Raspberry Pi use ?

OK lol...I was thinking ( maybe I have the wrong idea about it ) running Linux on it and using it with a monitor keyboard / mouse ).....for basic internet surfing , watching video files and audio , and maybe some other stuff too ?
 
I've got two, not the latest one though. (model Bs, one 256Mb and one 512Mb) They're not worth the effort as a basic computer IMHO.

Their use is for Media PC and programming, automation and custom applications I'd say.
 
Mine runs my weather station. It's tiny, it's attached to the side of a bookshelf along with the receiver for the weather station, it uses very little power. It's perfect! I use putty to connect to the command line on it.

I have a second Pi I plan running a webcam with.
 
I have 3 LED's connected to the GPIO pins on my Pi (1 red, one green and one yellow.
I use a python script to ping my web server and Google.
If I can connect to Google (if i am connected to the internet) then the yellow light illuminates.
If I can connect to my web server (if my server is running as it should be) then the green light illuminates, else the red LED pulses.
Quite a simple use, but I like the fact that I am making use of the GPIO pins of the Pi :)
 
Was running XBMC/Kodi on both of mine but as they didn't like my TV tuner I've upgraded to an Odroid C1.

Now I need to find something useful to do with my old PIs.
 
Retro games.
But i'm planning on doing something that will teach me some programming and stuff.

It's what the PI was for I guess
 
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