On 2014/04/27 00:24, Damien Thiriet wrote: > Hello, > > I would like to buy a board as a replacement for my dying laptop. For > three reasons: > - opensource hardware > - lighter hardware to carry when walking to my workplaces > - I prefer using my TypeMatrix keyboard than any laptop keyboard. The > idea is to travel with a board, my typematrix and sometime a 9" > screen > > I am mainly hesitating between PandaBoard, BeagleBone Black and > BeagleBoard XM. I intend to use my board under OpenBSD for desktop > tasks: > - showing pdf presentations (projector with HDMI connections, which > sounds better for Panda Board so far). I need at least two usb > ports, one for my TypeMatrix and one for my students pendrive. > - Some presentations are coupled with short videos (2-10 minutes long) > or music. I read PandaBoard has trouble with video, since it uses a > nonfree graphical component. Any feedback? > - I would also use it to take notes in libraries or archives, so a > small screen (without tactile options) is needed. Since most > libraries offer wifi rather than ethernet, I think wifi should be > useful. I wouldn't pay 100$ just to have it anyway. > - I will use mainly CLI: cwm, vim, LaTeX, mupdf, R, sqlite, > spatialite. I think those boards are powerful enough those tasks. > > My first choice was a BeagleBone Black + USB hub, a cheaper > investment. But AFAIK, panda, although more expensive, has its usb > controller, while Beagleboards or Beaglebone do not. I was also > wondering, if boards would not run faster. > > What would you buy? Are there some problems with screens? > Thank you for any feedback or suggestions. > > > Damien Thiriet > > PS: I send a similar question in ArchLinux arm forum, but no one did > answer. I bet my English did not help. >
I don't believe that OpenBSD has video output on any of these boards.
