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Gonna build a HTPC. Netflix, Watching downloaded tv shows/ movies. Internet browsing. Could use it for rooting phones and what not. Hosting the odin/sbf/what ever fliles that kinda thing. Would be cool if I could set up a server type stuff so other computers can see the data and If i could see it on stuff like a cloud server would be a plus.
I don't know a ton about pc specs. AMD vs intel. stuff like that. I don't need some powerhouse here for what Im doing.
I'd like to keep it on the cheaper end, but good performing and reliable.. Maybe a barebones kit for the processor, box, power supply and stuff then buy the rest on its own.
Go Windows based or linux based? Did they find a more simple way to watch netflix on linux yet? last I heard you had to install a few patches find old silverlight and firefox or something.
Obviously HD compacity depends on what/ how much I download. But any brands to stay away from? Any specs I should look at?
Worth it to put a ssd in for the operating system then run a conventional drive for the storage? Will that help with reliability assuming that the drive wouldn't be spinning while I'm browsing/watching netflix and or the system is sleeping/standby?
Minimum amount of ram?
What do I need to look for in video card? AMD or Nivida work with linux? It would be nice to have it be able to work as a dvr if it won't require me to bump up processor specs a whole lot ($$ only worth it if the price is right)
I think that's about it..
Any suggestions? Thanks.
It's off topic, not development
can't tell if your being serious or not? I figured this would be the best place? seems off topic its not about phones..
99% of anything works with Linux.....I run xubuntu
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I was told one of the brands of video cards didn't work well. something about the drivers.
Also Netflix requires silverlite to stream and that is something that is missing from linux. But I do have a ps3 so netflix streaming isn't a must at this point as I can just use that.. It would just be nice to have a all in one unit
This seems like a good start http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7544705&CatId=31 anyone see any issues? Seems the video card isn't that great but they are cheap now a days if i need it replaced.
Hello,
I got a Raspberry Pi Rev. B and a Nexus 7.
Today I got the idea to build something like a server for the Nexus 7. For example for Miracast Server or whatever. I don't know how to call it, sry. So please give me some Ideas what I can do.
Thanks
icspower said:
Hello,
I got a Raspberry Pi Rev. B and a Nexus 7.
Today I got the idea to build something like a server for the Nexus 7. For example for Miracast Server or whatever. I don't know how to call it, sry. So please give me some Ideas what I can do.
Thanks
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Raspberry Pi's are great! Think of it as a Linux box / VPS if you are famliar with them. The first project I did was make a webcam server and host that on the Raspberry Pi's server and view it anywhere in the world! I used old hardware to do this - follow some tutorials.
You can also do other things like:
Host a Minecraft Server
Programme applications using Python
Set the Raspberry Pi up as a remote desktop / GUI
Security System
XBMC Media Center - AMAZING
The list goes on....
Good luck with your adventure.
I tried minecraft but thats too laggy :/
BTW: RPi is amazing!
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I use mine as a media center with openelec xbmc and it rocks. With cec I cam control it with my TV remote, and even those less tech inclined in my family can use it. Frig my 5 year old can work it
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I agree with running OpenELEC on it. I absolutely LOVE it, I'm using it basically as an Apple TV that's both iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac compatible. if you have any questions about how to set that up feel free to ask.
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Interesting, I've been using Openelec from the NOOBs installer from raspberrypi.org and I have been wondering how I would be able to control my pi without network connection and using xbmc from my android phone.. I'm gonna have to check out this cec..
I use mine as an OpenVPN proxy with Squid/Dante installed. Very convenient.
Xaeons said:
Interesting, I've been using Openelec from the NOOBs installer from raspberrypi.org and I have been wondering how I would be able to control my pi without network connection and using xbmc from my android phone.. I'm gonna have to check out this cec..
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On my television(an LG), it's called simplink and all I do is press the simplink button, select the pi, which the TV calls an "HDD recorder", it connects and I can then control the basic functions using the remotes directional buttons and the play/pause/stop buttons. It's no good for more advanced functions, like the context menu, but I either use a usb mouse/keyboard for that, or my android device. If you have a network connection on your pi I highly recommend the app "yatse" for a remote. Super functional. Syncs library entries so you can browse on your phone/tablet and play direct, or stream to aforementioned devices(donate only) and about a million other cool features, nearly all of which are available on the free version.
