Soldato
I have kodi and retropi working on the same card and device, don't know about the Pokémon thing though
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Associate
Oh how does that work then? I could live without the Pokemon game if it really came to it as I imagine others will be on retropie
Soldato
Kodi is within my retropi
Associate
Finally took the jump and bought one. Just need an SD card, can I use any?
Theres a lot on eBay with a lot of different acronyms SDHC SDXC etc
Is it best to just get a cheap one, what size will I need also?
Theres a lot on eBay with a lot of different acronyms SDHC SDXC etc
Is it best to just get a cheap one, what size will I need also?
Soldato
Class 10 SD cards are recommended, size depends on what you want to achieve. Stick with a brand like Sandisk or Transend
Commissario
I've used a handful of different types, the performance drop on slower cards is really noticeable. I've found Sandisk to be the fastest.
Associate
thanks guys, i'll stick to recognised brands then
Commissario
When I needed a Pi3 in a hurry, I picked one up from Rapid and they sold me a Kingston card to go with it because it was "recommended and nice and quick". It was terrible, slowed the Pi down drastically. Not all named brands are good.
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I wouldnt worry about making sure its a class 10 ,if that makes you get a cheaper no name card, that just states it max sequential write speed. Very useful for cameras less so for operating systems.
You want the best random reads and writes you can get which you wont get with a cheap class 10.
https://www.pidramble.com/wiki/benchmarks/microsd-cards
If it's not too late don't buy from Ebay there are a lot of fakes, buy from a proper shop online or other wise.
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Picade built and running well 
Even runs off my Anker 20100mah power bank!
Getting Amiga games to run was challenge but I'm there with 20 of my fave Amiga games now (Turrican II omg!) and haven't managed to get any NeoGeo games working yet, but I'm impressed. Next week I'll be at the retro Play Expo at Norbreck with the college promoting Lancaster's game/software dev/web/network degrees.
Even runs off my Anker 20100mah power bank!
Getting Amiga games to run was challenge but I'm there with 20 of my fave Amiga games now (Turrican II omg!) and haven't managed to get any NeoGeo games working yet, but I'm impressed. Next week I'll be at the retro Play Expo at Norbreck with the college promoting Lancaster's game/software dev/web/network degrees.
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Soldato
Just built mine also.. Waiting for a 12.1 screen to be delivered.
Soldato
Bought a Pi Zero W at the weekend to have a tinker with along with a wide angle camera. Going to try setting up a motion detecting security camera that can record / be viewed remotely. From reading around it should be a pretty achievable goal even for someone who's not too familiar with the tech!
Been meaning to try and do more Linux type stuff anyway, so will find something to do with it if I can't get the camera stuff working as I'd like.
Been meaning to try and do more Linux type stuff anyway, so will find something to do with it if I can't get the camera stuff working as I'd like.
Commissario
Just ordered another Pi3. That'll take me up twelve of the little beasts in the house 
Soldato
Careful they don't become self aware. Could start Pinet and take over your house.Just ordered another Pi3. That'll take me up twelve of the little beasts in the house
Soldato
Why 12, what purposes do they all have(if you don't mind me asking)?
Commissario
I have two RPi3s running as ADS-B aircraft trackers, one in the loft and one outside at the top of a 10m mast.
One Pi3 is my Unifi controller.
I have a Pi2 running my Pi-hole and OpenDNS server.
I've got another Pi3 running as a NextCloud.
I have a Pi Zero as an amateur radio RX only iGate.
Then there's a Zero W running a secondary Pi-hole.
In addition to those, I have a Zero W with a relay acting as an internet watchdog. If the internet drops out for a set time, it reboots the router.
I've got an internet radio driven by a Zero W.
Downstairs there's a Google Voice AIY thing with a Zero W in it.
And I've got a Zero W as a little play box, so I can test things out and just experiment.
That's four 3s, a 2, a Zero and five Zero Ws. Eleven in total.
I could probably consolidate a little but not much. The Unifi controller really needs a 3, I had it on the 2 along with a Pi-hole and OpenDNS but the performance wasn't great.
The Pi3 that's arriving today is going to be used for some experimentation with a wide band WSPR receiver.
One Pi3 is my Unifi controller.
I have a Pi2 running my Pi-hole and OpenDNS server.
I've got another Pi3 running as a NextCloud.
I have a Pi Zero as an amateur radio RX only iGate.
Then there's a Zero W running a secondary Pi-hole.
In addition to those, I have a Zero W with a relay acting as an internet watchdog. If the internet drops out for a set time, it reboots the router.
I've got an internet radio driven by a Zero W.
Downstairs there's a Google Voice AIY thing with a Zero W in it.
And I've got a Zero W as a little play box, so I can test things out and just experiment.
That's four 3s, a 2, a Zero and five Zero Ws. Eleven in total.
I could probably consolidate a little but not much. The Unifi controller really needs a 3, I had it on the 2 along with a Pi-hole and OpenDNS but the performance wasn't great.
The Pi3 that's arriving today is going to be used for some experimentation with a wide band WSPR receiver.