[Cialug] Raspberry Pi Question

[chris rheinherren]

I'm thinking of using it as a media center for my TV.


On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 1:13 AM, Anthony Jeffries <ajeffri at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've thought of getting one just to play music. With the limited power
> we have here, I can't always justify having a regular PC or laptop on
> for 8 hours a day...
>
> Being up in the mountains does have its drawbacks.
>
> On 5/8/12 8:56 PM, Matthew Nuzum wrote:
> > According to their FAQ: http://www.raspberrypi.org/faqs
> >
> > That is, graphics capabilities are roughly equivalent to Xbox 1 level of
> >> performance. Overall real world performance is something like a 300MHz
> >> Pentium 2, only with much, much swankier graphics.
> >
> > So real world use cases are where you need something cheap, with very low
> > cpu power but the power of a full-blown Linux and a decent video decoder
> > are helpful.
> >
> > Honestly, I can't think of anything either.
> >
> >
> > On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 8:18 PM, Stuart Thiessen <thiessenstuart at aol.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >> What are some practical ways that this device could be used by the
> average
> >> person? I know it can be a good educational computer and help students
> >> learn computing, etc. But outside of that, how might the average person
> >> find it useful for their purposes? Just thought you guys might help me
> >> understand its abilities and its limitations. :)
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >>
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