30hz though, bear that in mindTwo 4k outputs sells it for me
In hindsight lazy was perhaps the wrong word, "safe" was perhaps a better word.Nice, yes, but quite obscure and not any indication of a lazy update.
Why not? ECC ram would make it more viable as a NAS.ECC ram and 12v input? I mean why?
Having dual hdmi ports is a pretty fringe use case for a pi - I imagine there are a lot of Pi in use without any display, let alone 2 displays.Dual lan? Pretty fringe use case on a pi.
True, and if the USB and Ethernet actually deliver proper performance, then a lot of limitations of the Pi have been removed. Connecting hard drives via USB still isn't ideal however.Storage and PoE can be solved with usb adaptors and a hat.
In terms of processor performance, then yes absolutely. However the base model is still only 1GB Ram, to get more you have to pay more.The pi4 updates things that cant be solved with adaptors and hats. I think it's a substantial upgrade tbh.
This Pi4 is aimed at the desktop users.
In hindsight lazy was perhaps the wrong word, "safe" was perhaps a better word.
Why not? ECC ram would make it more viable as a NAS.
12v input opens up options for different use cases e.g. Car based installations, as well as consolidating with a lot of other equipment e.g. CCTV that uses a 12v barrel connector,
Having dual hdmi ports is a pretty fringe use case for a pi - I imagine there are a lot of Pi in use without any display, let alone 2 displays.
True, and if the USB and Ethernet actually deliver proper performance, then a lot of limitations of the Pi have been removed. Connecting hard drives via USB still isn't ideal however.
In terms of processor performance, then yes absolutely. However the base model is still only 1GB Ram, to get more you have to pay more.
Everything else is just much of a muchness - advertising Gigabit ethernet as finally delivering proper speed is a poor selling point imo, likewise Bluetooth 5, USB C, whilst nice to have, aren't game changers.
Personally think the Pi has lost it's way a bit, and needs to decide who it's target audiences are.
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A fairly detailed document about the Pi4 here:
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1560/1473/files/Inside_Raspberry_Pi_4.pdf?2142
Providing a significant technology leap and keeping the 35 $ price tag is a massive engineering achievement. This becomes even more astonishing if you take inflation into account: 35 $ in 2012 are the equivalent of 39,04 $ in 2019 when adjusted for inflation and buying power. So the Pi is not only becoming better, but actually cheaper each passing year!
The new cpu seems a lot faster according to the benches, 4gb ram will make a big difference as well.
Other sore points from the older pi's like its IO have been addressed as well so it looks like a decent upgrade.
Plex server or Plex client?
If server then the improved ethernet, and CPU should improve performance.
If client then potentially a huge upgrade with improved video acceleration
2GB would likely be enough for either, but no harm in the getting the 4GB
Interesting! What is it in the new one that can offer improved video acceleration? It’s just the client watching videos from another server.
Very tempted to upgrade...