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Let's look at it constructively - what is new now with the Raspberry Pi that wasn't available by single board microcontrollers? (i.e. Arduino) Off the top of m
by maayank 15y ago
Let's look at it constructively - what is new now with the Raspberry Pi that wasn't available by single board microcontrollers? (i.e. Arduino)
Off the top of my head:
* Easy[1] support for USB devices
* Ready to be connected to TV/monitor
* 1080p output (and HDMI includes audio)
* Of course, more applications and libraries are available, but what new use cases does this enable us?
[1] as long as there are compatible Linux drivers
- haldean 15y agoAlso, keep in mind that an Arduino with networking capabilities (i.e., Arduino + Ethernet shield) is $30 + $45 = $75, three times the cost of the RPi; this is the first hackable device (that I know of) to have networking capabilities for <$40.
- maayank 15y agoTrue. Moreover, with this price and features it is stupidly trivial to attach a computer source to your TV now. No excuses not to. Attach a cheap wireless dongle (<10$) and you got yourself a versatile streamer for less than 40$[1]. [1] AFAIK this does not include the essential SD card
- jkdfkjgfad 15y agoHow many monitors support HDMI? And can you see anything with A/V resolution? No, so just make that just "ready to be connected to a newer TV or an expensive computer monitor". Also, how many people build code to run on ARM? Not quite as many as Intel-based/AMD. Maybe 3-4%? No, maybe 2%? No, how about 1%? Not even. Oops. Fail.