[Cialug] Pi 4

[Derek Etnyre]

With the pi 4 having dual HDMI output, will be interesting to see if I can drive a HTC Vive VR headset from it via OpenVR.  Run some ViveCraft on it.  

Derek

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> On Jun 24, 2019, at 11:14 AM, David Champion <dchamp1337 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> This is the real thing:
> 
> https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/
> 
> The April Fools video was a lot more far out. I think it included a M.2
> slot and some other B.S.
> 
> -dc
> 
> On Mon, Jun 24, 2019 at 11:05 AM Tim Wilson <tim_linux at wilson-home.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Where did you find this? I found something similar on April 1st, it was an
>> April fools joke.
>> 
>> On Mon, Jun 24, 2019 at 8:43 AM Tim Champion <timchampion at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Prices go up pretty fast with more RAM; 2GB = $45 and 4GB = $55
>>> 
>>> Also not so thrilled with going from full-size HDMI to Micro HDMI. The Pi
>>> Zero uses Mini HDMI, so now there are 3 sizes of HDMI across the product
>>> line.  Maybe they are going to switch everything to micro HDMI
>> eventually,
>>> but doesn't make me happy. Just to clarify, the 3 A+ uses full-size HDMI
>>> still, and the FAQ says there's no plan to make a Pi 4 A+. So Zero =
>> mini,
>>> A = full-size, B = micro.
>>> 
>>> However, I *am* happy about the switch to USB-C for power. It is all too
>>> easy to bump your micro USB power adapter on the current Pi and
>>> accidentally power cycle it. my 2 cents....
>>> 
>>> Tim Champion
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Mon, Jun 24, 2019 at 8:30 AM Dave Hala <dave at 58ghz.net> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I'm surprised that it has that level of video capability.
>>>> 
>>>> :) Dave
>>>> 
>>>>> On Mon, Jun 24, 2019 at 8:25 AM L. V. Lammert <lvl at omnitec.net> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Pretty sweet, .. *especially* the memory options:
>>>>> 
>>>>> RPi Broadcom BCM2711B0, 64-bit quad-core Cortex A72 processor @ 1.5
>> GHz
>>>>> RPi Available in 3 memory options - 1GB, 2GB, 4GB
>>>>> RPi Dual mini-HDMI ports
>>>>> RPi 4K UHD video output @ 4K/60fps
>>>>> RPi OpenGL ES 1.1, 2.0, 3.0 graphics
>>>>> RPi Dual-Band WiFi [2.5GHz & 5GHz]
>>>>> RPi Bluetooth 5.0
>>>>> RPi True Gigabit Ethernet
>>>>> RPi Dual Super-Speed USB ports [USB 3.0]
>>>>> RPi Addition multiplexed functions via 40-pin GPIO header
>>>>> 
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