Raspberry Pi - $35 Linux computer

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Giving the Raspberry Pi 2 a serious look atm.............

One of my work mates keeps wispering do it do it do it do it.............
 
boosfuk said:
For the Kodi remote I have always just used the HDMI-CEC support of my TV. Most TVs support it and it means one less remote and Pi USB adapter. Also as already mentioned using a phone/tablet with Yatse also works well.
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True but CEC on most remotes has limited control, I simply un-soldered the IR from a faulty xbox 360 mobo (they can also be bought from the bay for £1-£2) and then connected to the Pi via the GPIO pins (no usb needed).
The M$ (or fake r6) remote gives you more control within xbmc straight out the box.

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(If you are recycling the IR from an old faulty 360 then it needs 5v supply instead of 3.3v (GPIO pin 2 or 4 instead of 3.3v pins 1 or 17))

Something like below is the best way to get a high current 5v supply on the cheap. 5v @ 4Amps combined for £7.99 delivered :-)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Version-JET...8&qid=1423581482&sr=8-10&keywords=usb+charger
 
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Anyone used berry boot ? Disclaimer I'm a complete noob with linux

Tried to update openelec from within kodi last night and it downloaded fine, installed all good. When it rebooted it came up with openelec 5.0.1 still and wont re-download, Ive had a gander in raspian but cant see anything on the sd card to update.

Am I just best installing openelec on its own SD card using noobs, then have a separate card for raspian ? :/
 
Bigbud, I'll write a quick guide tonight on how to install OpenElec on it's own SD card if you like.

Without noobs etc, just need a working Windows PC to do it. (and a card reader)
 
C.R.A.Z.Y said:
True but CEC on most remotes has limited control, I simply un-soldered the IR from a faulty xbox 360 mobo (they can also be bought from the bay for £1-£2) and then connected to the Pi via the GPIO pins (no usb needed).
The M$ (or fake r6) remote gives you more control within xbmc straight out the box.

(If you are recycling the IR from an old faulty 360 then it needs 5v supply instead of 3.3v (GPIO pin 2 or 4 instead of 3.3v pins 1 or 17))

Something like below is the best way to get a high current 5v supply on the cheap. 5v @ 4Amps combined for £7.99 delivered :-)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Version-JET...8&qid=1423581482&sr=8-10&keywords=usb+charger
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Why didn't I think of that... Just thrown away 2 broken xboxes. I'm guessing most IR receivers will work, like say from an old satellite/dvd/freeview box?
 
bledd. said:
Bigbud, I'll write a quick guide tonight on how to install OpenElec on it's own SD card if you like.

Without noobs etc, just need a working Windows PC to do it. (and a card reader)
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meandu229 said:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18654322 Already a decent on here FYI. Just stop after step 3.
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Thanks guys, I fancy retropie as well but I have an xbox controller i'd want working. Need to try and learn some linux when I'm free at work :D
 
xbenjiiman said:
Why didn't I think of that... Just thrown away 2 broken xboxes. I'm guessing most IR receivers will work, like say from an old satellite/dvd/freeview box?
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Worth a try if you have some spare IR's, just remember to try 5v also if 3.3v don't work as some photodiodes require 5v supply.

The IR I bought from the bay before it dawned on me I could cannibalize from 360's was the following:

TSOP4838 Vishay Photodiode , IR Receiver , 38Khz

I can confirm both the 360 and above photodiodes work perfect on raspbmc :D
 
meandu229 said:
Bought one of these off the bay, should come in a few days will I need to do anything for openelec do you think?
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Not sure you'll have to google it, raspbmc (which I prefer) has a settings page within it's gui for GPIO IR support, looks like this:

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Also if people have universal remotes then all they need to buy is the £1.98 TSOP4838 Vishay Photodiode , IR Receiver , 38Khz and then program the remote as if you were setting it up for an xbox 360. Job done and now you have a more comprehensive control of xbmc via a remote :D

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Finally got my MPEG2 license key. I have a DVB-T2/OpenELEC/tvheadend setup going on. Doesn't even stutter in the menus, even with a HD channel playing. Even streams the TV very nicely to my phone when I'm on the bus. :)
 
xbenjiiman said:
Finally got my MPEG2 license key. I have a DVB-T2/OpenELEC/tvheadend setup going on. Doesn't even stutter in the menus, even with a HD channel playing. Even streams the TV very nicely to my phone when I'm on the bus. :)
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Out of curiosity what USB DVB-T2 dongle are you using? Also does it record the HD Channels o.k?

Cheers :-)
 
Also can anyone tell me why i always experience lag/buffer when i stream live ? streaming other things is fine but for example streaming football just buffers/lags.. i have it on 0cache aswell and connected through ethernet with a 152mb download speed and its struggling on 720p
 
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