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General => General discussion => Topic started by: Horney on 29 February 2012, 09:54
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Anyone manage to order one this morning before the 2 retailers sites went down? I didn't :embarassed:
Nick
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Didnt know what you were talking about so found this for anyone else like me
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17190918 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17190918)
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Technology keeps on surprising me :cool:
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Nick let us know when its back for sale its so tiny its cool :cool:
Can I over clock it :laugh: :rolleyes:
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Forgot about this :sad: there was a similar device that plugged directly into a wall socket that was effectively a web server in a power adapter, had an Ethernet and USB ports too!
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Been talking about this at work today, is it not only available for schools? Also, the report says that it runs on linux, is it pre-installed or do you have to do all that yourself seeing as the device is all about learning to program?
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We've pre-ordered a load for work, looks like a great piece of kit for the money :cool:
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It does look amazing. Hdmi out and can play hd video. Perfect for home theatre pc. Awesome looking piece of kit. Can't wait till I can get my hands on one
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http://miriamelewis.blogspot.com/2012/02/raspberry-pi-lego-case.html?m=1
If you need a case for your pi
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My MD has been looking at getting them in, but can't order more than 1 at a time from the official retailers :huh:
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I didn't manage to order one today, but have expressed my interest. I'm on a list, so when they have enough in stock hopefully I'll get one. They're limiting it to one per person at the moment mind you.
What a brilliant device! Loads of connectively in something small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. I plan to plug it into the television and literally velco it onto the back out of the way :grin: Be a brilliant little media centre. For £21.60 what more can you ask for!?
http://www.raspberrypi.org/
http://uk.rs-online.com/web/generalDisplay.html?id=raspberrypi&cm_mmc=UK-PPC-0212-_-02_Raspberry_PI-_-Raspberry_PI-_-Raspberry_Pi
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I can't help but think the exposed circuit will cause problems. Couldn't they have put a small plastic cover around it to protect all the circuits?
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have a few orderd :smiley:
they'll be liveing in various cars doing various things ( quite what hasent been decided yet tho )
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I can't help but think the exposed circuit will cause problems. Couldn't they have put a small plastic cover around it to protect all the circuits?
I think you're missing the point.
Nick
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i want one, i think they look brilliant :cool:
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I don't get it, there has been much better, similar products available for years?
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I can't help but think the exposed circuit will cause problems. Couldn't they have put a small plastic cover around it to protect all the circuits?
I think you're missing the point.
Nick
Enlighten me.
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It's not a consumer device. It for those who want to tinker and build things and for schools to show students how to do the same. THerefore it comes as a plain board to keep costs down as 99% of people will be building into something else.
Nick
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I don't get it, there has been much better, similar products available for years?
For that price with that connectivity ? I doubt it.
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I'll have to dig out the product.
IIRC it was more expensive ~£100 - but had a Atom 330, 2GB RAM, CF/SD/2.5"HDD support, RGB/DVI/HDMI, Audio, 10/100/1000 LAN, WiFi. And it was cased properly about the size of 3x 2.5" HDDs stacked.
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I think you're missing the point of what this is :grin:
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I understand what it's for, but I think that for a big chunk of the public (like bobbarley) would rather it be inside a protective case and then they can wire it up to TV or whatever they want and have internet on it. That way there's no risk of ruining the unit. As you know static electricity that we humans carry in us can ruin the delicate PCB. All it needs is a removable case so you can build it into a TV or whatever you want.
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Anti static bag from a 2.5" hard drive, job done :grin:
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I'll have to dig out the product.
IIRC it was more expensive ~£100 - but had a Atom 330, 2GB RAM, CF/SD/2.5"HDD support, RGB/DVI/HDMI, Audio, 10/100/1000 LAN, WiFi. And it was cased properly about the size of 3x 2.5" HDDs stacked.
so 4 times more expensive, 3 times the size and you class that as similar!!! :huh:
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Anti static bag from a 2.5" hard drive, job done :grin:
Yeah even that would do, but you don't get one with it :grin:
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Just drop it in a tank of liquid oil with some robot fishes and some chips :cool:
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Anti static bag from a 2.5" hard drive, job done :grin:
Yeah even that would do, but you don't get one with it :grin:
the final release will ship in a case, if you watch the video the creator states he wants to give it a transparent case.
