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The Raspberry Pi 400 is almost there. You wouldn't always get a VDU with a micro back in the day, either, so it's pretty close to what many of us had. Plugs int
by UncleSlacky 6y ago
The Raspberry Pi 400 is almost there. You wouldn't always get a VDU with a micro back in the day, either, so it's pretty close to what many of us had. Plugs into a TV, so it's a very similar experience.
- amelius 6y agoMany people have huge TVs these days, not very suitable for hobby computing. Also, people don't want a mess of cables in their homes these days. Giving a kid a console without screen is not a good idea, because their parents will not like the cables, and the kid would just grab the iPad because of its superior UX. So I really think a home-computer should have a built-in screen.
- simonh 6y agoFor some people it'll be fine, they either have an old TV or spare screen or can get one inexpensively, for others it would be a pain and a laptop or whatever would be better. There are laptop kits for the Pi as well.
- m463 6y agoI think smaller tvs with HDMI are relatively easy to come by. people get a >50" for < $300 and get rid of the old one.
- dragonwriter 6y ago> Many people have huge TVs these days, not very suitable for hobby computing. With either a wireless keyboard or a long HDMI cable, a huge TV is great for hobby computing. Why would a huge TV be a bad thing for this use?