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RaspPrint
You can also use your Pi as a Airprint Server for iOS-Devices. This could be done with Debain for the Pi and CUPS.
I bought one with the intent of running something resembling xbmc on it. Unfortunately I ran short of time due to recently becoming a dad, and it just sat there doing nothing gathering dust in its perspex case. I ended up selling it to my boss as he is a mad scale railway fanatic and was considering doing something like this (alternate pages 1 2 3) and frankly I couldn't see myself finding the time to do it anywhere in the near future.
Has anybody used it as smb server on ntfs drivers to tell us it's speeds?
maybe also media server?
Couldn't think of anywhere else to post this, however just couldn't not share this article Developer Hacks His Microwave Into The Microwave Of The Future
http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/11/raspberry-pi-microwave-hack/
"In the end, everything is a gag."
- Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977)
http://esrlabs.com/android-transporter-for-the-nexus-7-and-the-raspberry-pi/'
Good if you want a two device project, or a Wii U like system on the cheap. Although BBQ Screen hopefully can get a client on the Pi going.
Car computer
icspower said:
So please give me some Ideas what I can do.
Thanks
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A car computer!
I just put a cheap radio where my CD player was but maybe go a step further...
+ plus radio tuner
+ plus gps
+ plus bluetooth
+ plus display
+ plus input for rear view camera
+ plus ???
would it be doable?
druidt said:
A car computer!
I just put a cheap radio where my CD player was but maybe go a step further...
+ plus radio tuner
+ plus gps
+ plus bluetooth
+ plus display
+ plus input for rear view camera
+ plus ???
would it be doable?
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I've seen a few projects like this. Google it
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Media server(XBMC) or even a Minecraft server are awesome uses for a rPi. Could run a small web server on it as well if you had the need for it
An house alarm controller.
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Alkyl said:
Media server(XBMC) or even a Minecraft server are awesome uses for a rPi. Could run a small web server on it as well if you had the need for it
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I had mine set up with wordpress as a dev server. Worked great for building web pages for my main page. Took that down and am running XBMC with about 30G of music and movies. Using an external 160G USB hard drive for media storage
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i use mine for some try.
I used it for apache server, for my personnal website.
Used it too for music streaming.
Mine has become a plex client boxed to the back of the bedroom tv as my escape from child
"In the end, everything is a gag."
- Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977)
topic.
I, for one, am paying close attention to any functionality like this to surface, then it'll truly meet my needs.
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littleemp said:
topic.
I, for one, am paying close attention to any functionality like this to surface, then it'll truly meet my needs.
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I would love xbmc on it. i have an old dell as my htpc and my pi as my tv computer. id love it!
I want this too.
Some people say to just get a pi but what they don't understand is with a pi which is 35$ alone you still don't get an SD card, wireless adapter, HDMI cord or even a case. Not to mention iirc Chrome cast is clocked 300Mhz higher than the raspberry with even lower power consumption.
thatbigmoose said:
I want this too.
Some people say to just get a pi but what they don't understand is with a pi which is 35$ alone you still don't get an SD card, wireless adapter, HDMI cord or even a case. Not to mention iirc Chrome cast is clocked 300Mhz higher than the raspberry with even lower power consumption.
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damn. We need someone on this stat!
Lookin forward to replacing my original xbox with this, for my new xbmc media player...
littleemp said:
topic.
I, for one, am paying close attention to any functionality like this to surface, then it'll truly meet my needs.
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Same thing here. This is really why I bought one.
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I cant wait for this. As soon as this happens I will buy a chromecast for all the tvs in the house
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Cast Xmbc over Chromecast using Avia Player
Hi,
You can now cast XMBC over Chromecast using Avia Player($2.99 Addon Charge). A video tutorial is up on You Tube.
Using Smartphone - XMBC can be watched over Chromecast through Avia Player which costs $2.99. YouTube Video shows how.
http://youtu.be/vS-7hwYe4nw
Using Computer - XMBC can be watched over Chromecast through Avia Player which costs $2.99. YouTube Video shows how.
http://youtu.be/NCgP0r5Dvp8
Good Luck
It will never be a XBMC stick...