This first batch is for the enthusiast to get their hands on and start playing with.
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i was thinking you could tinker then build a mini PC tower style case, sorted
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I'll have to dig out the product.
IIRC it was more expensive ~£100 - but had a Atom 330, 2GB RAM, CF/SD/2.5"HDD support, RGB/DVI/HDMI, Audio, 10/100/1000 LAN, WiFi. And it was cased properly about the size of 3x 2.5" HDDs stacked.
so 4 times more expensive, 3 times the size and you class that as similar!!! :huh:
But about 10x as useful ...
Fairly similar if you ask me. Its hardly a new concept, little PC - not sure why its in such high demand
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Jebus… :rolleyes: cost. Simples.
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I understand what it's for, but I think that for a big chunk of the public (like bobbarley) would rather it be inside a protective case and then they can wire it up to TV or whatever they want and have internet on it. That way there's no risk of ruining the unit. As you know static electricity that we humans carry in us can ruin the delicate PCB. All it needs is a removable case so you can build it into a TV or whatever you want.
Lol, wtf?! You should see how many spare computers and half build PC's I have lying around. I would just make my own case. I've been building, modifying, upgrading computers for about 13 years now :tongue: Worth mentioning that in those 13 years I've never once used an anti static wristband, and have never known any static charge effect a computer I've been working on. I find touching a radiator before you start is enough to disperse any residual static charge you might be holding on to.
I absolutely agree this computer is not for your normal every day consumer. But then again, they're not aimed at your normal member of the public. They're aimed at schools, programmers and computer addicts.
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I'm going to try fit one into my 24" monitor :grin:
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I'm going to try fit one into my 24" monitor :grin:
I want to get one and use it as a media centre for the TV. Then I'm going to try to get one to fit inside a keyboard! :evil:
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Ahah, found it, but bollocks, its much more expensive than it used to be!
http://fit-pc.co.uk/Meet_The_Models/Fit_PC_Models/Fit_PC_2i.html
I'll have to buy a Blueberry Pi too then
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I'm going to try fit one into my 24" monitor :grin:
I want to get one and use it as a media centre for the TV. Then I'm going to try to get one to fit inside a keyboard! :evil:
Got an Xbox & Kinect for media centre goodness, I think it'll end up being a web browser based machine for my daughters, I could probably fit one in their 26" bedroom TV easily :grin: They'll have a TV, Laptop, Mac, Tablet, xbox and this in their room if I did go ahead with an install for them - wish I had gadgets like that when I was their age :laugh:
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I have an Xbox but I don't like it very much for media stuff. Kinect is clumsy and slow for menus etc and Lovefilm has an awful selection.
I'll probably use the Pi to stream iPlayer to the TV, also HD and divx movies from my vast (legal...) collection.
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Really? I found it easy, just say "Xbox, play video" then "yes" to confirm you'll need your controller then select the computer / device that holds the video on with the controller and browse to it. Might be easier with the xbox remote?
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Loads of cases about now, not sure why it was even a discussion, its not a generic little PC, its a lot more
http://www.shapeways.com/blog/archives/1240-3D-Print-a-Case-for-the-Raspberry-Pi.html
My personal favourite
(and i dont smoke!)
(http://regmedia.co.uk/2012/03/01/custom_fag_pack.png)
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I was up at 5.50 that morning to order one. Literally refreshed at 6am and the sites were already down for me, absolutely gutted. Had any e-mail from RS Components to say they've got my name down, will be in touch by end of the week...
Cannot wait to have one :D
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Looking at a 4-6 waiting time on the next batch :-/ But from that point onwards, they should be able to cope with demand a bit better.
I'll definitely be getting one at some point. They're working on an XBMC port for it, which will be nice. Just buy a USB IR receiver/remote that's supported and away you go! I do hope in the future we see gigabit ethernet though, but I can see why they've not bothered. The network interface runs off USB, so the maximum throughput is something like 420mbps?
I'd quite like one as a little web server that I could run Nagios on too. :)
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I did hear they will have cases when they are fully released?
Think i will stick with my ATV's for my media needs.
