Category: NZTekonverse -> Raspberry Pi
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Raspberry Pi or HPTC For Livestream Player [5]
Last time I wrote on this subject I took a look at whether to continue using a Raspberry Pi to play livestreams and video clips, or to take a look at a more conventional HPTC setup with a normal computer. Original attempts to use a normal computer were with the Mini-ITX board and chassis I…
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Raspberry Pi as Livestream Player [4]… Or Conventional HTPC?
So after recent posts talking about Raspberry Pi possibilities I am probably going to forgo using my Pi as a media player because I have pulled out an old Intel DB75EN board that used to be a desktop computer here and it plays videos very well. So that old computer can be repurposed. It needs…
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Using a Raspberry Pi as a livestream player [3]
Well since I last wrote about this I have had more time to test, the outcome of which is that the Pi’s CPU still runs very hot even with the lid removed off the top of the case. This undoubtedly continues to be relevant to display performance which generally is still challenging. I have also…
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Using a Raspberry Pi as a livestream player [2]
Last time when I wrote this column I was looking at updating the Model 3B Pi that I have to the latest version because the RPi3B seemed to be a little slow for playing live video streams off Youtube. Well a new RPi would cost around $120 including the case and a new power supply…
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Using a Raspberry Pi as a livestream player [1]
When I wrote the first post of this series I fully expected using my former Windows 10 PC as a home theater PC would work out. That didn’t last long and the Windows 10 part was soon moved to another computer so the Mini-ITX system could be reinstalled with Lubuntu for the specific role that…
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Raspberry Pi 4 Released
Raspberry Pi Foundation has announced the release of Raspberry Pi Model 4. RPi4 adds a number of new features over the Model 3, including dual HDMI 4K displays (via micro connectors), USB-C power connection, USB 3 ports on board and a choice of 1 GB, 2 GB or 4 GB onboard RAM. There is a…
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Using a Raspberry Pi headless
I have used several different systems that connect to a tethered mobile connection for ministry related activities that shouldn’t be tied to the shared internet connection that I use for most other things, out of respect for the people who own that internet connection and whose IP address is tagged to every activity. What one…
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How to auto start x11vnc on LXQt or LXDE (including Raspbian)
LXQt is the desktop environment of the current edition of Lubuntu. Previous editions of Lubuntu used LXDE as the desktop environment. My personal preference is to use LXQt on Debian instead of XFCE on Debian, due to XFCE development being too slow (the same reason I switched most of my more powerful computers to KDE).…
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Rapsberry Pi [5]: Using the Pi as the tethered desktop
Due to the fact that my main internet feed is filtered, I sometimes need to access websites that are blocked by the filter. This is easier than trying to get a site unblocked. For example a Family First website, porninquiry.nz, is currently blocked by the web filtering, as are several misclassified Christian sites I read…
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Raspberry Pi [4]: Raspberry Pi vs Chromecast
I last wrote about my Raspberry Pi back in July, and since then it hasn’t been used. I decided against using it to play videos because it had some trouble playing some of the ones in my collection. At this point I went back to playback from a computer, and subsequently pc4 was used for…