[Cialug] Small cheap computer for Airplay

Derek Etnyre detnyre at mac.com
Fri Jul 18 18:25:14 CDT 2014


I've been tempted to get a bananna pi:  http://www.bananapi.org



On Jul 18, 2014, at 6:04 PM, Matthew Nuzum <newz at bearfruit.org> wrote:

> Thanks for the tips. The Shuttle are fine, but I really want something that
> uses more like a couple watts.
> 
> Derek, yes, that works from iOS but I'm trying to go about half that price,
> and I wouldn't mind a few GPIO so that I can have some LEDs dangling off of
> it.
> 
> Lee, what Wifi are you using?
> 
> 
> On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 5:17 PM, L. V. Lammert <lvl at omnitec.net> wrote:
> 
>> On Fri, 18 Jul 2014, Matthew Nuzum wrote:
>> 
>>> If it's not possible to get one with Wireless for $50 I can probably
>>> runEthernet, and at that point, I think the Raspberry Pi would probably
>>> work.However, it's not clear to me if the RPi has analog audio out
>>> 
>> Yes, it has stereo out.
>> 
>>> My preference is a cheap wifi enabled device though, if possible.
>>> 
>> Add a $5 USB WiFi and you're all set (used one last night).
>> 
>> Actually, I have had that exact setup in a PiPlate on my desk for a couple
>> of years - PI for streaming with stereo out to mixing panel.
>> 
>>        Lee
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