I have one in my coffee machine so that I can put water and coffee in before I leave the house, then switch it on via the internet when I'm on my way home so that I've got fresh coffee waiting for me when I get in. Oh, and it's also got SickRage running on it to manage the TV shows on my NAS drive (I used to run that on the NAS drive itself but it slowed it down so I thought I might as well put it on the Pi in the coffee machine as it's on 24/7 anyway). Yeah, why don't they just charge us £6.50 for the Pi and give us free postage? That would be better!
David23
30 Jul 163#16
£2.50 delivery on a £4.00 item, more than 50% of the item cost just on postage, only in the UK!
Why can't they stick it in a 2nd class envelope for 55p?!
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JayExxx
30 Jul 161#1
I think I want one of these but not sure what for...
I have Kodi running on better devices so dunno what kit to buy as I need to think of a project, anyone any ideas?...
floppydesk to JayExxx
30 Jul 161#2
security camera setup ?? vpn 4 mobile/tablet to be used when on Open wifi ?
GlentoranMark to JayExxx
30 Jul 161#4
What are your interests? Combine something you like with the Pi to make things easier.
I've thought of a poker clock via bluetooth remote for my local pub game. Should be easy enough although may take me a Month to complete.
MadeInBeats to JayExxx
30 Jul 1616#5
NAS server... retro game emulator... firewall... mobile VPN/Tor server... weather station...
I have one in my coffee machine so that I can put water and coffee in before I leave the house, then switch it on via the internet when I'm on my way home so that I've got fresh coffee waiting for me when I get in. Oh, and it's also got SickRage running on it to manage the TV shows on my NAS drive (I used to run that on the NAS drive itself but it slowed it down so I thought I might as well put it on the Pi in the coffee machine as it's on 24/7 anyway). Yeah, why don't they just charge us £6.50 for the Pi and give us free postage? That would be better!
Are you trying to imply that we are getting fleeced for it here? It's £3.60 (after the voucher deduction). Which is considerably less than $5 (even using Paypals conversion rate). You think Americans don't pay sales taxes or for delivery?
aizio
30 Jul 161#7
Heat added :smiley: - Ordered one just for the sake of it lol! Hope I can get Plex running properly
maltikism
30 Jul 16#10
i tried writing a live camera feed with the latest pi. but it's just not powerful enough to encode live streaming data. you literally need to have 1fps JPEG images. which I guess isn't so bad for security software. but having an actual live streaming feed, encoded by ffmpeg just doesn't seem feasible
Blasphemous
30 Jul 16#11
Is it worth paying the extra to have all inclusive ie WiFi etc on a 'full' board? I realise it depends what it's going to be used for, I'm thinking perhaps a security cam. I'm toying with an emulation box... and even a VPN...
Yours, undecided!
transcomp
30 Jul 16#12
sorry I cannot find the free magazines. can you please check the link again?
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There is 10% off on every product @ Pimonori with the code "CANDY". You get the Pi Zero for £6.10 incl. delivery - should be the lowest price ever.
Platform: raspberry Pi • Manufacturer: raspberry Pi • Type: motherboard • SoC: Broadcom BCM2835, ARM1176JZF-S, 1.00GHz, 256kB L2 cache • Memory: 512MB LPDDR2 RAM • Power supply: 1x USB 2.0 (micro USB), 2.3-5.0V/100-140mA • GPU: Broadcom VideoCore IV • Video Outputs: 1x mini HDMI, 1x CVBS (pins) • video inputs: not available • Audio: 1x mini HDMI • External connectors: 2x USB 2.0 (micro USB), 1x card reader (microSDXC) • Internal connectors: not available • GPIO: 26-Pin • GPIO Standards: UART, SPI, I2C • Wireless: not available • LAN: not available • Additional Microcontroller: not available • Dimensions (WxHxD): 65x5x36.2mm • Weight: 9g • Product content: 1x motherboard
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Every issue of MagPi magazine free in PDF format here
MagPi project & tutorial highlights here
Some YouTube channels to watch at the bottom of the page here
Yeah, why don't they just charge us £6.50 for the Pi and give us free postage? That would be better!
Why can't they stick it in a 2nd class envelope for 55p?!
All comments (44)
I have Kodi running on better devices so dunno what kit to buy as I need to think of a project, anyone any ideas?...
I've thought of a poker clock via bluetooth remote for my local pub game. Should be easy enough although may take me a Month to complete.
Every issue of MagPi magazine free in PDF format here
MagPi project & tutorial highlights here
Some YouTube channels to watch at the bottom of the page here
Yeah, why don't they just charge us £6.50 for the Pi and give us free postage? That would be better!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMhTMgDHGaM
My bad, I forgot the shipping..
http://www.windowscentral.com/raspberry-pi-zero-lets-you-get-started-platform-just-5
Yours, undecided!