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I'm so happy they haven't removed the composite video out in the headphone jack! If you didn't know, you just need a 3.5 mm TRRS connector - the pinout[0] looks like: T - Left Channel Audio R - Right Channel Audio R - Ground S - Composite Video Out [0] https://www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk/2014/07/raspberry-pi-model...
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> compact home cloud Can we just start calling them servers again?
I think most ISPs don't allow servers on residential, so one would be better off using a home cloud. Preferably one with blockchain to disrupt blocking or throttling.
Seperately, you’re not going to fool anyone by calling a server something else. (Not that “home cloud” is a bad term, but I think everyone realizes that still constitutes a server.)
Depending on the purpose, for example if somebody just wants a compact home cloud, the Odroid HC2 could also - still - be considered: https://www.hardkernel.com/shop/odroid-hc2-home-cloud-two/ - Half the RAM but double the cores. I'm waiting for some benchmarks to see if the RPi4 is faster and by how much. - Also Gigabit Ethernet and it works great. My downloads are always at 108-111MB/s for the whole transfer. - Not…
The USB port on the Odroid HC2 is 2.0, but the SATA interface is connected to a USB3 but, as is the Gigabit Ethernet. Furthermore, SATA and Ethernet are connected to individual USB3 busses, as opposed to earlier RPi designs where everything shared the same USB2 bus. I haven't checked the RPi 4 specs yet, but i can imagine it's still the same layout, just a faster bus, which can be "just fine" - it should be plenty fa…
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For those just wanting specs, here is a summary from the table from the article comparing it to RPI3 (left new): CPU: 1.5-GHz vs 1.4-GHz (same cores) RAM: selectable 1, 2, 4GB (depending on which version) vs 1 GB Video out: 2 micro hdmi out vs 1 Max resolution 4K @60hz vs 2560x1600 USB: 2x3.0,2x2.0 vs 4x2.0 Ethernet: Gigabit vs 330MB Wireless: Bluetooth 5.0 vs 4.1 Charging: USB-C vs USB micro Power requirement: 3A at…
> CPU: 1.5-GHz vs 1.4-GHz (same cores) Isn't it Cortex-A72 vs Cortex-A53 ?
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> compact home cloud Can we just start calling them servers again?
The distinction in actual usage between using cloud, server, and homelab to describe their setup seems to be rooted in their purpose. * Home Lab :: Running a partial/full enterprise IT stack for fun and education. * Home Server :: Running primarily internal services like file storage, backups, media streaming, home automation, maybe some light networking. * Home Cloud :: Running primarily external services on the pub…
Of course hardware hasn't been expensive for probably a decade or more. Today it is almost entirely a software problem. Or more precisely how to create independent quality software when many developers are employed by large corporations and no one wants to pay for development. I am not sure much is happening on that front.
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I think most ISPs don't allow servers on residential, so one would be better off using a home cloud. Preferably one with blockchain to disrupt blocking or throttling.
Most ISP’s don’t actually care if you host a small server for a low number of users. As they shouldn’t. Seperately, you’re not going to fool anyone by calling a server something else. (Not that “home cloud” is a bad term, but I think everyone realizes that still constitutes a server.)
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You're right, it is much more important that people feel good about themselves than that the planet continue to be hospitable to life.
The planet is perfectly capable of co-existing with raspberry pi’s. For something as grand as climate change, you won’t make a dent here.
I'm not saying Raspberry Pis don't have a place, I just think a lot of things people seem to want them for would be better suited by just reusing old hardware, which has the nice side effects of meaning that hardware isn't wasted.
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There is an official PoE board that fits the pi 3+ which uses a 4 pin header by the ethernet jack to grab power. The pi 4 appears to have the same header. https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/poe-hat/
I have one of these but am new to RPi. It covers all of the GPIO pins in addition to the four header pins for power. Is there any way to still use the GPIO pins with the PoE hat?
https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/introducing-power-over-ethe...