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I did hear they will have cases when they are fully released?
Think i will stick with my ATV's for my media needs.
Yes, this initial batch is primarily for developers and enthusiasts to develop software for it.
When it officially gets released for it's original audience (Education), then it'll come equipped with a case :)
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I'm not bothered about a case, can easily knock something up. Might even try to put it inside my telly :grin:
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I'm not bothered about a case, can easily knock something up. Might even try to put it inside my telly :grin:
I'm contemplating the parts needed for an in-car entertainment systems :D
Other than that I'll get a few for browsing internet / playing movies on my TV, a little SAN... possibilities are endless.
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It would be a brilliant basis for a NAS system as well possibly?
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Loads of cases about now, not sure why it was even a discussion, its not a generic little PC, its a lot more
http://www.shapeways.com/blog/archives/1240-3D-Print-a-Case-for-the-Raspberry-Pi.html
My personal favourite
(and i dont smoke!)
(http://regmedia.co.uk/2012/03/01/custom_fag_pack.png)
that's what I thought, see me response on page 1 of the thread. There is a link there for a lego based case!
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Forgot I had an 'Atari' joystick until I found it at the bottom of the cupboard … when I get a Pi it'll be going in there :cool:
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Seems like a brilliant piece of kit, have the batches with cases been developed yet?
Who ever was talking about the mini PC's that are 3 times in size I know what your on about it, at my old company we designed a stand with a touchscreen monitor and the mini pc for visitors to come in and enroll as visitors followed by the machine printing them a visitor's card.
Anyone got the pi yet?
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No, I've had a hundred emails from RS Components saying that "they will be available soon".
I hope a competitor comes in and builds a replica before the Pi actually becomes available, to launch a product without any stock is a bit of a joke!
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So we should wait for the chinese copies for a tenth of the price then :grin: :grin: :grin:
I can see that they never expected it to be a this huge of a hit, but the time they have had they could of easily got there act together, usually RS are very good at sourcing parts required from experience.
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apparently mine will be dispatched week commencing the 28th of May, but who knows
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I wish they'd hurry the hell up. I don't really have much of a purpose for one, it just looks like fun to play with :grin:
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I got mine on Saturday last week :) Basically a guy on the local Sheffield Forum posted saying he wanted rid of his as he didn't have time. 30 quid, went straight round and it was mine!
I've had Debian running on it which is pretty cool. Got XBMC running on it too, but it freezes looooads. When I have gotten it to play video, it works great. Not tried 1080 yet though. I've not been able to get it to hook up to my Synology NAS yet either.. It crashes (requiring reboot) before it works!
Need to have more of a play with it when I get some free time :) End plan is to run it as a media centre for my living room TV. Before that I wanted to muck about with it and maybe set it up as a Nagios server.
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Just bear in mind, it only has hardware decoding support for h.264 - any other codec is going to use CPU to decode, ie. slow.
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If I get one more email from RS telling me more sh!t about the Rasberry Pi - but not the fact I can actually buy one, I'm going to burn down their headquarters* :evil:
* Burning down not guaranteed, maybe a polite email instead
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Got two emails today, one saying bollocks about ordering the other saying I can order now :cool: 6 week delivery time though :sad:
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i got mine and then realised i dont have an SD card lol! Epic Fail, should be sorted and up and running by the weekend
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Good news! Overclocking is officially supported now!
http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/2008
Going to build a 22" touch screen Pi project...
Leave your suggestions below and I'll try do them, if they're reasonable.
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Lol, I still haven't got the email yet.
Stupid RS components.
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Thought you could just order it now with a 11 week delivery time? :undecided:
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To be honest, I lost interest.
For the price alone, I was going to buy one to mess with, but the ridiculous lead time is just silly.
I checked Farnells website and it appears to be in stock - but I CBA now.
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Unfortunately I never did get round to a touchscreen Pi setup before I lost my touchscreen to someone else...
But how about this little beauty (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/01/raspberry_pi_tardis/) ? I'd have called it a PIDIS !
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I'm currently in the process of writing a custom time lapse script.
So far I've got the camera working over USB, I need to polish the script so that it only takes photos when it light either between x and y or the clever way of looking at the image and judging the exposure, again quite simple.