What you might get though is have XBMC stream to it and support other DIAL devices, once the XBMC devs stop being stubborn and listen to what their Users have been asking for.
They seem to think DIAL isn't worth supporting since they already support UPnP.
Asphyx said:
It will never be a XBMC stick...
What you might get though is have XBMC stream to it and support other DIAL devices, once the XBMC devs stop being stubborn and listen to what their Users have been asking for.
They seem to think DIAL isn't worth supporting since they already support UPnP.
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My Rockchip MK808 stick runs XBMC and Cheapcast..indeed most Android phones you might have lying around collecting dust will do. I don't use it much, but the wife loves her Android games on the big xcreen.
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My Rockchip MK808 stick runs XBMC and Cheapcast..indeed most Android phones you might have lying around collecting dust will do. I don't use it much, but the wife loves her Android games on the big xcreen.
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Your Rockchip Stick has everything needed to navigate/control it via BT Same with Phones...CCast has none of this.
Whats more is the fact that Source compatibility is going to be a real problem there, You can't store content on the CCast and while reading from a network source is possible that source had better be CCast compatible or it won't play well.
But even if you manage to get past all those hurdles you have one bigger issue to contend with that you can't really solve....
Google will never Whitelist it as it does not conform to their UI Guidelines at all.
I would much rather see XBMC add the ability to send content to DIAL devices because the PC/MAC/LINUX versions of XBMC could easily add Transcoding to their system if they wanted to and remove the source compatibility issue and it would allow two people in the house to watch the same content on different TVs.
Asphyx said:
Your Rockchip Stick has everything needed to navigate/control it via BT Same with Phones...CCast has none of this.
Whats more is the fact that Source compatibility is going to be a real problem there, You can't store content on the CCast and while reading from a network source is possible that source had better be CCast compatible or it won't play well.
But even if you manage to get past all those hurdles you have one bigger issue to contend with that you can't really solve....
Google will never Whitelist it as it does not conform to their UI Guidelines at all.
I would much rather see XBMC add the ability to send content to DIAL devices because the PC/MAC/LINUX versions of XBMC could easily add Transcoding to their system if they wanted to and remove the source compatibility issue and it would allow two people in the house to watch the same content on different TVs.
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Well that's no surprise really. I'm still somewhat surprised folks want so much from what amounts to a hdmi-alternative wireless dongle. Sure it's handy and works great for the services it currently supports (tab casting aside..simply atrocious for me) and it's dirt cheap to be a no brainer. But to get real server services requires an entirely different approach: a front end/back end and expandable, stable database. CC ain't gonna take us there.
wideasleep1 said:
Well that's no surprise really. I'm still somewhat surprised folks want so much from what amounts to a hdmi-alternative wireless dongle. Sure it's handy and works great for the services it currently supports (tab casting aside..simply atrocious for me) and it's dirt cheap to be a no brainer. But to get real server services requires an entirely different approach: a front end/back end and expandable, stable database. CC ain't gonna take us there.
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It's the age-old conundrum - specialized device, or general-purpose device?
It's like getting a dishwasher versus a housekeeper.
Dishwasher is predictable and doesn't ask for a raise or days off but it won't wash or fold your clothes.
Housekeeper can wash dishes and wash and fold clothes, but might ask for a raise or days off.
The best solution really depends on the individual situation.
wideasleep1 said:
Well that's no surprise really. I'm still somewhat surprised folks want so much from what amounts to a hdmi-alternative wireless dongle. Sure it's handy and works great for the services it currently supports (tab casting aside..simply atrocious for me) and it's dirt cheap to be a no brainer. But to get real server services requires an entirely different approach: a front end/back end and expandable, stable database. CC ain't gonna take us there.
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Yeah I guess some folks don't realize the limitations of this device and how in some cases Less is actually more!
The simplicity of how CCast works makes it much more versatile than Miracast or DLNA Dongles,
But something like XBMC or Plex frontends which requires saving files and a Database will never be one of those things it does well.
And that doesn't even address the Navigation issues. The whole point of CCast is to make a device you can display to (Like Miracast) while off loading Power, and Navigation to another device that is much easier to write code for but doesn't require tying up the device to display (Like Miracast) a very targeted solution to a very specific problem.
bhiga said:
It's the age-old conundrum - specialized device, or general-purpose device?
