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@simic

XBian as is will run all models. since very beginning it contains the universal uboot and dtb trees for all devices including hummingboard - with autodetection.
(that is the hw-compatibility dimension of your question)

((lowest cubox-i model has 32bit memory bus only what is currently implying some limitations or issues with certain types of video - or at least it was like this a month ago)). that doesn't mean hw is not able to process what is needed in general, but some other approach would need be implemented.

(((my personal opinion would be that it makes no sense changing RPI for that model. simply for 60bucks you get no extra value / functionality - of course you will decide finally how hard SPDIF is pushing you. if the question would be if RPI or Ci (entry model) it would be with no hesitation Ci. But you already own RPI so ... )))

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(13th Jun, 2014 08:06 AM)badmonkey Wrote:  I'm not sure if it's yet supported in xbian yet, but support is in some other xbmc distributions and it should become more common.

There's even some neat enclosures that take the new form factor with the card attached to the pi.

the problem there is even not to support audio HW itself, but XBMC part. omxplayer (RPIs core player) is not supporting system audio outputs. XBMC (via paplayer and dvdplayer) is not supporting RPI (hw video playback).

popcornmix has patches and development is ongoing but according his own words (without me going into details) that variant is simply not yet there for use.
it should not be presented currently as A SOLUTION.