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Raspberri PI Release Announcement

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Re: Raspberri PI Release Announcement

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Post by GlennS »

glogla wrote: post #177
krelian wrote: post #162

I'll admit that I haven't been following this very closely, what makes this product this craze worthy compared to something like the Arduino?

Arduino, while nice and useful (I used it more than once), it's much less than raspberrypi. Arduino's power comes from the community, nice IDE and a lot of examples that are easy to grasp even for someone who is not a CS major. It is wonderful if you want to make you off-shelf PC communicate with simple engines, many types of sensors, things like that, and it's easy to connect to Processing or puredata, it's basicall…

If anything I think I would expect this to help Arduino by expanding the overall size of the market.

Re: Raspberri PI Release Announcement

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Post by fmstephe »

cicero wrote: post #205

This is a very inexpensive product produced by a charity. How can they afford what it would take for a launch like this to run flawlessly? I work for a non-profit that does all it can to provide a high quality service at a below market price, so I have sympathy for these guys. If you want first class service from day one, expect to pay a little more than $35. Even Apple with their high profit margins has had difficul…

I agree with this wholeheartedly. It is alarming the sense of entitlement in this thread. Everything we get from these guys is a gift.

Re: Raspberri PI Release Announcement

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Post by ef4 »

A recurring theme in these comments has been the hassles of doing things like fulfillment (can't use Amazon) and payment-processing (can't use Kickstarter) across national borders.

If you want to build the killer app for the 21st century, figure out how to help people route money and physical objects globally, with all these obnoxious borders abstracted away. ;-)

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Post by drivebyacct2 »

donohoe wrote: post #213

What do people plan to use their Raspberry PI for? Given the nature of HN I'm intrigued to see what unique and innovate ideas people here may have...

It is capable of doing 1080p decoding. I no longer need a Blu-ray player, Boxee box, Roku box, anything. I have an HDTV, I plug this into it with XBMC installed. Boom. I can stream anything from anywhere. It's also AirPlay enabled. Any TV just became a very smart TV for $35.

If you're not familiar with XBMC, prepare to have your mind blown.

Re: Raspberri PI Release Announcement

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Post by MatthewPhillips »

drivebyacct2 wrote: post #215
donohoe wrote: post #213

What do people plan to use their Raspberry PI for? Given the nature of HN I'm intrigued to see what unique and innovate ideas people here may have...

It is capable of doing 1080p decoding. I no longer need a Blu-ray player, Boxee box, Roku box, anything. I have an HDTV, I plug this into it with XBMC installed. Boom. I can stream anything from anywhere. It's also AirPlay enabled. Any TV just became a very smart TV for $35. If you're not familiar with XBMC, prepare to have your mind blown.

Not having Wifi kills this option for me personally.

Re: Raspberri PI Release Announcement

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Post by drivebyacct2 »

joezydeco wrote: post #166
RLG_RLG wrote: post #9

I'm sure they will be on ebay -- for $300

Why downvote this guy? He's right. I'd wager that a non-insignificant % of the people scrambling to order want to get their hands on one to flip it on eBay. Watch what happens when they start shipping.

And if someone needs one this week instead of waiting 2-3 weeks, then they're free to spend $300. Otherwise the seller is just playing to buyer's stupidity. Oh well.

Re: Raspberri PI Release Announcement

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Post by ssmall »

djhworld wrote: post #207
cicero wrote: post #205

This is a very inexpensive product produced by a charity. How can they afford what it would take for a launch like this to run flawlessly? I work for a non-profit that does all it can to provide a high quality service at a below market price, so I have sympathy for these guys. If you want first class service from day one, expect to pay a little more than $35. Even Apple with their high profit margins has had difficul…

Yeah the amount of moaning is really shocking, I'm disappointed too but I'll be able to get a R-PI eventually. Patience is a virtue

With things like this I'd rather wait for the 2nd or 3rd run anyways. They are a small group who are doing this on a shoestring budget for a price point with a tiny profit margin and targeting a highly technical audience; I won't be shocked if there are some small hardware bugs that make it past QA in the first run.

Its worth the waiting a little bit to let them iron all that out.

Re: Raspberri PI Release Announcement

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Post by slash-dot »

MatthewPhillips wrote: post #216
drivebyacct2 wrote: post #215

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It is capable of doing 1080p decoding. I no longer need a Blu-ray player, Boxee box, Roku box, anything. I have an HDTV, I plug this into it with XBMC installed. Boom. I can stream anything from anywhere. It's also AirPlay enabled. Any TV just became a very smart TV for $35. If you're not familiar with XBMC, prepare to have your mind blown.

Not having Wifi kills this option for me personally.

Coudn't you get wifi via usb?

Re: Raspberri PI Release Announcement

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Post by jackolas »

MatthewPhillips wrote: post #216
drivebyacct2 wrote: post #215

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It is capable of doing 1080p decoding. I no longer need a Blu-ray player, Boxee box, Roku box, anything. I have an HDTV, I plug this into it with XBMC installed. Boom. I can stream anything from anywhere. It's also AirPlay enabled. Any TV just became a very smart TV for $35. If you're not familiar with XBMC, prepare to have your mind blown.

Not having Wifi kills this option for me personally.

stick a dongle on it.
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