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Raspberry Pi vs a 60 in 1 for a Cocktail Cabinet
mcseforsale:
This all sounds interesting.
In other words:
Subscribed.
AJ
Diet_Pepsi:
Just picked up a dual core unit from amazon. I'll get it on Tuesday, and we'll see what it can do. Worst case I can use it with one of my TVs for streaming.
TheShaner:
So the main point behind running one of these rather than an older pentium is several fold. No moving parts, no need for a hard drive (if you are running rp since it uses a sd card), cheaper obviously, and no noise. Since I am just looking to run the classics, nothing even remotely heavy (ie no outrun), it seems like it would be a better solution than the 60 in 1 card since I can load it with stuff of my choice.
If I was to do another full blown vertical cab, I would obviously need to get something with more horsepower, but galaxian and tetris can be run with minimal power under the hood I am assuming, so Im thinking the answer.
Now the question becomes, is it Raspberry Pi, or some other flavor along this vein. I really dont want to have to hook up a solid state drive and all of that jazz, but I might consider it if the Pi doesnt work out. I do really want to get away from moving parts though.
TheShaner:
--- Quote from: yotsuya on June 14, 2013, 02:31:32 pm ---I have an Intel ATOM board in my vertical upright basically running the same games as the 60-in-1 with NO issues.
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Does it require a fan? How is the power handled?....
Nevermind, I just read the rest of the post.
michelevit:
Maybe a time for stick computer FAQ or forum subsection.
As long as my builds have room for a mobo, powersupply and hardrive, I'll probally keep going that route. You can pick up P4s all day used for nothing. I'd like to build a micro console one day and then Rasberry Pi sounds XLNT.