It's like getting a dishwasher versus a housekeeper.
Dishwasher is predictable and doesn't ask for a raise or days off but it won't wash or fold your clothes.
Housekeeper can wash dishes and wash and fold clothes, but might ask for a raise or days off.
The best solution really depends on the individual situation.
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Just like you can run Plex off a RasPi or NAS but neither is actually a very good option to run a media server from due to the Transcoding power requirements that usually require far more power than a Pi or NAS can give you.
There are two schools of thought here....
One side wants something they can navigate and control their TV with (Lets call them the Navigators). They just want a device that will give them a better interface than their Smart TV has (Roku, GoogleTV, XBMC Etc...) or want something to make a dumb TV smart. CCast doesn't take that approach at all
The other side I'll call the ROUTERS or maybe the Remote Controllers (and I guess I am in this Group) are looking for LESS Navigation and more Mobile Device integration in the same way we have Smart Houses being controlled by our Mobile devices. I don't want to go through navigation of Menus just to see something on a particular display I would prefer to use the same controls for ALL devices and merely rout signals where I want them without having to SET UP the device I wish to display on.
Just like in a Smart House I can set the temp of one room while sitting in another I should be able to display things on a TV in another room from the same screen I am using to control the display in the room I'm in.
Essentially routing Media throughout my house the same way I do to Monitors in my production truck or TV Studio.
Imagine if I had to go to every monitor in my studio, Hit Menu, Select the app before I could get the signal I wanted on the Monitor. That seems to be what the Navigators want.
Me I don't ever want to have to change a thing on the Monitor just rout my signal to it and have it display it.
This is essentially what DIAL and the CCast is all about.
Asphyx said:
Yeah I guess some folks don't realize the limitations of this device and how in some cases Less is actually more!
The simplicity of how CCast works makes it much more versatile than Miracast or DLNA Dongles,
But something like XBMC or Plex frontends which requires saving files and a Database will never be one of those things it does well.
And that doesn't even address the Navigation issues. The whole point of CCast is to make a device you can display to (Like Miracast) while off loading Power, and Navigation to another device that is much easier to write code for but doesn't require tying up the device to display (Like Miracast) a very targeted solution to a very specific problem.
Just like you can run Plex off a RasPi or NAS but neither is actually a very good option to run a media server from due to the Transcoding power requirements that usually require far more power than a Pi or NAS can give you.
There are two schools of thought here....
One side wants something they can navigate and control their TV with (Lets call them the Navigators). They just want a device that will give them a better interface than their Smart TV has (Roku, GoogleTV, XBMC Etc...) or want something to make a dumb TV smart. CCast doesn't take that approach at all
The other side I'll call the ROUTERS or maybe the Remote Controllers (and I guess I am in this Group) are looking for LESS Navigation and more Mobile Device integration in the same way we have Smart Houses being controlled by our Mobile devices. I don't want to go through navigation of Menus just to see something on a particular display I would prefer to use the same controls for ALL devices and merely rout signals where I want them without having to SET UP the device I wish to display on.
Just like in a Smart House I can set the temp of one room while sitting in another I should be able to display things on a TV in another room from the same screen I am using to control the display in the room I'm in.
Essentially routing Media throughout my house the same way I do to Monitors in my production truck or TV Studio.
Imagine if I had to go to every monitor in my studio, Hit Menu, Select the app before I could get the signal I wanted on the Monitor. That seems to be what the Navigators want.
Me I don't ever want to have to change a thing on the Monitor just rout my signal to it and have it display it.
This is essentially what DIAL and the CCast is all about.
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Yep...I only see the CC as and 'end" device. To introduce feature creep would complicate and obscure its real value. API release and further app development will be all the enhancement it needs. Clear purpose market wise, solid community support=widespread success. Let the specialists do their thing.
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wideasleep1 said:
Yep...I only see the CC as and 'end" device. To introduce feature creep would complicate and obscure its real value. API release and further app development will be all the enhancement it needs. Clear purpose market wise, solid community support=widespread success. Let the specialists do their thing.
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Yup!
