Tell me a simple piece of iron (Raspberry PI?), Which can be connected to a TV and talk through it on Skype

Akson872012-10-08 01:52:17

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Akson87, 2012-10-08 01:52:17

Given:
1) TV with analog input (normal tulip)
2) USB webcam with built-in microphone.
3) <80$

Required:
1) Skype on this TV with this camera.
2) As cheap as possible.

Question:
1) What kind of piece of iron to buy so that she can do this?

I looked towards the Raspberry PI, but as I understand it, Skype is still tight there. If anyone has experience running Skype with video calling on it, I will be glad to hear your feedback. I’m also looking towards micro-computers with android, but I haven’t dealt with them, so the reviews of the owners are interesting.

Thank you in advance!

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9 answer(s)

UniBomb, 2012-10-08
@Akson87

With an analog output there is a piece of iron called miniX H24. The 1 GB version costs about $70. In addition to HDMI, it has an analog output. True, this is the trouble - the video jack connector is not the most standard, but a little longer. And everyone who could not find a suitable jack was soldered directly to the connector. I also heard that the manufacturer released some kind of extended version - with perforation of the case and a jack in the kit, but I did not see it myself.
Nevertheless, despite this shortcoming, I still advise you to pay attention to this miniature computer.

Ambrose, 2012-10-08
@Ambrose

I could not pass by :) Can you tell me a little more about the use case? It just looks like you want to make a skype terminal for grandma/grandpa.

Sergey Lerg, 2012-10-08
@Lerg

The MK802+ should do just fine. There is also a more powerful model MK808, but also more expensive, I ordered it with lightake, I'm waiting.

xdenser, 2012-10-08
@xdenser

Only from a mini PC to an android 80 bucks will not fit. You also need a mouse, webcam and microphone.
There are webcams with a microphone. But not all webcams work with that Android.
The budget will go off scale for 100 bucks for sure.
In short, there are more dances than benefits.
A cheap tablet will be more practical. You just need to buy a cover for it, which can be put on the table.
And yes, we still do not forget that in any case we need to organize WiFi.

Dmitry, 2012-10-08
@Tomasina

Little has changed in six months: habrahabr.ru/qa/16890/

lifecom, 2012-10-09
@lifecom

Monitored such pieces of iron. To date, there are two of them:
1. Tely HD - we do not sell, "there" price tag is $ 250
2. Logitec TV Cam HD - they promised to start selling at the end of October. I called the Logitech office - they said that it would cost around 11 thousand.
These devices do not require any Smart-TV, etc., an HDMI connector is enough.
I understand it's out of budget. But there are no other worthy solutions.

lifecom, 2012-10-10
@lifecom

Here are some more irons. Only for those familiar with archlinux

neopug, 2012-10-10
@neopug

Look at this beast. It seems that everything is there that you need more and is controlled by the remote control.

Jock Tanner, 2012-10-10
@Tanner

I recommend buying, in addition to a mini-computer or media player on Android, which have already been advised, a USB handset like this:
www.aliexpress.com/item/Portable-Black-USB-VoIP-Telephone-Skype-Phone-with-LCD-display- for-PC-Laptop-NP2-free-shipping/490394064.html
Skype works with such spark tubes, no driver needed. Actually, it appears to the computer as a sound card + keyboard numpad. A very intuitive interface is obtained.