Monday, 16 April 2012

Raspberry Pi

Most readers here will be aware of the Raspberry Pi (http://www.raspberrypi.org/) - a wonderful thing and, when it arrives, a fantastic contribution to my household.  We hope to get lots ...

My plan is to use an old DVI monitor and speakers I have kicking around before the home TV gets taken away from me, and buy the other hardware.  I hope power from a USB hub, which will also be plugged into the Pi for extra fun later, unless i invent perpetual motion machines, the hub will be mains powered.  I have a spare 700mA supply from an old phone if desperate ...

Costs so far:  £29 for the Pi.  Keyboard, mouse, hdmi, hdmi-dvi adaptor, powered usb hub (that can supply 2000mA/port), microusb cable, 4gig SD card total about £30.

The possibilities are endless - cheap NAS is the first that comes to mind - hidden away in the loft.

any thoughts welcome.