OSX86AMD Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 I have not yet picked up one of these but a friend did... I do have an idea... I noticed that the XGrid framework is installed on the base image. What are the chances of using these as fairly cheap cluster nodes for video/image rendering, or even compilation cluster nodes? These cpus are what, 1.0ghz pentium Ms? 512 meg ram? This would also make an excellent seti@home or folding @ home client. Please leave your thoughts on these ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Marvin Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Well, I guess it would be a case of density. Would you get more from 10 aTVs or 5 Mac minis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adm_kenshin Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 I think you'd get more bang for your buck, in terms of processing power, from Mac Mini's instead of Apple TV. Still, the ?TV probably doesn't get as hot as the Mini, and you can probably fit three of them in the same space as a Mini. Also, they are probably easier to administrate, not too much advanced hardware that can screw up. If you're looking for a cheap processing unit (relatively) for folding@home or such, the PS3 is probably much more cost efficient than a bunch of ?tv's or Mini's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
professafresh Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 I have gotten Xgrid working on my ATV. I wrote up a quick doc on the AwkwardTV wiki: http://wiki.awkwardtv.org/wiki/How_to_enab...s_an_Xgrid_node It's somewhat slow, but then again it's only a 1GHz proc with 256MB of RAM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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