Planning on getting one? What will you use it for?

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TgD March 06, 2012

Planning on getting one? What will you use it for?

The Raspberry Pi is a low cost ($35) linux based computer. With enough developer support, this tiny machine can do wonders.

Personally, I wan't to get one to mount on the back of my tv, hook it up through HDMI to retrofit it as a more flexible "smart tv". Perhaps use XBMC (or raspmc)

Are you going to get one? Have any creative uses in mind for it?

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roytanck 2012-03-07 06:14:44

I want to try using it to teach my daughter Python, to run XBMC and as a small always-on machine in my office that I can connect to from home while my main PC is off. The office one could probably also double as a makeshift webcam security-system.

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benvon 2012-03-07 10:43:34

I would like to get several to use as appliance/control devices. I have several multimedia applications in mind and also some general experimentation and "what if" things I'd like to explore with them.

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TgD 2012-03-14 00:55:51

Using them as control devices seems like a pretty cool idea :)

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slubman 2012-03-06 11:36:33

mpd server, music streamer, music central storage

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TgD 2012-03-14 00:55:12

So you will hook up a drive with USB for the storage? Or use some kind of NAS?

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slubman 2012-03-14 01:34:47

just a plain USB hard drive. The system will sync the songs with my main box through rsync.

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HappyHacker 2012-03-13 23:04:35

Learn, Understand, Grow, Expand, Innovate.

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IntrepidChuck 2012-03-21 23:39:58

I wonder how one of these could run xPUD.
www.xpud.org/
I'd like to see a home made tablet...

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erucolindo 2012-04-16 15:54:37

Already ordered one. The first project is building a picture frame with a spare 1080p monitor I have laying around.

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Cam 2012-04-16 23:29:46

I was thinking of throwing a MAME cabinet together with this.

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nitehawk 2012-04-16 15:52:54

I am interested in having one as an HTPC. It's funny that I would likely buy a $40 wireless keyboard when the system is only $35

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TgD 2012-04-16 19:20:36

It sure adds up if you factor in everything.

Raspberry Pi B - $35
SD Card - $10+ depending on size
Keyboard/Mouse
Wifi-Dongle (I see this as a must)
Various cables

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