Love my raspberry pi and it doesn't get any cheaper

Post #438,547 by crazy 3/1/21 11:11:03 PM 3/1/21 11:11:03 PM Reply	Love my raspberry pi and it doesn't get any cheaper https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/build-the-ultimate-4k-home-theatre-pc-using-a-raspberry-pi-4-and-kodi/ According to the above you can do a kodi install and it'll handle the bandwidth. I have no idea what resolution it's throwing my TV right now but it's the biggest best monitor I've ever used, and I don't notice any dropouts in video when web surfing and then playing videos. So 100 bucks for the raspberry pi with the keyboard built in (really take the fully constructed model, you're not building hardware for the sake of building hardware) and then another 20 bucks for a tiny remote keyboard should be all you need.
Post #438,548 by crazy 3/1/21 11:17:43 PM 3/1/21 11:17:43 PM Reply	But do you really need a real media center? Are you downloading movies and streaming them up or are you playing a service or a web page? Have you actually used kodi or were you using some built-in default application? Can you get away with simply putting in a Chromecast? All my streaming applications and web surfing is on my phone which I throw at my TV via the Chromecast. Android phone. Chromecast is incredibly cheap compared to a computer solution. What activity do you want on that TV that you can't do via Chromecast? You should also be able to throw your laptop screen to the TV via Chromecast.
Post #438,553 by pwhysall 3/2/21 2:15:26 AM 3/2/21 2:15:26 AM Reply	This But if you're scratching a nerd itch, go for it. I totally get that.

Welcome to IWETHEY!