For my usage, I don't need YAR (Yet Another Remote) - I already have a HTPC, but Chromecast's interface as an extension of apps I already use is much more convenient.
wideasleep1 said:
Yep...I only see the CC as and 'end" device. To introduce feature creep would complicate and obscure its real value. API release and further app development will be all the enhancement it needs. Clear purpose market wise, solid community support=widespread success. Let the specialists do their thing.
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For years in broadcast we have used a sort of networked transmission called "The Switch" it was little more than a network router that you could send video to any TV network on "The Switch Network".
TVs are in my mind a destination for content and it doesn't really matter what kind of content it is (Music, Web, Video, Pics). CCast can turn a TV into a destination. Until TV Manfs get on board and see this is the best way to send digital signals all over the place (by Pushing instead of Pulling) the CCast will at least get the concept rolling until those Manufacturers catch up. I know for a fact Sony would LOVE to get rid of their Smart Interface department because it generates little to no revenue and is constantly having to keep up and upgrading TVs that were already bought and sold. In time whatever money they made off the TV will be spent supporting it's Smart interface to keep up with User Demand for apps when if they merely supported DIAL they wouldn't need any SMART interface at all!
Thats kind of where I hope CCast (and DIAL standard) is taking us!
bhiga said:
Yup!
For my usage, I don't need YAR (Yet Another Remote) - I already have a HTPC, but Chromecast's interface as an extension of apps I already use is much more convenient.
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It's funny how the first wireless remotes used light to control but were then abandoned for Radio devices which were then Abandoned for IR (Light again) only to be usurped again by Radio in the form of WiFi! LOL
As they say what goes around comes around! LOL
There isn't a universal remote that can be bought that would be as versatile as my Tablet or Phone is....
Turning my Chromecast into my XBMC machine is literally why I logged into XDA today. GOGOGO!!!!
I can't wait for that. I currently play everything off an HTPC but if I don't ever need to turn it on again, good.
Asphyx said:
It's funny how the first wireless remotes used light to control but were then abandoned for Radio devices which were then Abandoned for IR (Light again) only to be usurped again by Radio in the form of WiFi! LOL
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Indeed... I actually had a TV that used a sonic remote, I think it might've been Zenith.
When I printed graphics using my dot-matrix* printer, certain graphics would change the channel. It was freaky at first, and pretty funny afterward.
* Kids, look that one up or go to an automotive dealership that still uses carbon-copy forms.
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There isn't a universal remote that can be bought that would be as versatile as my Tablet or Phone is....
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:good: Indeed! Harmony is close but not as slick as native control. Hard to get more native than building it into Google Play Services!
bhiga said:
Indeed... I actually had a TV that used a sonic remote, I think it might've been Zenith.
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LOL Yes It was a Zenith....I remember My Uncle could change the channel by Whistling! Would drive my great Grandmother Nuts!
Basically have been looking for a few weeks now. I am looking for something to replace my appleTV3, since 1. It is not jailbreakable, and 2. I have shifted from apple phones to android.
Now here is what I am looking for.
1: I would like a device that is powerful enough to run emulator's such as FPSE and N64...and runs well and allow use of wireless DS3
2: I would like to run XBMC
3: I want to mirror mine, or my wife's android (Galaxy S4, Note 3).....or at least be able to sling pictures and videos to it.
4. This may or may not be a deal breaker, but would really like to use my phone to control it. If not remote would be ok.
5. .MKV 1080p stream from something like an external hard drive.
There are so many devices out there, that I feel like there are to many choices that could go wrong, expecially with support on devices. But also would like the device to be powerful enough, but still fit within my budget. Ouya is the last thing I was looking at, but not sure how much I could accomplish that I am after, especially knowing that raspberry pi devices can be stronger. But weaker on gaming aspect.
Thanks for any feedback, pos or neg. My budget is $100, but I may be able to stretch (a little).
AnthomX said:
Basically have been looking for a few weeks now. I am looking for something to replace my appleTV3, since 1. It is not jailbreakable, and 2. I have shifted from apple phones to android.
Now here is what I am looking for.
1: I would like a device that is powerful enough to run emulator's such as FPSE and N64...and runs well and allow use of wireless DS3
2: I would like to run XBMC
3: I want to mirror mine, or my wife's android (Galaxy S4, Note 3).....or at least be able to sling pictures and videos to it.
