Share shipping costs Gr8net to the Netherlands

By erikmaas

Expert (67)

29-09-2017, 21:13

I want to buy a Gr8net.

Who in the Netherlands wants to buy one too and share shipping costs?

By meits

Scribe (6509)

29-09-2017, 22:51

Since I whined so hard to get audio/music stereo on a jack output I guess I'm obligated to join

By erikmaas

Expert (67)

29-09-2017, 23:11

Hey, I totally missed out on it having a stereo jack. Nice!

By meits

Scribe (6509)

29-09-2017, 23:33

Check this gr8 clip

By hamlet

Scribe (4106)

30-09-2017, 08:26

Yes, I love my 400$ stereo jack!

By djh1697

Paragon (1643)

05-10-2017, 15:25

did you find enough buyers?

By erikmaas

Expert (67)

05-10-2017, 15:37

Only one extra. More people would not dramatically reduce the price.
So already made the order and Eugeny has posted the package.

I wonder how good the audio quality (and networking performance) will be

By raymond

Hero (603)

05-10-2017, 20:47

The network performance is good. I do not know about the audio quality, as my GR8NET is from an earlier batch without the audio jack

By Abi

Hero (600)

05-10-2017, 21:28

I got one and must say it works like a charm. Stereo sound is sublime!! Real great!thumbs up for Eugeny.

By -Neo-

Champion (396)

06-10-2017, 17:00

Fully agree with Abi, you won't regret your purchase.

By erikmaas

Expert (67)

06-10-2017, 21:49

Of course I will not regret buying it.

I already have a purpose for it. For that I need to have acceptable networking performance to make it work.

And acceptable means about 20 TCP/IP connections per seconds. Every connection has to transfer a JSON messages of about 300 bytes.
If there was DTLS support in the W5100 or FPGA, then I could have had a more relaxed MSX because of the way more efficient message format.

I will see where the bottlenecks are and if I can work around it.

In case someone wonders, it has something to do with: https://developers.meethue.com/entertainment-blog