams you can support though. Maybe one or more of you fine people would like to buy the devs one to experiment on or you could do your own and post your results here?
I’ve just ordered one today and hope to have it by the end of the month. I don’t have the knowhow to do any proper tests other than try to get PMS working and then see how many clients it will work on at the same time!
@benjaminwolf said:
Once LibreElec is running on it, it might be possible for an OpenPHT client. The team is super small though, so there isn’t much time for pursuing new devices that require additional time and effort to support. Sometimes there are resource choices between working on the bugs we have or pursuing new shiny hardware pieces.From a server application perspective, I bet it runs PMS pretty swell. USB 2.0 will limit the number of direct streams you can support though. Maybe one or more of you fine people would like to buy the devs one to experiment on or you could do your own and post your results here?
Yes, I rather see the team keep putting resources into the widely available and less expensive Odroid C2. More client hardware is great, but since PHT was abandoned in favor of the, IMO, inferior user experience for home theater of PMP, OpenPHT is the only thing that keeps me using Plex in my Home Theater. OpenPHT with minimal setup hassles, great performance and support for lossless/HD audio and video, running on <$60 hardware (Odroid C2) is a dream. Keep up the good work and keep Plex vital in the home, not just on mobile.
The Pine64 was/is more powerful than the RasPi too, but no one bothered to make a Plex client for it. I have one sitting around gathering dust. Make me an offer.
Unfortunately the criteria for something becoming a Plex client is mostly dependent on the classic chicken/egg dilemma: they don’t want to develop for anything that isn’t popular, but hardware gets popular due to software being developed and available for it. RasPi got there first, so it gets all the inertia. Despite better hardware coming out left and right, no one seems to be able to be bothered in supporting it since they already hitched their wagon to the RasPi and it’s “good enough”.
After a couple of weeks wasted trying to get this to work, I’ve sent it back. CPC have let me know they’ve stopped selling it due to a lack of support from Asus. Hopefully whenever the Raspberry Pi 4 is released it at least matches the specs of the Asus board.
I have one of these running as a plexmedia server to replace a pi 2. The server runs fine until about 5 minutes into a film it locks up (client is rasplex on a pi 2). If I play the same film from the pi 2 server it is fine only interface is sticky.
As others have said support for this board is shocking!
I’m hoping a few apt-get updates and the locking up may go away but I doubt it.
I have been playing with the Tinker board. I installed Kodi client and used the Plex plug-in. Seamless over 1 Gig LAN. Choppy with play movies over the web plug-in. The wifi rate is touch and go.
@ChEeSyBoOfS said:
I have one of these running as a plexmedia server to replace a pi 2. The server runs fine until about 5 minutes into a film it locks up (client is rasplex on a pi 2). If I play the same film from the pi 2 server it is fine only interface is sticky.As others have said support for this board is shocking!
I’m hoping a few apt-get updates and the locking up may go away but I doubt it.
have you an install guide for the tinkerboard
Hi,
Here is the guide I initially used,
But I sent the Tinkerboard back for a full refund and bought another Raspberry PI 3 instead. The Tinkerboard support is still really bad and the software support even worse. Plex media server installed but would judder when serving media, the PI does not suffer this issue. If it had run the standard Raspbian distribution I may have stuck with it but as you need to run the Asus images on it I will give it a wide berth for the time being.
Regards