4. This may or may not be a deal breaker, but would really like to use my phone to control it. If not remote would be ok.
5. .MKV 1080p stream from something like an external hard drive.
There are so many devices out there, that I feel like there are to many choices that could go wrong, expecially with support on devices. But also would like the device to be powerful enough, but still fit within my budget. Ouya is the last thing I was looking at, but not sure how much I could accomplish that I am after, especially knowing that raspberry pi devices can be stronger. But weaker on gaming aspect.
Thanks for any feedback, pos or neg. My budget is $100, but I may be able to stretch (a little).
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1. Not sure if the Pi is powerful enough to run emulators...
2. XBMC runs pretty good on the Pi with more lightweight skins.
3. Works pretty good with UPnP enabled on the Pi.
4. Yatse is a free app that works really good with XBMC.
5. I stream mkv 1080p both on my networ and from external hd. Even sizes up to and over 20 gb.
AnthomX said:
Basically have been looking for a few weeks now. I am looking for something to replace my appleTV3, since 1. It is not jailbreakable, and 2. I have shifted from apple phones to android.
Now here is what I am looking for.
1: I would like a device that is powerful enough to run emulator's such as FPSE and N64...and runs well and allow use of wireless DS3
2: I would like to run XBMC
3: I want to mirror mine, or my wife's android (Galaxy S4, Note 3).....or at least be able to sling pictures and videos to it.
4. This may or may not be a deal breaker, but would really like to use my phone to control it. If not remote would be ok.
5. .MKV 1080p stream from something like an external hard drive.
There are so many devices out there, that I feel like there are to many choices that could go wrong, expecially with support on devices. But also would like the device to be powerful enough, but still fit within my budget. Ouya is the last thing I was looking at, but not sure how much I could accomplish that I am after, especially knowing that raspberry pi devices can be stronger. But weaker on gaming aspect.
Thanks for any feedback, pos or neg. My budget is $100, but I may be able to stretch (a little).
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I'm using one of my 3 Pi's as a raspbmc server. It works with my TV remote and my phone as a remote. Raspbmc is IMO the best of the XBMC OS choices for the Pi. You will not be able to run FPSE and N64 or other emulators on Raspbmc however because it does not have an OS shell, it just has the XBMC interface and you can ssh into it with putty from another computer.
I will warn you however that if you plan to use netflix on it you will need to use a streaming service from your PC. I am using PlayOn to give Netflix/Hulu and 80 or so other channels to my Raspbmc server. Netflix does not run without this on the Pi because lack of Silverlight. If you have any other questions post here and I'll try to answer them.
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1. Not sure if the Pi is powerful enough to run emulators...
2. XBMC runs pretty good on the Pi with more lightweight skins.
3. Works pretty good with UPnP enabled on the Pi.
4. Yatse is a free app that works really good with XBMC.
5. I stream mkv 1080p both on my networ and from external hd. Even sizes up to and over 20 gb.
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Pi runs emulators very well however you won't be able to do emulators on the same Pi as your Raspbmc server. You could buy a second Pi and install Raspbian on it with MAME and whatever other emulators you like. My avatar is a picture of two of my Pi's in a Pibow case with PiGlow boards.
AnthomX said:
1: I would like a device that is powerful enough to run emulator's such as FPSE and N64...and runs well and allow use of wireless DS3
2: I would like to run XBMC
3: I want to mirror mine, or my wife's android (Galaxy S4, Note 3).....or at least be able to sling pictures and videos to it.
4. This may or may not be a deal breaker, but would really like to use my phone to control it. If not remote would be ok.
5. .MKV 1080p stream from something like an external hard drive.
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I think you would be better off getting an android HTPC. There are android apps that will do everything you want and you'll get better performance than the Pi can offer.
1) I doubt the Pi is powerful enough to emulate with acceptable gameplay. Android has a dualshock controller app called Sixaxis Controller that probably does what you want but it isn't free.
2) There is an XBMC build available for Android.
3) Miracast has been including in android since 4.2. There are other ways to share pictures and videos to android as well.
4) There is a XBMC remote control app and you can use miracast for screen mirroring.
5) XBMC has you covered.
