The 'Raspberry Pi' thread - Page 41

Dirty_Sanchez · 26th June 2012, 12:54 AM

Got my Raspberry Pi in the mail last week. So far I've printed a case and installed Raspbmc on it. The case design is one I found off Thingiverse.

Video playback is pretty decent but it's having some stuttering issues on 1080p video with DTS. Anyone else having similar issues?

Lasmi · 26th June 2012, 3:33 PM

Yes DTS is an issue though it wasn't working previously so it's getting there. The same file with AC3 will work so converting and adding it as another audio track is an option if you're keen to watch it.

hoopstar · 26th June 2012, 8:08 PM

is there a simple way of copying an image directly to a SD card on a windows computer??

EDIT: I am a complete computer noob

elvis · 26th June 2012, 9:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hoopstar

is there a simple way of copying an image directly to a SD card on a windows computer??

EDIT: I am a complete computer noob

A million years ago when I used Windows, I used this:
http://www.chrysocome.net/rawwrite

NFI if it still works on a modern system.

IzzehO · 26th June 2012, 9:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hoopstar

is there a simple way of copying an image directly to a SD card on a windows computer??

EDIT: I am a complete computer noob

You can't go wrong with win32diskimager

http://elinux.org/RPi_Easy_SD_Card_S...ard_on_Windows

Guide here if you must.

ThunderbirdMoz · 26th June 2012, 11:06 PM

Mine came yesterday but I've been too busy messing with my phone to give my pi some love. Initial inspections of the board show it looks a bit different from the review boards I've seen. Are there different revisions of the pi?

Renza · 27th June 2012, 2:32 AM

I still have NFI when mines going to arrive... I ordered on 25th april and my card was charged on that date too... :/

daehenoc · 27th June 2012, 9:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThunderbirdMoz

Mine came yesterday but I've been too busy messing with my phone to give my pi some love. Initial inspections of the board show it looks a bit different from the review boards I've seen. Are there different revisions of the pi?

Review boards were a different layout, so no surprise there - when mine arrived, I was expecting to see a mini-USB power connector, and was pleasantly surprised to see micro-USB power!

Oblong Cheese · 27th June 2012, 11:36 AM

I ordered a case from https://www.modmypi.com/shop/

I have already installed about four different OS's on it, it's easy to just swap out memory cards and boot something else, but I have settled on hexxeh's build of Raspbian (Debian ARM) because it seems like it has the most community buzz/energy and thus should move along the most quickly.

When the case arrives I'll set up my Pi with a powered USB hub and USB WiFi dongle and use it as an mpd server to play music wherever music needs to be played. WiFi is for connection to remote server with music files and for mpd remote control.

It wouldn't be hard though to put a high capacity SD card in it and make the music local, though control would still have to be done via WiFi.

I am looking forward to seeing the 3D accelerator properly supported so I can then use the HDMI out to render basic visualisations in accompaniment to the music.

elvis · 28th June 2012, 8:59 AM

FishPi:
http://www.fishpi.org
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/06/ra...tonomous-boat/

daehenoc · 29th June 2012, 10:05 AM

RaspberryPi up for sale on these here forums: http://forums.overclockers.com.au/sh....php?t=1038604

dav3 · 29th June 2012, 11:26 AM

My case arrived yesterday, cost about $15 off ebay

Domokun · 29th June 2012, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daehenoc

RaspberryPi up for sale on these here forums...

So I'm guessing (i.e. I'm too lazy to search out the answer) that the Raspberry PI is on on severe back order considering the used Raspberry PI in that thread is going for more than the retail price?

pmackellin · 29th June 2012, 1:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Domokun

So I'm guessing (i.e. I'm too lazy to search out the answer) that the Raspberry PI is on on severe back order considering the used Raspberry PI in that thread is going for more than the retail price?

Thats right. I cant even remember when I ordered mine. Would have been a few days after launch and they both only just arrived.

I have ordered a case from modmypi.com. Going to have a number of sd cards so i can use it for different things. Main usage will probably be as a usenet d/l box for my server.

Had a look at the FishPi and that looks really cool. Wish I had the knowledge to do something like that. maybe later down the track when they become more readily available I will order another to tinker and learn some coding

flain · 29th June 2012, 2:02 PM

Scored one of these from a work collegue who doesn't have enough time to play with it.

Installed raspbmc on it. Playback of 1080p mkv videos is quite good. I tested the famous "flock of birds" scene from planet earth in 1080p, it stutters twice and not for long so not bad. Menu performance inside xbmc is pretty poor, i hope this is something that can be improved via code and not a hardware thing. It's a nice toy to play with at the moment, hopefully it gets better so that its a viable media center. XBMC on something so small is really appealing.

26th June 2012, 8:08 PM	#603
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27th June 2012, 11:36 AM	#609
Oblong Cheese Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,833	I ordered a case from https://www.modmypi.com/shop/ I have already installed about four different OS's on it, it's easy to just swap out memory cards and boot something else, but I have settled on hexxeh's build of Raspbian (Debian ARM) because it seems like it has the most community buzz/energy and thus should move along the most quickly. When the case arrives I'll set up my Pi with a powered USB hub and USB WiFi dongle and use it as an mpd server to play music wherever music needs to be played. WiFi is for connection to remote server with music files and for mpd remote control. It wouldn't be hard though to put a high capacity SD card in it and make the music local, though control would still have to be done via WiFi. I am looking forward to seeing the 3D accelerator properly supported so I can then use the HDMI out to render basic visualisations in accompaniment to the music. __________________ My Website \| My Computers \| Grado Labs Alessandro MS-1, Shure SRH-840, Topping TP30 Last edited by Oblong Cheese; 27th June 2012 at 11:40 AM.

28th June 2012, 8:59 AM	#610
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26th June 2012, 12:54 AM	#601
Dirty_Sanchez Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Canberra Posts: 6	Got my Raspberry Pi in the mail last week. So far I've printed a case and installed Raspbmc on it. The case design is one I found off Thingiverse. Video playback is pretty decent but it's having some stuttering issues on 1080p video with DTS. Anyone else having similar issues?

26th June 2012, 3:33 PM	#602
Lasmi Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Local Posts: 3,750	Yes DTS is an issue though it wasn't working previously so it's getting there. The same file with AC3 will work so converting and adding it as another audio track is an option if you're keen to watch it.

29th June 2012, 10:05 AM	#611
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29th June 2012, 11:26 AM	#612
dav3 Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Adelaide Posts: 858	My case arrived yesterday, cost about $15 off ebay Last edited by dav3; 29th June 2012 at 11:30 AM.

29th June 2012, 2:02 PM	#615
flain Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,788	Scored one of these from a work collegue who doesn't have enough time to play with it. Installed raspbmc on it. Playback of 1080p mkv videos is quite good. I tested the famous "flock of birds" scene from planet earth in 1080p, it stutters twice and not for long so not bad. Menu performance inside xbmc is pretty poor, i hope this is something that can be improved via code and not a hardware thing. It's a nice toy to play with at the moment, hopefully it gets better so that its a viable media center. XBMC on something so small is really appealing.