Amazon prime next day delivery. Fulfilled by Amazon. Pretty good price.
The Raspberry Pi 3 Model B is the third generation Raspberry Pi. This powerful credit-card sized single board computer can be used for many applications and supersedes the original Raspberry Pi Model B+ and Raspberry Pi 2 Model B. Whilst maintaining the popular board format the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B brings you a more powerful processor, 10x faster than the first generation Raspberry Pi. Additionally it adds wireless LAN & Bluetooth connectivity making it the ideal solution for powerful connected designs.
21 comments
lookatmywadd
29 Jul 16#1
Can I get one of these to work as a TV box?
malachi to lookatmywadd
29 Jul 162#2
if you install kodi on it
MadeInBeats to lookatmywadd
29 Jul 166#4
Yes. My setup is to use BerryBoot which allows you to install multiple OS choices like Raspbian & other Linux distros. With BerryBoot there are three choices of Kodi to go with: OpenELEC; LibreELEC & OSMC. I use LibreELEC because it's based on Kodi 16 whereas I think the other two are still based on Kodi 15.
Of course you can opt to not use BerryBoot and just load one of those Kodi options straight on to the SD card.
Something of interest is that the Pi works with TVs that have HDMI-CEC - on my Samsung it's called Anynet+. I believe most Samsung, LG TVs and others have this as standard. So with this it means you can control Kodi on the Pi by using your TV remote. It's pretty handy.
If you have a smartphone or tablet you can also control it using a free app called Yatsi. This app comes in handy when you need to type in search boxes as it can be tedious using the TV remote and on-screen keyboard. The Pi3 also has 4 USB ports so you can plugin any kind of keyboard or mouse setup you fancy.
KendallC to lookatmywadd
29 Jul 161#6
Yes. Google max2play and have a look. Very easy to install and set up. If you're new to the Pi then you will probably need a power supply and want a case of some sort. I bought mine as a full kit a few weeks back which I'm pleased with...
I agree if Kodi is all you plan on doing with it... I mean, just get a Firestick if that's the case, but obviously a Pi3 can do an almost infinite more things that Kodi boxes can't.
bubblegum2910
29 Jul 162#8
Note, there is no power supply, SD card, hdmi cable or case included in this price
gorgo2015
29 Jul 16#9
Can this be configured to have the screen forwarded to a tablet, but not the input? In other words I'd like to have keyboard and mouse plugged into the PI but the screen on my tablet? If use SSH ID have the tablet as both screen and input.
DVS_Dee to gorgo2015
29 Jul 16#10
You can do this by installing VNC viewer on your tablet and vncserver on the pi.
dt_matthews
29 Jul 161#11
Better still, setup x11 server and forward the vnc port (default 5900) over SSH.
gorgo2015 to dt_matthews
29 Jul 16#12
Doesn't the vnc client (in this case the tablet) also handle keyboard and mouse?
welshy81
30 Jul 161#13
runs alot better than a firestick
JoeSpur
30 Jul 16#14
This is normal price... It's £30 everywhere...
Yaff1e
30 Jul 162#15
OSMC is Kodi 16
ra11
30 Jul 16#16
is this still limited to 1080p? looking at a Win10 box 4k for £52
frownbreaker to ra11
2 Aug 16#20
Yes the Video core is not changed the Max resolution is 1080p but of course lower options are available with the upper limit of 1080p. I have to say I've a high end set up (1080p) with 7.1 active and external decoder and the image and sound from the RP1, RP2 and RP3 is stunning. Make sure if you are using Kodi you enable the external decoding of audio as the default is downsample to 2 chan. For HD video via USB the Freeveiw HD sticks start at £15 or £3 for SD. Nice feature of Kodi and TVHeadend is the recordings are unencrypted.
David23
30 Jul 163#17
Still waiting for Google to release official Android on it and Microsoft to release proper Windows 10 on it, apparently both are in the works.
ibiza
31 Jul 16#18
I have one I was given as a present but its still sitting in the box.
Years ago I used to write computer games (6502 so really years ago), can these be easily set up to emulate 1980s games machines?
![Fresh Breakfast Meat Box (Using code) @ Campbells Meat [Haggis / Lorne Sausage / Bacon / Black Pudding & More]](/images/topics/208684_1.jpg)
![[Xbox One] Q. u. b. e: Director's Cut on Deals with Gold](/images/topics/208716_1.jpg)
Opening post
The Raspberry Pi 3 Model B is the third generation Raspberry Pi. This powerful credit-card sized single board computer can be used for many applications and supersedes the original Raspberry Pi Model B+ and Raspberry Pi 2 Model B. Whilst maintaining the popular board format the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B brings you a more powerful processor, 10x faster than the first generation Raspberry Pi. Additionally it adds wireless LAN & Bluetooth connectivity making it the ideal solution for powerful connected designs.
21 comments
Of course you can opt to not use BerryBoot and just load one of those Kodi options straight on to the SD card.
Something of interest is that the Pi works with TVs that have HDMI-CEC - on my Samsung it's called Anynet+. I believe most Samsung, LG TVs and others have this as standard. So with this it means you can control Kodi on the Pi by using your TV remote. It's pretty handy.
If you have a smartphone or tablet you can also control it using a free app called Yatsi. This app comes in handy when you need to type in search boxes as it can be tedious using the TV remote and on-screen keyboard. The Pi3 also has 4 USB ports so you can plugin any kind of keyboard or mouse setup you fancy.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Raspberry-Pi-Official-Desktop-Starter/dp/B01CI58722/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1469798792&sr=8-7&keywords=raspberry+pi++kit
Years ago I used to write computer games (6502 so really years ago), can these be easily set up to emulate 1980s games machines?