Surely it's more ethical to spend the extra £5 and buy it from the Raspberry Pi Foundation. They do good work here in the UK to promote computer literacy, they can't help kids and schools without the support.
paulj48
12 Nov 155#18
can you get an Andriod box for £24?
My Pi is just cable tied to the back of my TV, wired to the network and uses my normal TV remote to function.
dwl99 to SilverBlack
12 Nov 153#30
I think openELEC on the Pi is way more stable than the Android version. Most people have an old microusb charger lying around. Mine is connected by ethernet but you can always get a wifi dongle on fleabay for a couple of quid. Add another 2-3 quid for a case & you're all set. You can use the excellent Yatse remote control app on your phone to control it or you may find that your TV remote just works because of the pulse eight CEC settings. Kodi is buttery smooth on my Pi2 and much better than on my Galaxy Note Pro 12.2.
crazygoldfish to fighting_stupidity
12 Nov 153#27
your joking right? a good % of people on this site would step on their granny to pick up a fiver they spotted on the floor.
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bargainbuyer29
12 Nov 15#1
Cracking deal, just buy the case and you have everything to upgrade your pi 1 starter kit. amazing bit of kit for kodi..
gchild to bargainbuyer29
12 Nov 15#4
Do you have link to the case? Can't see it in my phone
Goodplasterer123
12 Nov 15#2
Good price. ordered thanks!
dwl99
12 Nov 152#3
openELEC on the Pi2 is amazing!
Mebster to dwl99
12 Nov 15#32
I've got a rp with openelec and a Amazon fire stick with Kodi. Fire stick overall was cheaper (no hdmi, remote, power supply, SD card, case if you don't have them) and if you have a good WiFi connection, IMO it runs smoother too.
jamgin
12 Nov 151#5
I thought these were made in Wales.
fighting_stupidity
12 Nov 1521#6
Surely it's more ethical to spend the extra £5 and buy it from the Raspberry Pi Foundation. They do good work here in the UK to promote computer literacy, they can't help kids and schools without the support.
crazygoldfish to fighting_stupidity
12 Nov 153#27
your joking right? a good % of people on this site would step on their granny to pick up a fiver they spotted on the floor.
mikerr to fighting_stupidity
13 Nov 151#68
Except you can't actually buy it from the Raspberry Pi foundation !
They don't make it or sell it - they license out production and sales to RS / Farnell
Wherever you buy it from the Rpi foundation get the same money.
ilike1664
12 Nov 15#7
I ordered a Pi from them on 26/10 and I got an email on the 31/10 saying it had been shipped, so "Shipped" within the 3-5 business it says on the listing, however the email also states "The package should normally take 10-25 business days to arrive (approximately).". It's now the 12/11 and I'm still waiting, not an issue for me as it's a Xmas present but if you're wanting it quickly this isn't the deal for you.
SilverBlack
12 Nov 15#8
If all you need is Kodi you would be better off just getting an android box.
I found the Pi2 slow as hell with Kodi + you will need to buy power supply,case,sd card,remote,wifi dongle,bluetooth dongle.The android box has all that for the same price as the Pi alone.
Plus on the S805 chips you can also install Openelec.
paulj48 to SilverBlack
12 Nov 153#10
You don't really need a case, wifi dongle or Bluetooth dongle and lots of people will already have an old SD card and old phone charger they can use.
Skybird to SilverBlack
12 Nov 15#12
Can you recommend any good Android boxes
deepmenace to SilverBlack
12 Nov 151#26
really? mine's fine. 1080p - works great. which elements of yours is slow?
dwl99 to SilverBlack
12 Nov 153#30
I think openELEC on the Pi is way more stable than the Android version. Most people have an old microusb charger lying around. Mine is connected by ethernet but you can always get a wifi dongle on fleabay for a couple of quid. Add another 2-3 quid for a case & you're all set. You can use the excellent Yatse remote control app on your phone to control it or you may find that your TV remote just works because of the pulse eight CEC settings. Kodi is buttery smooth on my Pi2 and much better than on my Galaxy Note Pro 12.2.
danmed to SilverBlack
12 Nov 15#56
You're doing something wrong if you think it's slow on an Rpi2
brilly
12 Nov 15#9
not enough of a saving to get from china with no real warranty
cold imo
mzpresto to brilly
12 Nov 152#45
The Pi is better value for money by far as it's future proof you can easily install anything on it with complete customisation. I've been running kodi on a raspberry pi 1 for over a year now and it's great and still a lot quicker than downloading etc. You can easily and safely over clock the pi and tweak your addons like genesis etc. I'd take an original pi over an android box any day :stuck_out_tongue:
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My Pi is just cable tied to the back of my TV, wired to the network and uses my normal TV remote to function.
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They don't make it or sell it - they license out production and sales to RS / Farnell
Wherever you buy it from the Rpi foundation get the same money.
I found the Pi2 slow as hell with Kodi + you will need to buy power supply,case,sd card,remote,wifi dongle,bluetooth dongle.The android box has all that for the same price as the Pi alone.
Plus on the S805 chips you can also install Openelec.
cold imo