There are tons of hardware options available, I suggest looking through the forums and seeing what some of the more popular options are.
That's where I have been struggling is finding a popular device. Forums haven't been overly helpful but I am wondering if I'm looking in the wrong places.
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Well you're searching for something cheap, powerful and well supported. Those things usually don't go hand in hand. You can try building a HTPC out of low end hardware with integrated GPU, that way you can have a full x86 operating system.
Hmmm.. That's a fair point. Ok. So if I were to do the 2 Raspberry pi, which model would be recommended?
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AnthomX said:
Forums haven't been overly helpful but I am wondering if I'm looking in the wrong places.
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Not to be a jerk, but it doesn't appear you have done much research. I suspect the help you have been given here is more help than you have given yourself
In any case, hopefully my advice proves somewhat useful. From my understanding, if you do decide to go with a raspberry pi you won't have to buy 2 of them. Just use NOOBS (New Out Of Box Software) and you can have multiple operating systems on one sd card.
http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads
I recommend getting the Model B since it has 512MB of RAM vs 256MB in the Model A. Also it has the ethernet port and dual USB populated on the PCB.
http://downloads.element14.com/raspberryPi1.html
Worse case scenario, the Pi is great for XBMC even if you find it can't do the emulation you want. Another device you may want to consider is the BeagleBone Black.
http://beagleboard.org/Products/BeagleBone%20Black
Best of luck!
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Not to be a jerk, but it doesn't appear you have done much research. I suspect the help you have been given here is more help than you have given yourself
In any case, hopefully my advice proves somewhat useful. From my understanding, if you do decide to go with a raspberry pi you won't have to buy 2 of them. Just use NOOBS (New Out Of Box Software) and you can have multiple operating systems on one sd card.
http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads
I recommend getting the Model B since it has 512MB of RAM vs 256MB in the Model A. Also it has the ethernet port and dual USB populated on the PCB.
http://downloads.element14.com/raspberryPi1.html
Worse case scenario, the Pi is great for XBMC even if you find it can't do the emulation you want. Another device you may want to consider is the BeagleBone Black.
http://beagleboard.org/Products/BeagleBone%20Black
Best of luck!
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Jerk.....
JK, no I did a lot of research, but basically I came to the forum as a last resort, knowing the answer already, that at this point Pi is too weak.
But, I did find an alternate solution that worked wonderfully, hence my lack of paying attention to the boards. I had an old laptop that I had forgotten about. Reloaded windows 7, placed XBMC, emulators, PS3 controller, voila.....connect via HDMI, instant HTPC.
Thanks for the input though. I greatly appreciate it. I am going to get a Pi thought, because it has other uses.
Hey guys,
My dad got a raspberry pi two years ago and gave be it to me recently since it was lying around collecting dust. I've seen some cool OS's for PI, but which is your guys favorite and for what reason?
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Download noobs from the official site and try them all if you have big enough sd card. I use rasbmc becouse i only use it for watching movies and series. Rasbian is good for browsing and games but is a bit slow for my taste.
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I own two Pis. One with RaspBMC and the other Raspian.
RaspBMC is for Anime, Series, Movies, torrenting with Transmission and network share with NFS and Samba.
Raspbian is a webserver with Nginx, PHP, Memcached and MySQL, and a DNS Caching Server for my network.
Im currently running XBIAN on mine for multimedia streaming. I will probably go to raspbian for the next pi I get since i will be using it to control my Saltwater reef tank
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Raspbian + OpenElec + RetroPie
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Raspian Pidora
I purchased 3 Raspberry Pi Model B from Micro Center in Houston, TX. I use pwnpi for the first box then pidora for the second box and last is retropie. I mainly use pwnpi for my penetration testing and studying for my Certified Ethical Hacker (CEHv8) exam. Pidora OS was the first I installed when I bought the RPi and used it to learn as much about XFCE as I could. Retropie was mainly set up for my emulators and the operating system dedicated to mainly gaming.
I hate Raspbian, I am using a webserver but i get by PHP pages (with HTML content), just the extension a blank page.
It depends on what you want to do with it. I bought one and started playing with it in the fields of programming and electronics, so obviously I use Raspbian, since it is a comfortable Linux platform.